HISTORY OF BLACK MUSIC 6 WEEK COURSE

Robin Walker ‘The Black History Man’ will lead an informative short course on the Origin and Evolution of Black Music. All the sessions are inspiring multimedia presentations that will enable you to see, hear, enjoy and experience great and uplifting music. The course traces Black Classical Composers, Black Music at the Ancient African Courts, to the Plantations, to Gospel, to the birth of Calypso, Highlife, Jazz, Modern Jazz, Rock & Roll, Soul, Funk, Ska, Disco, HipHop, Techno, House Music and Grime.

There are six themes:

Black Women and the Evolution of Music

Roots of Black Music from Ancient Africa to Jazz

Roots of Black Music from Rock & Roll to Grime

Origin and Evolution of Modern Jazz from Dizzy Gillespie to Miles Davis