Title: The holy profane
First published: 2003
Description: "The Holy Profane explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of twentieth-century African American artists as diverse as Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tupac Shakur. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts which shaped those lyrics, Teresa L.

Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way African Americans convey religious sentiment in styles such as the blues, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and gangsta rap. She looks at Pentecostalism and black secular music, minstrelsy and its portrayal of black religion, the black church, "crossing over" from gospel to R&B, images of the black preacher, and the salience of God in the rap of Tupac Shakur."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Popular music, History and criticism, Christianity, Religious aspects of Music, Music, African Americans, Religious aspects, Music, religious aspects, African americans, music, Popular music, history and criticism, Noirs américains, Musique, Histoire et critique, Musique populaire, Aspect religieux, Christianisme, Religion, Popmusik, Blues, Popmuziek, Negers, Religieuze aspecten
Places: United States
LC classification: ML3479 .R42 2003