A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label African-American Music. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 7, 2020

Quote of the Day (Rhiannon Giddens, on the Early Mix of African- and Irish-American Music)

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“Before emancipation, musicians were often the slaves. Because it was seen as a service…and when you think about who was mixing these tunes,...
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