[Dixielandjazz] Backbeat vs. Downbeat - one more one more thing

[David Richoux]

There are many references to freed-men of color and escaped or former  
slaves who played drums and fifes in bands on all sides of the US   
Revolutionary War (and even military bands decades before that time)   
- could this be the starting point for syncopation and "back-beat" in  
the "post-colonial" music?

it is on the internets - look it up! ;-)
http://books.google.com/books?id=PSvxJtF3_fUC  The Music of Black  
Americans: A History By Eileen Southern
http://books.google.com/books?id=UMaZj6UPbegC African Americans in  
the Revolutionary War By Michael Lee Lanning

Dave Richoux
On May 18, 2008, at 5:41 PM, David Richoux wrote:

> There is a book called Imperialism and Music: Britain 1876-1953 By  
> Jeffrey Richards that you can read many pages of at Google:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=-YJUbPSBT94C
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> I have not gotten too far into it, but I just ordered a hard copy  
> and will let you all know if I find anything pertinent.
> Dave RIchoux
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