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African American song

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About this resource

African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives. The database will contain (when complete) 50,000 audio tracks, including collections of recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music. Allows listening and learning at any time and from any location. Also includes biographies, images, a glossary and dictionary of musical terms, midi files, program notes, playlists, and a concise history of music. Selections can be organized and saved into playlists.

  • Data Format: Sound files (streaming audio) and text.

Subject headings

  • African-Americans--Music--Databases.
  • Jazz--Databases.
  • Gospel music--Databases.
  • Spirituals (Songs)--Databases
  • Ragtime music--Databases.
  • Blues (Music)--Databases.
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