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... to live religion consciously. However, the philosophical ruminations and theological examinations in this volume prove otherwise. These secular music forms are not, as a rule, irreligious, profane, or atheistic; they are musics that contain varying degrees of religious essence and theological meaning. I...

... poor," who are perceived as nonproductive and therefore dispensable. I In such an emergency-in a volume entitled The Emergency of Black and the Emergence of Rap-the black scholar cannot afford to be separated from the black rapper, and vice versa. Neither can we allow the audiences of these two...

... studies of music and culture and that it cannot be said that ethnomusicologists neglect the sacred dimensions of music or are unwilling to consult scholars of theology. Thus, shall not this volume in hand be our last will and testament, particularly given that the worse was yet to be said? I am speaking...

..., located in New Albany, Mississippi. Intended to raise money for his Bible academy this song book was seemingly privately published by the school, for there is neither a publisher nor copyright date given. Evidently it was printed after 1940, for in the prefatory matter of the volume we learn that Elder...

...-1921), during her ethnomusicological and folkloric research at Hampton Institute, authored Hampton Series Negro Folksongs, in four volumes (1918-1919) and Songs and Tales of the Dark Continent (1920). Donna McNeil Cox, Ph.D., editorial advisor to The Journal of Black Sacred Music, is an instructor...

.... Although the volume of 1818 is considered the first official hymnbook of the church, insofar as it was published subsequent to the inaugural General Conference of 1816, Bishop Allen's hymnbook of 1801 is doubtless the most portentous hymnological artifact of the AME Church and the black church at large...

...Rev. Jonah Katoneene Copyright © 1993 by Duke University Press 1993 This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved. Preface This volume comprises the proceedings of a conference on the worshipping church in Africa, which...

...). As an inherent and permanent part of the archive is The Journal of Black Sacred Music, some of whose past issues contain material relevant to the subject matter. In volume one, number one (Spring 1987) are two pertinent articles by the editor, "The Heavenly Anthem: Holy Ghost Singing in the Primal Pentecostal...

... of that era, express my sentiments as I pore over and ponder these unique findings of the compiler, Jon Michael Spencer, printed in this volume. I still marvel that the caged bird sings. I still marvel that such a weary people could find a cheerful song and express such poetic effusions-some without benefit...

... of a sympathetic, detailed, and scientific study of some of the Negro's creative tendencies have been faithfully recorded. The object of this book in the coauthors' own words js to reveal another "master index of race temperament and portrayal." The volume is for the most part a collection of secular songs...

... was a populist whose unbridled dislike for what he saw as the esoteric intellectualism of the avant-garde is well documented in the writings of this volume. This outlook also finds its roots in the populist, nationalist perspec­ tive of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as in Still's own...

... of 1987. The new CME hymnal is a blue hardbound volume with gold lettering. On its spine, and on the posterior of the title page above the copyright data, 2 is the official logo of the church-a globe encircling the Christian Cross diagonally spanning its length, with a weather vane to the left of its...

... by Jones or his biographers. The former volume Jones advertised as "a hymn book with above 300 selections, new and old, having an appendix with marriage and burial ceremony and Bible readings on Holiness, Church Discipline, etc. The thing for the religious worker's pocket. It will not only help devotions...

... Tate's songs in the volume due to a lack of funds, but she expressed the hope that the church would one day find a means to publish them in their entirety. Although Tate is erroneously credited as having written the contents of this volume, the Preface ends with somewhat of an appeasing corrective...

... of American Negro Spirituals is a perfect work and if a study of it went no further, one would be inclined to unconditional and enthusiastic praise. But if, as the Preface tells us, the singing of Negroes is nearly always in parts, then it seems a mistake not to have included in the volume at least a few...

... and Dett cover a period spanning nearly a century. The Still and Dett collected writings are complementary volumes, yet their writing styles differ in a way quite telling of their content. Dett had a style that Still himself recognized as scholarly. "At the time that Dr. Dett appeared on the American scene...

... has to offer. The body of the volume-the 492 songs from multifarious antislavery hymnbooks, songbooks, and periodicals-is a valuable resource, insofar as the original volumes are obscure and often inaccessible. The songs reveal recondite data about the antislavery movement which otherwise would...

... of articles on blues and singers of blues. And now comes a most valuable collection with words and music edited by W. C. Handy and an introduction written by Abbe Niles. In this volume Mr. Handy has taken the first step to do for Negro secular music what has been done quite fully for the Spirituals...

.... Jung called "going black under the skin."7 The reality of rap has been overshadowed by the ominousness of these feelings and fears, as well as by debates regarding rap's legitimacy. When rap is considered in its authentic context, as in the essays in this volume, there is no question...

..., Eileen. The Music of Black Americans: A History. New York: W W Norton, 1971. 1See the original comprehensive bibliography of archival holdings in volume one, number one (Spring 1987) of The Journal of Black Sacred Music and new acquisitions in volume one. number two (Fall 1987). For a detailed inventory...