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.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2017.
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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. |
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Item Description: | De Gruyter Open Access eBooks Books at JSTOR Open Access Project Muse Open Access Books |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 360 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780822373117 0822373114 |