“one nation under a groove” “peace, unity, love & having fun” “each one, teach one”
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“One Nation Under A Groove” “Peace, Unity, Love & Having Fun” “Each One, Teach One”. - Parliament/ Funkadelic. - Afrika Bambaataa. - Poe One. The Heterogenous Sound Ideal in African American Music . Olly Wilson - 1992. Rhythm based on implied metrical contrast - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“One Nation Under A Groove”
“Peace, Unity, Love & Having Fun”
“Each One, Teach One”
- Parliament/Funkadelic
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Poe One
The Heterogenous Sound Ideal in African American Music
• Rhythm based on implied metrical contrast• Playing/performing in a percussive manner• Call & Response• High density of musical events in a short time• Physical body motion
Olly Wilson - 1992
Blues & Jazz
• Slavery – Cotton Fields - Saturday night parties• Personalized music to represent time, place,
era• Brass instruments – instrumental blues (jazz)• Urbanization – New York, Chicago, Montreal!• Cotton Club – tap/hoofing
Blues & Jazz
Miles Davis
• May 1926-Sept 1991• Most influential Jazz musicians• “Cool” jazz• “Musicians have to play the
instruments that best reflect the times we’re in.”
Rhythm & Blues
• 1940s – term developed by record companies• Replaced “race music”• Applied to blues, rock & roll, electric blues,
gospel, soul & funk• People’s music• Not taken seriously – music for the
uneducated & unrefined• Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley
Rhythm & Blues vs Rock & Roll