In place of the textbook reading on "African-American Music," please read and watch the following online material on the Gullah people of South Carolina and Georgia and complete the following blog activity.
Reading/Viewing:
- "Introduction" The Gullah: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection
- "The Origin of the Gullah"
- "Gullah Customs and Traditions"
- "The Gullah Today"
- "Conclusion"
- "A Gullah Song in Mende"
- Gullah Island
- Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival
Blog Post 11
From the above reading and watching, write a 200-300-word post introducing the music culture of the Gullah people. To provide a general overview, you may include the aspects of music culture (ideas, activities, repertoires, and material culture) as well as aspects of music performance (music, performers, audience, time/space) from the above YouTube examples as well as up to one example of your choosing. As is the case with any blog post, avoid any and all evaluation of this music culture or the information above.
Note: This is not required for this blog post, be sure to read other students' blog posts for this assignment before coming to class on Thursday, April 15th. Although our discussion of music cultures will change from Tuesday to Thursday, several issues will be consistent between the discussions.
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