Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop

by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.

Book Overview

This powerful book covers the vast and various terrain of African American music, from bebop to hip-hop. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., begins with an absorbing account of his own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago, evoking Sunday-morning worship services, family gatherings with food and dancing, and jam sessions at local nightclubs. This lays the foundation for a brilliant discussion of how musical meaning emerges in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520243331
• ISBN13: 9780520243330
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"