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AfroMuse: The Evolution of Afro-American Music
The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters Africa's history, musicology, instruments,the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music,conversion to Christianity, the spirituals, camp meetings,the blues and hip hop's real origins.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 24, 2009
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Ian C. Dawkins Moore
32 books79 followersMy Biosphere
My name is Ian, in England born
My father’s from the islands, my mum’s from that shore
My youth was spent fleeing xenophobic bores.
I traveled to Athens and Timbuktu
I bathed in Alhambra, Granada too
I could never shake my brooding school.
My American wife dragged me here
My stepdaughter in tow, a brand new sphere
My opposition to the states took five years to clear.
I started again, from scratch in haste
I started to relearn a new verb, chase
I started to learn a new action, waste.
My endeavors were positive though painfully slow
My dues well paid, eventually did grow
My overnight success took many moons to glow.
I now serve the public civil and clean
I now work the markets and international scene
I now have great credit and a labyrinth machine.
My writing before covered prose and essay
My heroes are Baldwin, Soyinka and Essay
My novel attempts include travel and jazzy.
I read like a fish that swims in the night
I spend more on books than I have such a right
I meditate, cool out, and stay UN-Tight.
My dreams are to learn the heart of the word
My hopes are to chase that winged bird
My endeavors I pray are to teach and be heard.
My name is Ian, in England born
My father’s from the islands, my mum’s from that shore
My youth was spent fleeing xenophobic bores.
I traveled to Athens and Timbuktu
I bathed in Alhambra, Granada too
I could never shake my brooding school.
My American wife dragged me here
My stepdaughter in tow, a brand new sphere
My opposition to the states took five years to clear.
I started again, from scratch in haste
I started to relearn a new verb, chase
I started to learn a new action, waste.
My endeavors were positive though painfully slow
My dues well paid, eventually did grow
My overnight success took many moons to glow.
I now serve the public civil and clean
I now work the markets and international scene
I now have great credit and a labyrinth machine.
My writing before covered prose and essay
My heroes are Baldwin, Soyinka and Essay
My novel attempts include travel and jazzy.
I read like a fish that swims in the night
I spend more on books than I have such a right
I meditate, cool out, and stay UN-Tight.
My dreams are to learn the heart of the word
My hopes are to chase that winged bird
My endeavors I pray are to teach and be heard.
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April 24, 2025
I have always been intrigued by how African music was exported to the Americas through the slave trades, only to come back and influence African music again. Think of how Soukouss was born as the result of Caribbean music players influencing local music in Zaire during Mubutu's time. This book provides some useful insights into the musical journey of Afro-American music.
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