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Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 1, April 21]

Title
Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 1, April 21] [sound recording] / presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and State University of New York.
Publication
1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
  • Goines, Leonard, 1934-
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • State University of New York.
  • Dance Black America (Festival)
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 61 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Symposium. The African Heritage in American Culture. Chuck Davis, Leonard Goines, and Bernice Reagon. 4/21/83. [Recording begins mid-sentence.] Introduction of speakers; Reagon (ca. 24 minutes) speaks in general terms about contributions of African culture to African American culture; Goines (ca. 25 minutes) speaks about African arts, including music and dance; Davis (ca. 15 minutes) speaks about the importing of African movement and ritual into African American culture; question and answer session (ca. 5 minutes; mainly inaudible).
Donor/Sponsor
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
  • Gift of Patricia Kerr-Ross.
  • Oral History Archive.
Subject
  • African American dance > Foreign influences > Africa
  • African Americans > Foreign influences > Africa
  • Dance > Africa
  • Music > Africa
  • Dance, Black
Note
  • For the souvenir booklet produced in connection with the Dance Black America festival, see *MGS (U.S.) 84-4253. The booklet includes the festival program, articles by festival panelists, a bibliography, and a filmography. For a videorecording made of performances at the festival, see *MGZIA 4-280.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1195
OCLC
NYPY02-R8
Title
Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 1, April 21] [sound recording] / presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and State University of New York.
Imprint
1983.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Original: *MGZTCO 3-1195 no. 1.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1195 no. 1.
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1195 no. 1.
Sound quality: Sound quality is poor at times. The cassettes from which the Dance Black America festival were preserved contain gaps, abrupt starts and stops, unrelated material, and material that is out of sequence. In addition, the audibility, especially of questions taken from the audience, is often poor.
Added Author
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Goines, Leonard, 1934-
Davis, Chuck, 1937-
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
State University of New York.
Dance Black America (Festival)
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1195
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