American Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, fr

African American Music provides an introduction to all of the richness and diversity of African American musical styles, focusing on the distinct characte4istic

Looks at the history of African American music from its roots in Africa and slavery to the present day and examines its place within African American communitie

This text introduces the various types of Pan-African music, from Africa to the Americas. With an emphasis upon the African American composer, this survey uses

Country music's debt to African American music has long been recognized. Black musicians have helped to shape the styles of many of the most important performer