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  • Cultural Codes

    Makings of a Black Music Philosophy

    de Bill Banfield ...
    Series series African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
    No art can survive without an understanding of, and dedication to, the values envisioned by its creators. No culture over time has existed without a belief system to sustain its survival. Black music is no different. In Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy, William C. Banfield engages the reader in a conversation about the aesthetics and meanings that inform this critical component ... Leer más

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  • Pat Patrick

    American Musician and Cultural Visionary

    de Bill Banfield ...
    Series series African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
    Saxophonist, multi-wind player, arranger, composer, music director, theater works producer, educator, and visionary, Pat Patrick performed with Duke Ellington’s and Quincy Jones’ orchestras, Thelonious Monk, Mongo Santamaria, Nat King Cole, James Moody, Eric Dolphy, Marvin Gaye, Patti Labelle, and Billy Taylor. Most of his career, however, was spent laying down the baseline grooves on the baritone ... Leer más

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  • Ethnomusicologizing

    Essays on Music in the New Paradigms

    de Bill Banfield ...
    Series series African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
    In Ethnomusicologizing: Essays on Music in the New Paradigms, composer and musicologist brings together a series of essays on music making in contemporary culture. More specifically, it focuses on the myriad ways we engage with music—as makers, as listeners, as consumers, as producers. Banfield labels this fully engaged process as “ethnomusicologizing,” as he explores the ways we create, share, ... Leer más

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  • Representing Black Music Culture

    Then, Now, and When Again?

    de Bill Banfield ...
    Series series African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
    In this collection of essays, interviews, and profiles, William Banfield reflects on his life as a musician and educator, as he weaves together pieces of cultural criticism and artistry, all the while paying homage to Black music of the last 40 years and beyond. In Representing Black Music Culture: Then, Now, and When Again?, Banfield honors the legacy of artists who have graced us with their work ... Leer más

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  • I Want My MTV

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  • Heaven's Promise

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  • Footprints

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  • Dwight Yoakam

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