Black Music

Black music is a term encompassing music produced or inspired by black people. In the 20th century, this term has come to usually refer to the many music genres of African American music, especially in the United States and Brazil.

Famous quotes containing the words black and/or music:

    “In the black of desire
    we rock and grunt, grunt and
    shine”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

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