First aired in January 1977‚ Roots‚ a dramatic factional TV miniseries captured the minds and hearts of the nearly 80 million people who watched (Bird 94). The series was based on the book Roots by Alex Haley; both depict his family tree going back eight generations (on his mother’s side) when his family was still in Africa. The story begins with Kunta Kinte begin a young man in the Juffree village‚ Gambia‚ West Africa who was taken from his village to become cargo on the Lord Ligonier; a ship that
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The music found in Latin America is as rich and diverse as the people that reside there. Latin America is comprised of several countries including Mexico and all of those found in Central and South America. Considering all of the countries that contribute to and influence Latin music‚ one might imagine just how culturally dense the music of Latin America is. With an immense presence of talented artists‚ Latin American music encompasses a variety of genres and is ever-changing. One group that has
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of your favorite genre? Believe it or not‚ many categories of music are tied together through past musical influences. These influences helped create the present and future classifications of music. The early electronic age helped new genres of music branch out into new territory. Electronic synthesizer based music has been around since the 1960’s and implemented by signature artists such as the beach boys. Though It wasn’t until the late 1960’s that the
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American Roots Music To me‚ American roots music is the broad range of genres of music originated from people such as the Native Americans. Different styles of music come from different types of groups of people based on things like morals‚ traditions and customs‚ and religion. For example‚ some Native American tribes have songs to welcome back fighters from battles because they believe that it will calm the soul and mind from the gruesomeness of battles. These songs and traditions will start
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things that were happenings in those times. “There are almost as many ways of categorizing American folk music as there have been people collecting it; there are books on folk songs organized by geographical area: Appalachian‚ Ozarks‚ New England‚ and Texas; by song subject: work songs‚ spirituals‚ songs of courtship and marriage‚ children’s songs‚…;
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The Roots of Bluegrass Music Jacqueline Allen COM/155 January 05‚ 2012 Jennifer Roberson Abstract Introduction Appalachia‚ beautiful strains of music known as Bluegrass can be heard. Let us walk back‚ discover the roots‚ people‚ and the profound impact on today’s music. I Scotland’s “Celtic” Music A The music of Scotland 1. Q-Celtic 2. P-Celtic B The Instruments 1. Original Instruments 2. Modern Day C The Style
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Different genres of music in the USA American classical music: is music written in the United States but in the European classical music tradition. In many cases‚ beginning in the 18th century‚ it has been influenced by American folk music styles; and from the 20th century to the present day it has often been influenced by folk‚ jazz‚ blues‚ Native American‚ and pop styles. American folk music: is a musical term that encompasses numerous genres‚ many of which are known as traditional music‚ traditional
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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American music has had a large impact‚ and is listened to across the globe. There are numerous different genres‚ and all of these are popular in different areas of not only the country but also the world. There are many different reasons for American music’s success‚ from being able to incorporate previous artist’s music to having such a large diversity of music being created. I will try to explore why American music is so popular‚ and what kind of music is popular around the world. I will also then
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“Music” is defined as “vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion” (Google); however‚ the real meaning in “music” is not only restricted by this definition. Any moment that one tries to pinpoint something through a rhythm‚ it becomes a music. Many people believe that African Americans are some of the few people whose soul is expressed exclusively through music. Black American music represents their spirits‚ which started as
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