MUS 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: New Slaves, Stevie Wonder, Party Music
12 Mar 2018
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From the very beginning the music of black america was political this is because black people were not allowed to make music - force against this. Message in the music: the night james brown saved boston (concert, this was the night mlk jr was assassinated, james brown - say it loud. He was very popular within the white culture, but when he released this song white radio lost it and refused to play it. On political commentary in black pop music: complex intersection between the meaning in the music and the commercialization of this music, it gets complicated when you question how political is it when it is used for commercial gain. James b stewart: alludes to the meaning of the music is not clear in what we hear, the message is in how the audience interprets it, we use the music to shape our identities and to empower ourselves.
