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Blues People
Negro Music in White America
by Imamu Amiri Baraka
ISBN: 0313225192
ISBN-13: 9780313225192
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
First published in 1963 as textual commentary on the music emanating from radios all over America, this guide concerns the avant-garde "black music" that deeply influenced white culture during the 1960s. The poet/activist Amiri Imamu Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, has concerned himself with the music scene for decades, and wonders why there have been so few African-American music critics writing about jazz and blues.
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Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
Published date: 1980
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
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Imamu Amiri [LeRoi Jones] Baraka
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