Music of Afro-America

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Agency for Instructional Television

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Looks at the development of black music from drum calls in Africa to the evolution of Dixieland in the United States. Features Morris Lawrence teaching an African song entitled Ise Olu Wai. Demonstrates a talking drum, polyrhythms, and syncopation. Includes a field holler and a spiritual and concludes with a sing-along of When the Saints Go Marching In.

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