meet the faculty
click the pictures for an expanded faculty bio
|
Kazemde George
|
Farayi Sophia Malek
|
saxophone, beats
|
voice
|
what is the African-American song?
Watch and listen to this beautiful vocal arrangement by faculty Farayi Malek
subject areas
I.
Early African-American Vocal Music I
work songs and field hollers
II.
Early African-American Vocal Music II
church music and spirituals
III.
The Legacy of Congo Square
perspectives on cultural exchange
IV.
The Minstrel Show to Civil Rights
Blackface and Black Music in Pop Culture
V.
Blues and Early Vocal Jazz
Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday
VI.
Modern Applications and Creative Practice
acknowledgment as empowerment
Early African-American Vocal Music I
work songs and field hollers
II.
Early African-American Vocal Music II
church music and spirituals
III.
The Legacy of Congo Square
perspectives on cultural exchange
IV.
The Minstrel Show to Civil Rights
Blackface and Black Music in Pop Culture
V.
Blues and Early Vocal Jazz
Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday
VI.
Modern Applications and Creative Practice
acknowledgment as empowerment