1st Edition
Musicians' Migratory Patterns: The African Drum as Symbol in Early America
By Christopher Johnson
Copyright 2020
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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Musicians’ Migratory Patterns: The African Drum as Symbol in Early America questions the ban that was placed on the African drum in early America. It shows the functional use of the drum for celebrations, weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and nonviolent communication. The assumption that "drums and horns" were used to communicate in slave revolts is undone in this study. Rather, this... Read more
Introduction / Chapter One: Observers of Culture / Chapter Two: Performance Practices / Chapter Three: The Drum's Prohibition through Time / Chapter Four: Surrogates: Juba, Shouts & Rhythm / Epilogue
Biography
Christopher Johnson was a Research Fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University. He served on the faculty of the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA), Portland, ME., and the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at the New School in Manhattan.
