In this book, Jon Michael Spencer argues that African rhythm, particularly African rhythm in the New World, gives rise to the distinctive qualities of black cultures. These rhythms especially undergird and distinguish black music, dance and religion, each of which...

Self-made and Blues-rich is a concise history of African American music in the author's original poetry and ink-and-pencil drawings. The spirituals, blues, ragtime, jazz, gospel, rap, and more are captured in word and line that sing with black rhythms, timbres,...