The Black Community Through Vocal Or Instrumental Sounds

For our group presentation, we chose topics in music that audibly engross the black community through vocal or instrumental sounds, which reflect conditions of black life. There are many facets of Black lives heard through music. Although there are countless themes throughout music that engages the black community, the central themes we focused on were relationships, sex, spirit and soul, rebellion, and transcendence. The various albums used throughout the semester just scratched the surface of how artist use music to speak to the meaning and condition of black life. During the semester, there were readings that corresponded to the albums we studied in class. These readings elucidated the themes we used in our presentation. In my personal†¦show more content†¦If I were having a bad day or bored, if I wanted to remove myself from the harshness of the reality of the streets I could do so by listening to music. Till this day music is passed on to my children from conception. 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