Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War (Music in American Life)

Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War (Music in American Life)

by Dena J . Epstein (Author)

Synopsis

From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited work songs and "shouts" of freedmen, this title traces the course of early black folk music in various its guises.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 12 Aug 2003

ISBN 10: 0252071506
ISBN 13: 9780252071508