Sinful Tunes and Spirituals
Subtitle: BLACK FOLK MUSIC TO THE CIVIL WAR (Music in American Life)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: August 12, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780252071508
Subjects: Black studies; Folk music; Sociology; Music; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Ethnomusicology; Music / Folk & Traditional; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional
First sentence: A chronic difficulty in discussing African music in the New World has involved documenting its earliest period.