"This is how we flow" : rhythm in black cultures / edited by Angela M.S. Nelson
1999, Second Edition. Columbia : University of South Carolina Press. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; Physical desc. : vi, 160 p. : music, map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliography (p. [151]-152) and index. Subject: African Americans --Rhythm --American literature --African American authors --History and criticism --African American aesthetics, Arts --Folk music --Cultural studies. Summary: These essays explore the meaning, motif and theme of rhythm in black cultures throughout the USA and Africa. They discuss music and dance, the visual arts, architecture, theatre, literature and film, and suggest that an African aesthetic, revolving around the motif of rhythm, does exist. Item #158266
ISBN: 1570031908
Price: €15.95