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African American Music

African American Music. A Sample. History Facts. 1619: First African slaves arrive in the American Colonies. 1808: USA stops import of slaves 1850: Underground Railroad 1861-1865: Civil War 1863: Emancipation Proclamation 1896: Segregation legalized

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African American Music

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  1. African American Music A Sample

  2. History Facts 1619: First African slaves arrive in the American Colonies. 1808: USA stops import of slaves 1850: Underground Railroad 1861-1865: Civil War 1863: Emancipation Proclamation 1896: Segregation legalized 1954: Brown vs. Board of Education 1968: MLK Jr. killed 1980: BET created 2008: BarackObama becomes president

  3. Jazz Spirituals Ragtime Music Gospel Hip-Hop Blues

  4. Spirituals • Songs created by American slaves • Used some traditions of African music (call and response, movement, community participation) combined with European styles. • Christian songs • Often had double meanings • Taught orally • Unique to USA

  5. Ragtime • Ragtime is a style of music that was influenced by many things: • Plantation banjos • Slave dancing rhythms • African American folk music • Performed in dance halls, popular music • Most famous composer was Scott Joplin (1868-1917) • Written for piano

  6. Jazz • Mixture of African and European sounds • Created in Southern USA, especially in New Orleans • Important characteristics: • Improvisation • Solo instruments • Rhythm section • Skat • Many different styles! • “Big Band” • Swing (dance music) • Dixieland (revived in 1940s-1950s) • Bebop (1940s) • Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Latin Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, and many more! Count Basie

  7. Gospel • Vocal • Strong Harmonies • Christian • Usually sung in choirs with solo singers • Call and response • Famous stars include: • Mahalia Jackson • Shirley Ceaser • Kirk Franklin • Hezekiah Walker

  8. Hip-Hop • Rapping • DJ-ing/Scratching • Beatboxing • Usually one singer with back-up instruments • Many types, most famous is urban style • Artists include: • Ice T • MC Hammer • Kanye West • 50 Cent

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