Cultural codes
Subtitle: makings of a Black music philosophy : an interpretive history from spirituals to hip hop
By: William C. Banfield.
Series: African American cultural theory and heritage
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780810872868; 9780810872875
Subjects: African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism; Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Downbeat; title: Aesthetic; title: Defining periods; title: Hop to the hip; title: Philosophy; title: Black music studies; title: The history of the music; title: Jazz; title: Race music, gospel, R&B to urban blues; title: Urban contemporary; title: Hip hop; title: Cadence.