Even if pianist Randy Weston had never written African-inspired compositions (in the 50s), been among the first American jazzmen to visit the continent (early 60s), or settled in Morocco (late 60s), he might still suggest a transplanted African king of noble bearing. Weston's music, now ...
Nina Simone Folk music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz 1,595 votes A masterful pianist and unique, expressive vocalist, she fearlessly used her music to address racial inequality and civil rights issues, leaving an indelible mark on American culture. With songs like "Feeling Good" and "I Put a Spel...
Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class African-American pianist, on a concert tour across the Deep South in 1962. The mismatched pair navigate their way through racial tension and societal norms using the Green Book - a travel guide for safe travel through America's racial segregation. ...
1Four Best Films of the YearSoulIn the first Pixar cartoon to have an African-American lead character, Jamie Foxx provides the voice of a music teacher who dreams of making it as a jazz pianist in New York. But just after a successful audition, he falls into a hole in the street, and...
Gernot Blume (2013) examined the Northern Indian classical music influences on the concert, a unique perspective on a definitive American jazz performance. Jazz musicologists, including Ted Gioia in his (1998), largely emphasized the African and European musical foundations of jazz music, but ...
【题目】Four Best Films of the YearSoulIn the first Pizar cartoon to have an African-American lead character, Jamie Forx provides the voice of a music teacher who dreamsof making it as a jazz pianist in New York.But just after a successful audition, he fallsinto a hole in the street,...
The intension was to replace them with an Australian division, however General Pienaar would have none of it, he famously stated to an American war correspondent “Here I stop, I’ve retreated far enough, whether we hold the damn thing or not!” Mussolini had flown to a nearby enemy held...
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Review: This is a double CD featuring 39 stirring arrangements of traditional African-American spirituals by renowned pianist, conductor and arranger Moses Hogan, a leading force in preserving and promoting this incredible music. Picking our favorites is no easy task-all the cuts are beautifully and...
It tells the story of, in his words, “a Black mother trying to survive the reality in this land that doesn’t fully see her continued hope: that the great American experiment will one day become a belonging place where anyone can dream of ‘stillness and stars’ free from fear and ...