Black Music of Two Worlds by: John Storm Roberts

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Black Music of Two Worlds by: John Storm Roberts / 1972 / Non-Fiction Music History / Hardcover / Good Condition

No dust jacket. Stains/marks top and bottom leaf edges -- stains do not affect pages. Minor stain on title page. Card pocket removed from inside cover. Otherwise cover and binding good, pages clean. Good overall. "The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..." John Storm Roberts A274

Black Music of Two Worlds by: John Storm Roberts / 1972 / Non-Fiction Music History / Hardcover / Good Condition

No dust jacket. Stains/marks top and bottom leaf edges -- stains do not affect pages. Minor stain on title page. Card pocket removed from inside cover. Otherwise cover and binding good, pages clean. Good overall. "The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..." John Storm Roberts A274