Black Music-Making and the Utilization of Musical Instruments
Sponsor(s): Black Music Lab, Humanities Unbounded, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and Music
Soulfulness and danceability are characteristics often associated with Black American music.
But are there other aspects of codes that we might miss unless we engage the music with a deeper listening?
How can we read the direction of Black culture through the music it produces and consumes?
This series of informal sessions of listening and dialogue will unpack some of the concepts, codes, and characteristics that contribute to Black American music's lasting legacy. Bring your own samples and examples, and let's listen and chat!
A close focus on the ways in which Black musicians use musical instruments and the ways in which they alter them.