| Description |
138 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 x 28 cm |
| Note |
Published to accompany the sound recording of the same title, produced by Harry Belafonte and others and issued in 2001. |
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Accompanying text principally by Mari Evans (liner notes) with introduction by Harry Belafonte. |
| Contents |
A musical history of America's African : the songs of Black America inspired by its struggle / by Harry Belafonte -- "Can't do nothin' till the spirit comes" ; The roots ; Shouts and early spirituals ; Louisiana Creole & slave Christmas ; Underground railroad & the war ; "No more slavery chains for me" ; Country moods ; City moods ; Ballads & frolics ; Bad men, booze, & minstrels ; Muscles & sweat ; My God is a rock / Mari Evans. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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Black people -- Music -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023
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Evans, Mari, 1919-2017
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