African musicians in the Atlantic world : legacies of sound and slavery /

Lingold, Mary Caton, 1981-

African musicians in the Atlantic world : legacies of sound and slavery / Mary Caton Lingold. - xvi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - New world studies . - New World studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Musical Encounters in Early Modern Atlantic Africa -- Circulating African Musical Knowledge to the Americas : Macow's Xylophone -- Plantation Gatherings and the Foundation of Black American Music -- Race and Professional Musicianship in the Early Caribbean : In Search of Mr. Baptiste -- African Traditions and the Evolution of Caribbean Festival Culture in the Eighteenth Century -- Songs from the 1770s : A Musical Moment -- Epilogue. Listening for Tena.

"This book connects the history of music to the history of slavery in the Americas"--

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Black people--Music--History and criticism.--Caribbean Area
Music--History and criticism.--Caribbean Area
Enslaved persons--Social life and customs.--Western Hemisphere

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