![]() ![]() In New Orleans, there was a large population of free blacks, and slaves there had “greater relative freedom” than elsewhere. Sublette also lucidly discusses New Orleans’ important role in the domestic slave trade, arguing persuasively that the culture of slavery in New Orleans was different from that in Virginia or South Carolina. He considers, for example, how musical influences from different parts of Africa-Kongo drumming and Senegambian banjo playing-combined to forge a distinctive musical culture. Central to his account are the African slaves, who began arriving in New Orleans in 1719, and their contributions to the city’s musical life. ![]() ![]() ) charts the development of New Orleans, from European colonization through the Haitian revolution (which was crucial to French and American negotiations over Louisiana) to the Louisiana Purchase. In this thoughtful, well-researched history, Sublette ( Cuba and Its Music ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |