MUSI 2520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stetsasonic, Gang Starr, Street Fashion
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African diaspora = decedents of african ppl relocated to other parts of world; relates to the dispersion of ppl to caribbean & americas during the atlantic slave trade. Point; african cultures were brought to new world. Cultural customs adapted to different social, political & economic surroundings. Artistic expression is transformed within new contexts (e. g. forms of music influenced by african american identity, social customs & dance) ^hh e. g. ; musical components of hh are a hybrid form nurtured by the social relations of the south bronx where jamaican sound system culture was transplanted in the 1970s and put down new roots. Afrocentric vs eurocentric = binary opposites of viewpoints on musical activity (or the musical activity itself) Afrocentrism = ideology in response to eurocentrism that asserts the african (& panafrican) culture to be central to african american history, culture & identity. Eurocentrism = ideology based on the preeminence of european culture.
