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Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War Dena J. Epstein
Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War
Dena J. Epstein
From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited work songs and "shouts" of freedmen, this title traces the course of early black folk music in various its guises.
464 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 12, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780252071508 |
| Publishers | University of Illinois Press |
| Pages | 464 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 153 × 26 mm · 630 g |