Black music
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Black music is music created, produced, or inspired by black people, people of African descent, including African music traditions and African popular music as well as the music genres of the African diaspora, including Caribbean music, Latin music, Brazilian music and African-American music. These genres include spiritual,[1] gospel, rumba, blues,[2] bomba, rock and roll, rock, jazz, salsa, R&B, samba, calypso, soul, kwaito, cumbia, funk, ska, reggae,[3] dub reggae, house, Detroit techno, amapiano, hip hop, pop, gqom, afrobeat, and others.
Background[]
Many genres of music originate from communities that have visible roots in Africa. In North America, it was a way that the early slaves could express themselves and communicate when they were being forcibly relocated and when there were restrictions on what cultural activities they could pursue. Black music does not just encompass sounds of the U.S. black experience but also a global black experience that stretches from Africa to Americas.[citation needed]
The term for many coming from places of "black" origin can be perceived in a derogatory manner by cultures who see the term as a blurring of lines which ignores the true roots of certain peoples and their specific traditions. To refer to musical genres with strong African-American influence, such as hip hop music, is very limited in scope and is not adopted by academic institutions as a true category.[citation needed]
Genres[]
- French West Indies
- Zouk
- Brazilian music
See also[]
- List of calypsos with sociopolitical influences
- Music of Black Origin Awards
- Music of the African diaspora
References[]
- ^ "Negro Spiritual Singers". New Deal Network. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Kunzler's dictionary of jazz provides two separate entries: "blues", and the "blues form", a widespread musical form (p. 131). Kunzler, Martin (1988). Jazz-Lexicon. Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.
- ^ Stephen Davis. "Reggae." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web.16. 30 January 2020.
- ^ Pecknold, D. (Ed.). (2013). Hidden in the mix: the African American presence in country music. Duke University Press.
Further reading[]
- Spencer, Jon Michael. Black hymnody: a hymnological history of the African-American church (1992)
- Music by ethnicity
- Music of the African diaspora
- African-American music
- Traditional music
- Popular music