The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from

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The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop
- Used Book in Good Condition
2007 Alan Merriam Prize presented by the Society for Ethnomusicology
2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Book Award Finalist
When we think of African American popular music, our first thought is probably not of double-dutch: girls bouncing between two twirling ropes, keeping time to the tick-tat under their toes. But this book argues that the games black girls play â€”handclapping songs, cheers, and double-dutch jump ropeâ€”both reflect and inspire the principles of black popular musicmaking.
The Games Black Girls Play illustrates how black musical styles are incorporated into the earliest games African American girls learnâ€”how, in effect, these games contain the DNA of black music. Drawing on interviews, recordings of handclapping games and cheers, and her own observation and memories of gameplaying, Kyra D. Gaunt argues that black girls' games are connected to long traditions of African and African American musicmaking, and that they teach vital musical and social lessons that are carried into adulthood. In this celebration of playground poetry and childhood choreography, she uncovers the surprisingly rich contributions of girlsâ€™ play to black popular culture.
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Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2006-02-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814731208

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2006-02-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814731208

The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop

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