Keep On Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-hop
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (971 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556528175 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great bookGo get it." --Chuck D of Public Enemy, @MrChuckD"A pleasing survey of soul music, from Lead Belly to Johnny Otis to Michael Franti to Louis Farrakhan Sullivan offers a welcome exploration of how African-American popular music became America’s vernacular." —Kirkus Reviews
In Keep On Pushing, author Denise Sullivan presents the voices of musician-activists from this pivotal era and the artists who followed in their footsteps to become the force behind contemporary liberation music. folk scene and the Ash Grove, and other musical and political icons.. Joining authentic voices with a bittersweet narrative covering more than fifty years of fighting oppression through song, Keep On Pushing defines the soundtrack to revolution and the price the artists paid to create it.&nb
peacemonger said An important book, a comprehensive and compelling read. This is an important book for both the novice and expert alike, the novice because it is a virtual encyclopedia on the subject matter, the expert because there is so much well researched information about SO much music that even the well informed will find much to learn and discover. Add to that the author's deep . Jacco said Good read, but a misleading cover. This was an interesting read. I bought this because i'm digging deep into civil rights related music. This book has a lot of insightful information. The book focusses however on a lot more than that. A better title in my opinion would have been something like "human rights and music" since it also focusses on musi. "History and music - whatta combo!" according to suzeesg. Fascinating and informative look at the music of protest, rooted in slavery and still incredibly relevant, and needed, today. The timeliness of this book struck me - when so many are in desperate economic straits and are finally making themselves heard over the din of corporate lobbyists. Lots of information here