Music and Genres List 3 Essay

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This has led to the development of the culture of the Asian-Americans in the context of the United States thus an opportunity for global representation of the global culture. There is also an enhanced interaction between the United States and Asian nations following the increased influence on the development of the genres of the music in America (Aton p. 517).

Describe the roots of rap and hip-hop. Name the general categories we discussed and important artists from each category.

The roots of rap and hip hop are found in the culture of African-Americans following the slavery conditions in the context of the United States. The development of hip hop is often credited to the work of Keith Cowboy.

General Categories

Important Artists

Jazz

Louis Armstrong, Johnny Hartman, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Hip Hop

Run-DMC, NWA, Sugarhill Gang, Erick B, and Rakim

R&B

Aliyah, Ashanti, Brady, and Bobby Brown

Rap

Ice Cube, 2 Pac, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and LL Cool J

Folk Song

Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Bill Monroe

Country Music

Kenny Rodgers, Dolly Parton, and Don Williams

Soul

Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, and Johnnie Taylor

Gospel

Elvis, Shirley H, and Rev. James Cleveland

Rock

Michael Learns, David Bowie, Neil Young, and the Ramones

Blues

Ida Cox, Tampa Red, Louis Jordan, and Leroy Carr

Works Cited

Novello, Alberto, Martin M.F.
McKinney, and Armin Kohlrausch. "Perceptual Evaluation

of Inter-Song Similarity in Western Popular Music." Journal of New Music Research

40.1 (2011): 1-26.

Ogude, James. "The Invention of Traditional Music in the City: Exploring History and Meaning in Urban Music in Contemporary Kenya." Research in African Literatures

43.4 (2012): 147-165.

Atton, Chris. "Popular Music Fanzines: Genre, Aesthetics, and the "Democratic

Conversation." Popular Music & Society 33.4 (2010): 517-531.

Rebollo-Gil, Guillermo, & Amanda Moras. "Black Women and Black Men in Hip Hop

Music: Misogyny, Violence and the Negotiation of (White-Owned) Space." Journal

of Popular Culture 45.1 (2012): 118-132......

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