非裔美国人的音乐风格

ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatmusicisthemostsignificantcontributionofAfricanAmericanstoworldculture.Withinthiscontext,severalmusicalgenres,sacredandsecular,haveevolvedfromAfricanAmericanexperiencesinNorthAmerica,includingjazz,blues,hiphop/rap,soul,spiritualsandgospels,andarecharacterizedbydiversitywithinunity,creativity,ratherthanstagnationandcontinuity,spicedwithchange.Theyreflecttheattitudesandconcernsofboththeperformer(s)andtheircultureataspecifictimeandplaceinhistory.Inthefollowingessay,people,styles,andmusicalconceptsareusedtodiscussselectedAfricanAmericanmusicalgenres.Majortermsandconceptsinclude:jazz,avant-garde,gospel,blues,spirituals,polyphony,Africanretentions,Gnawa,ethnomusicology,call-response,Euro-Americanclassicalmusic,improvisation,genre,hiphop,tempo,bebop,rap,soul,neosoul,funk,swing,hardbop,funkystyle,avant-garde,instrumentation,scatsinger.