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Title Culture throughlines : values, visions, and transformation--African American music, American culture, and society / edited by William Banfield.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2023.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : color illustrations.
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Series A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
Smithsonian contribution to knowledge.
Note In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: On meaning -- Part I. Cultural Relevance: Music. Paradigms, principles, and the people's prophecy: making an aesthetic for a 21st-century rhythm / William Banfield -- Who stopped the clock? / William Banfield -- Culture throughlines theory / William Banfield -- In response: a thinking piece on how the future might look / Su Ozer -- Part II. The Isley Brothers' Musical Family. Living rock and roll: an interview with Ernie Isley / William Banfield -- Part III. Invited Essays. Madonna finding freedom in "Batuka": #Blackwomenaretheblueprint / Aminah Pilgrim -- Holding culture in view: musical crossroads at the National Museum of African American History and Culture / Dwandalyn Reece -- The throughlines: doing work(s) rhythmically does justice to time - an interview with Dr. Ysaye Barnwell / Ysaye Barnwell and William Banfield -- "These are interesting times" / T.J. Anderson III -- Values and culture throughlines in our traditions from jazz to hip-hop: experiences rooted in familia and community relationships / Aja Burrel Wood -- Afrofuturism in past perfect tense: the cultural legacy of Henry Dumas / John S. Wright -- The "future" of afrofuturism: an essay by multimedia artist Daniel Callahan / Daniel Callahan -- Toward a radical popular culture: political and musical reflection / Victor Wallis -- Interdisciplinary modes of presentation as vehicles for cultural change in classical music / Carmen-Helena Téllez -- Conclusion -- Postlude: Sing-a-song.
Summary "What are the connective tissues that make human narratives thread and relate; values, heritage expressions, and how these define and sustain people. As a research associate with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), the editor's work focuses on what he identifies as cultural throughlines, delineating the ways in which contemporary artistry, new works and creative methods, can better be appreciated and seen as "tri vision tradition"( then, now and when) as they harken back and tie into critical cultural linkages from our past which suggests our future. While that's not so new, what is new is the social languages, platforms, movements and the fluidity today, necessitating discussions which anticipates ever changing cultural shifts. So you don't end up having a stationary praxis but a dialogue about cultural practices. It's always about living, how we do culture, what it is and means and why. Then it moves to more basic questions about what we as artists care about, what we value( identity, creative voice, survival), how do we get there, and the final question is, what do the everyday people value and care about? To have a collection of ideas from creative thinkers on the role of arts and ideas that define and carry societal value is important work. Because we consider life a gift, and so the work people put forward to continually transform our time and celebrate the gifts in life can make a difference in the ways we actually live"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Online resource; title from PDF title page (Smithsonian website, viewed Jan. 3, 2024).
Subject Popular music -- African American influences.
African Americans -- Music.
African Americans -- Social life and customs.
Culture.
United States -- Civilization -- African American influences.
Noirs américains -- Musique.
Noirs américains -- Mœurs et coutumes.
États-Unis -- Civilisation -- Influence noire américaine.
African Americans -- Music
African Americans -- Social life and customs
Civilization -- African American influences
Culture
Popular music -- African American influences
United States
Added Author Banfield, William C., 1961- editor.
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, issuing body.
Added Title Values, visions, and transformation--African American music, American culture, and society
African American music, American culture, and society
Other Form: Print version: Culture throughlines. Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2023 9781944466657 (DLC) 2023023436 (OCoLC)1390138725
ISBN 9781944466640 (Adobe pdf)
1944466649
9781944466657 (paperback)
Gpo Item No. 0910-A-14 (online)
Sudoc No. SI 1.60:AF 8

 
    
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