In Reply to: RE: What happened to black music posted by Todd Krieger on July 6, 2012 at 20:53:21:
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. black music - music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
African-American music
blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
soul - a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"
rap music, hip-hop, rap - genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
R and B, rhythm and blues - a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
music genre, musical genre, musical style, genre - an expressive style of music
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- Give a guy a break...here is the freedictionary definition... - Carl G 21:23:11 07/06/12 (3)
- Free Dictionary, Free Schmictionary.................. - Todd Krieger 18:56:05 07/07/12 (0)
- RE: Give a guy a break...here is the freedictionary definition... - mark111 13:46:54 07/07/12 (0)
- Sure, as the great melting pot roils... - genungo 05:12:08 07/07/12 (0)