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Record #:
28898
Author(s):
Luster, Michael
Abstract:
The Menhaden Chanteymen are a musical group in Beaufort, North Carolina. They are a group of retired African American fishermen who perform the work songs they used when fishing for menhaden. Michael Luster documented the group and coastal folk life for the North Carolina Arts Council.
Source:
NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Spring 1990, p1-3, il
Subject(s):
African Americans--Folk music; Fishermen--North Carolina; Folk life
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Record #:
16348
Author(s):
Bastin, Bruce
Abstract:
A recurring theme in the study of traditional music has long been the idea that it provides to some degree an index to a culture. Bastin discusses this theme when viewing black music in North Carolina and traces African origins and cultural changes through instruments, songs, melodies, and genres.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 27 Issue 1, May 1979, p3-19, f Periodical Website
Subject(s):
African Americans--Folk music; Folk music--African Americans
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