Black Music
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Black Music is a seminal collection of essays and criticism by Imamu Amiri Baraka that explores the aesthetics, politics, and cultural significance of African American music, particularly jazz, in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Music canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Black Arts Movement
NERFINISHED
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Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
NERFINISHED
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Imamu Amiri Baraka NERFINISHED ⓘ LeRoi Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsForm |
artist portraits
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essays ⓘ reviews ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
U.S. racism
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commercialization of Black music ⓘ white appropriation of Black music ⓘ |
| discusses |
avant-garde jazz
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blues ⓘ free jazz ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| explores |
aesthetics of African American music
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cultural significance of jazz ⓘ relationship between music and Black liberation ⓘ relationship between music and politics ⓘ role of Black artists in American culture ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ music criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Black nationalist
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Marxist-influenced ⓘ anti-imperialist ⓘ anti-racist ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
key text of the Black Arts Movement
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seminal work in African American music criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American cultural studies
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later jazz criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American oral tradition
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Black nationalist thought ⓘ Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American music
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Black aesthetics ⓘ Black nationalism ⓘ jazz ⓘ politics of music ⓘ |
| notableFor | seminal influence on Black Arts Movement criticism ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | 1960s ⓘ |
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