How Music Has Changed The Lives Of Black People

The black community at that time had to follow set rules, and had different rights than white people. Even further, the white community was divided as well, by religion and place of birth. Only "true" white Americans could create, and distribute their music into the public. Because of that, music created by oppressed groups was rebellious, calling to arms, and denying the current system of racism. Even till now, there are rebellious messages hidden in the texts.

It helped African American writers and artists gain more control over the representation of Black culture and experience, and it provided them a place in Western high culture. Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and Langston Hughes were among the most famous African American authors associated with this movement. Duke Ellington, who frequently performed at the Cotton Club, was one of the most influential

Different types of music, like Jazz, Country, and Rap/Hip-Hop, have had different impacts on people, but all music has given people opportunities to connect with each other, and express themselves. Jazz music has the reputation of letting people be themselves, living out their dreams, and finding peace. This was a common theme back during the 1920s when jazz became popular, with the western expansion and people setting out to start families and finding their purpose. In the video “Jazz as Freedom | From the Film: Jazz” it states, “When you talk about jazz and freedom, see, everybody in the United States was looking for that.” (Jazz as

It became easier for the slaves to practice their religion and by that also their music. Also, the number of black churches in the South grew through rapidly during the Reconstruction Era. As the number of churches group, the slaves brought with them their music and their spirituals into their churches and filled their services with inspiring and uplifting congregational songs. The black church became a school of music which came to produce several talented musicians as well as taking the development of music even further. With the development of Spirituals in the evolvement of the black church, the first musical foundations were now laid for what eventually came to generate into what we know what we know today as Gospel music.

Everyone joined in, there was never an audience, and it brought people together and it provided a getaway from the horrors of slavery. Many believe that African music was forcefully taken away from slaves, according to the Music and Slavery article, however that was not the case. Music was the one thing that could be taken away from them, and the African-Americans used it as a way to express their emotions and lessen the burden of labor. Music kept hope alive, as it reminded the slaves of where they come from, perhaps. Many slaves had ties that related to West Africa.

Every night they would entertain each other with tales and talk about the world creation, magic, deeds. When they would get together they would take time do a performance or share their thoughts. The slaves would use folktales to pass messages to each other so they could meet up and plan to escape their master home. The folktales were used to express their values, experience, and beliefs. The folktale also shows us that the slaves were taken from their families and they had to leave behind their items, values, and customs.

The music offers insight into how different groups and cultures interacted in the United States and that in turn can explain the music’s unique sound and popularity. While the genre no longer reflects racial relations in the US today, that message still exists in other forms of music, such as rap, soul, etc., created by artists all over the

Throughout my time so far in class, I have been able to listen, read, and watch new types of music that all have formed from African American music. This music has served as a means of communication, expression, and hope for enslaved Africans

Music and literature caused many cultural changes in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement for Black people where they were able to embrace their culture and celebrate freedom. They came from the south to New York to get away from racism. They were finally able to make music and literature because they didn’t have their own community before to be able to be themselves. For example “The Harlem Renaissance influenced theater, art, and music.

More blacks had a reason to listen to radio, have ambitions to become entertainers, moreover providing opportunities for many young African-Americans to showcase their

Now, in the 21st century, we have expanded our range of music and have modern day hip-hop. African Americans created so many forms of music that we still hear now, and a message to never

The History of Pioneer Black Musicians Music Influence on that of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was a great singer in his time and one of Americas’ prolific singers to ever grace the music scene. From the time he graced the music scene, he would go on to become a great singer that inspired other great singers during his period and in the future generation. Music has got a unique element that is so unifying and touching depending on the type of music one could be listening. In the history of the United States, black musicians from way back in the early days of singers such as James Brown, Prince, and Smokey Robinson have had an influence on the music culture. There are many genres today that can be traced from black musicians who popularized

I believe that 90’s rap brought a good and bad effect on the black community. The ’90s had many popular music genres. Grunge, nu-metal, and indie were all popular, but one of the most recognizable musical genres from the era was Gangsta rap. Some of the most recognizable artists were dr.dre, snoop dogg, and Ice-cube. Dr.dre started his career as a hip-hop DJ but then in 1986, he founded N.W.A with eazy-E and Ice-cube.

Very similarly to rhythm and blues, rock and roll and the Civil Rights Movement inspired hip hop in a variety of different ways, as African American artists worked to find a space for themselves in the music industry. Not many people find a correlation between African Americans and Rock and Roll, but there’s surprisingly a deep history, and it’s not just white people who developed this specific genre, but there was African American-centered and ghetto-centered versions of rock and roll. “There are enough similarities between, for instance, rock & roll and commercial rap, especially rock rap, to make a case for critically engaging them as interracial arenas where black and white youths, among others, put forward messages and advanced ideals that have been not only informed by the Civil Rights Movement and the Hip Hop Movement, respectively, but in turn, even if only implicitly, have influenced the rhetoric, politics, and aesthetics of these movements” (Rabaka 99). There was a strong transition from this type of “rock rap” music being labeled as ghetto music, into universal music that people of all races and ethnicities would listen to.

African American music has experienced to a wider acceptance in popular music of America in the 21st century than ever before. In addition to the development of new forms of music, new artists have also begun to build the older genres in the form of genres like neo soul and modern funk-inspired