Scottish and African-American Musical Acculturation in the Old South - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T10:36:07Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/scottish-and-african-american-musical-acculturation-in-the-old?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A117072&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow. Beautiful documentary. I…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-08-14:2477478:Comment:1170762014-08-14T02:08:26.525ZMark Weemshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkKellyWeems
<p>Wow. Beautiful documentary. It's wonderful to hear and see the Power of Music in bringing diverse peoples together and a living academic work that focuses on what was shared musically rather than on what was stolen by one group from another group. Roll Tide!</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>James Pentecost said:…</cite></p>
<p>Wow. Beautiful documentary. It's wonderful to hear and see the Power of Music in bringing diverse peoples together and a living academic work that focuses on what was shared musically rather than on what was stolen by one group from another group. Roll Tide!</p>
<p><br/> <cite>James Pentecost said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/scottish-and-african-american-musical-acculturation-in-the-old?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A117338&xg_source=activity#2477478Comment117072"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yale documentary " A Conjoining of Ancient Sound" : <a rel="nofollow" href="http://vimeo.com/82304757" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/82304757</a></p>
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</blockquote> In many areas of the Antebell…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-08-14:2477478:Comment:1172522014-08-14T00:25:57.940ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<blockquote><p>In many areas of the Antebellum South and the Caribbean, Africans and African-Americans far outnumbered Europeans; I believe 10 to 1 in some agricultural areas. Though church music was to form an increasingly important interface between European and African traditions, it was not even <em>legal</em> to teach slaves about Christianity throughout most of the period of slavery. I think a case can definitely be made that African-American church music was a very complex mixture of…</p>
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<blockquote><p>In many areas of the Antebellum South and the Caribbean, Africans and African-Americans far outnumbered Europeans; I believe 10 to 1 in some agricultural areas. Though church music was to form an increasingly important interface between European and African traditions, it was not even <em>legal</em> to teach slaves about Christianity throughout most of the period of slavery. I think a case can definitely be made that African-American church music was a very complex mixture of African and European elements. That explains why early observers of African-Americans were disturbed to hear the rhythms and singing styles applied to songs they knew.</p>
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<p>Paul, there are large populations of Santeros in the Caribbean- particularly in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Santeria is a widespread religion born from Yoruba African slaves in the Caribbean being forced to deny the religion of their homeland and <em>being made to adopt Catholicism during slavery. </em>Their orishas or gods took on the guises and identities of the various Catholic saints, thus the slaves were able to continue practicing their beliefs mostly under cover. I used to have some LPs of c.1940s-60s Cuban Santero religious music recordings. Alas, I no longer have them, but i imagine they are still offered either on lp, cassette, or cds these days. I bought mine about 30 years ago while living in Puerto Rico. They were rather upbeat chants and dances, with repetitive group vocals and lots of percussion. Awesome stuff, and clearly a blend of African with more familiar 'gospel' styles. No banjos, as far as I can recall. Maybe worth seeking out for general personal enrichment.</p> Yale documentary " A Conjoini…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-08-13:2477478:Comment:1170722014-08-13T22:42:49.697ZJames Pentecosthttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JamesPentecost
<p>Yale documentary " A Conjoining of Ancient Sound" : <a href="http://vimeo.com/82304757" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/82304757</a></p>
<p>Yale documentary " A Conjoining of Ancient Sound" : <a href="http://vimeo.com/82304757" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/82304757</a></p> Here is another interesting l…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-08-13:2477478:Comment:1171652014-08-13T15:41:49.046ZMark Weemshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkKellyWeems
<p>Here is another interesting link. A traditional work song from Scotland devised of short repetitive phrases and a kind of call and response.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thewire.co.uk/video/watch-and-listen_archive-trails-recordings/o=88" target="_blank">http://www.thewire.co.uk/video/watch-and-listen_archive-trails-recordings/o=88</a></p>
<p>Here is another interesting link. A traditional work song from Scotland devised of short repetitive phrases and a kind of call and response.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thewire.co.uk/video/watch-and-listen_archive-trails-recordings/o=88" target="_blank">http://www.thewire.co.uk/video/watch-and-listen_archive-trails-recordings/o=88</a></p>