SLIDE 1Black music is a term given to a whole group of musical genres that emerged or were influenced by the culture of African descent in countries colonized by an agricultural system based on the use of labor, slave labor (plantation).

Black music was used as a way to express wants and needs that have been ignored due to racial climates and adverse policies. The use of the term has been criticized as racist by connecting musical genres to skin color. In recent years, these musical genres '' black '' have had a significant increasing number of white artists gaining notoriety.

SLIDE 2 African music was brought by slaves to the American countries where it developed new techniques with new instruments, forming various musical genres that characterized the lives of black Americans before the American Civil War.It was a way that the former slaves could express themselves and communicate when they were being relocated. At a time when their world was sociocultural was being denied, the music served as an escape and form of communication / speech and subtle forms of social protest to early black communities. The music ability to act as a binding factor provided the black culture a strong sense of connectivity.

SLIDE 3 During slavery and afterwards, workers were allowed to sing songs during their working time. This was the case when they had to coordinate their efforts for hauling a fallen tree or any heavy load. For example, prisoners used to sing "chain gang" songs, when they worked on the road or some construction. But some "drivers" also allowed slaves to sing "quiet" songs, if they were not apparently against slaveholders. Such songs could be sung either by only one or by several slaves. They were used for expressing personal feeling, and for cheering one another.

SLIDE 4Work songs are those that are sung while working or performing a task. It's also a way to express a laborers' sentiments about his/her job and working conditions.This type of song exists around the world, for example: Japanese work songs are called min-yowhile in Trinidad they sing what is calledgayap.Black Americans who were enslaved sang a lot of work songs from which spirituals and the blues were derived. Laborers such as miners, sheep shears and those who are in prison sing work songs as they perform their tasks.SLIDE 5Work songs are sung for different reasons including: to express sentiments and frustrations to encourage support and action to express ideas or tell a story to fight boredom to increase work efficiency

SLIDE 6These type of songs possess certain characteristics: it is sung a cappella it can be sung solo or by a group of workers it incorporates the movements and sounds of the workers into the song the lyrics may or may not reflect the task that is being performed

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Work songs have been passed down from generation to generation. Although it's not as prevalent as it was before, these songs remain a strong testament of how music is used in daily life. Especially during the time when working conditions were often horrid, these songs became a source of strength for hardworking laborers.

SLIDE 8The lyrics were tightly linked with the lives of their authors: slaves. While work songs dealt only with their daily life, spirituals were inspired by the message of Jesus Christ and his Good News (Gospel) of the Bible, You can be saved. They are different from hymns and psalms, because they were a way of sharing the hard condition of being a slave.

SLIDE 9In the United States black people introduce various types of music, mostly: Blues Rock&Roll Jazz Pop Rap Rhythm and Blues (R&B) Soul Hip Hop

SLIDE 10Nowadays, people still listen some black music, especially rap. Although, most of people assume black rappers hate or are uncomfortable around white people. As a white guy who writes about rap music, people constantly ask "how that is." The implication is that hip-hop is a racist black fraternity where outsiders aren't welcome. It also implies that black rappers aren't professional, or at least aren't familiar with or comfortable around white people. This doesn't make a bit of sense if one has even a passing familiarity with the media or celebrity or life in the 21st century.Rap is the preferred strain for millions of Caucasian people around the world.