Piano Music Of Africa & The African Diaspora Vol 1

From the Publisher

This first volume for advanced beginners offers a wonderful introduction to Ragtime and Jazz as well as syncopation and different articulations. The pieces range from light-hearted pieces like 'Kwela,' the Zulu term for dance, to soulful and spiritual pieces like 'Dusk.' This volume includes performance notes for each piece.

Contents

• Kwela No. 1, Isak Roux
• Tender Thought, Ulysses Kay
• My Scarf is Yellow, Hale Smith
• Dusk, Nkeiru Okoye
• Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response, Robert Mawuena Kwami
• Soufiane, Halik El-Dabh
• Off-Beat Shorty, Hale Smith
• Ticklin' Toes, Florence B. Price
• Sweet Mister Jelly Roll, Valerie Capers
• Dancing Barefoot in the Rain, Nkeiru Okoye
• Lullaby, Isak Roux
• The Monk, Valerie Capers
• Lullaby, Bangambula Vindu
• Builsa Work Song, J. H. Kwabena Nketia
• Ufie III, Christian Onyeji

Item Details

Category: Classical Piano Albums
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher's reference: 9780193868229
Our Stock Code: 1080711
Media Type: Paperback