Listening for Africa freedom, modernity, and the logic of Black music's African origins

David F. Garcia examines the work of a wide range of musicians, dancers, academics, and activists between the 1930s and the 1950s to show how their belief in black music's African roots would provide the means to debunk racist ideologies, aid decolonization of Africa, and ease racial violence

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: García, David F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2017, 2017©2017
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:David F. Garcia examines the work of a wide range of musicians, dancers, academics, and activists between the 1930s and the 1950s to show how their belief in black music's African roots would provide the means to debunk racist ideologies, aid decolonization of Africa, and ease racial violence
Physical Description:xii, 360 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780822363545
0822363542