Research Guides
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Afro-American Religious Music
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.S4J3ISBN: 0313205604Publication Date: 1979-06-28Bibliography covering general history, culture, anthropology, and sociology; ethnomusicology, dance, and folklore; African and Afro-American folksongs; religious folksongs; black religion; and the Caribbean. A catalog of compositions by gospel composers follows. -
A Catalog of Music Written in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr
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Call Number: Con Ref ML128.B45 C38 2012ISBN: 9780810881983Publication Date: 2011This third edition contains a considerable number of revisions, updates, and new work and includes entirely new sections devoted to jazz and blues songs, sample programs of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day concerts, and a discography, along with appendixes of works listed by orchestration, subject, and a list of publishers and sources. -
Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.G6 E63 2005ISBN: 0415941792Publication Date: 2005-09-29The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is the first comprehensive reference to cover this important American musical form. Coverage includes all aspects of both African-American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends. -
Gospel Music Encyclopedia
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Call Number: Con Ref ML102.G6A5ISBN: 0806901756Publication Date: 1979-11-01Includes individual performers, groups, songwriters and musicians as possible along with some of their personal narratives.
Videos
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AMERICA'S MUSIC LEGACY - GospelAmerica's music legacy, be it Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock, R&B or Folk are the songs and artists who have a special power to express what words alone cannot: hopes, fears, dreams, love, hate, anger, pride, aspirations and disappointments. Because songs span the breadth of human experience, they are uniquely able to communicate across time and space the beliefs and ideas held by their composers, performers and listeners.
From reggae to rumba, jazz to juju, Gospel is now expressed in as many ways as there are music genres. The only consistent thread is that it carries a Christian "good news" message and remains defined by the influence of Christian expression in black music.
Useful Subject Headings
Subject headings are labels used by librarians to consistently index or organize their collections. Here are some possible subject headings to search for Africana music resources on Search.Libraries.