Musique afro-américaine

Hello everybody . My name is ......... Today we're going to present our retrospective on " This is America, say it loud” " The name of our retrospective is “black music through the years and movements”. We will see in it the evolution of African-American music. Music for them is their only freedom, in it they express their humanity. So we will see how and why ...

Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933 and died in 2003. She is a pianist, composer and singer. She has several musical genres such as jazz, blues and gospel. She fought against racism in the 20th century. At ten, she gave her first concert in a small church in her hometown. Her parents, proud of her, decided to be in the front row to listen to her better. But being of color, they were forced to sit at the back of the church to leave the whites in front. She then refuses to play until her parents are in their initial place. This event will leave her revolted forever and will inspire her future struggle for civil rights. Her song Mississippi Goddam refers to the murder of Medgar Evers and the bombing of a church that killed four young African Americans. Some time after the abolition of slavery, African Americans began to play instruments from the old continent. Some jobs in the world of music are opening up for them but after slavery comes segregation which does not help either. The freedmen then found employment in bars, restaurants and even cabarets. Many musicians began to team up to sing in groups. Shortly after a syncopated music was born, ragtime and gave birth at the end of the 19th century to Jazz. In Mississippi Godamm, Nina Simone denounces racism against people of black skin. She says in it "All I want is equality" So she encourages people to fight racism. At the end of her song she says "Thats it" which makes us feel like 'she is relieved to get her message across.

“White Privilege” is a song sung by Micklemore and Ryan Lewis that appeared on their second album “this unruly mess ive made” in 2016 Micklemore is a very well known rapper these days. He denounces in his song different causes such as racism. He said in an interview for Rolling Stone"As an artist, I am committed to using my platform, my resources and my creativity to make an impact on issues of racial and social justice." - said Macklemore

This song lasts about 8min. These rappers denounce in this one the brutality of the police against the black people “how can I breathe?”; on front of a line of police that look the same as me [...] Only separated by a badge, a baton, a can of Mace, a mask

A shield, a gun with gloves and hands that gives an alibi [...] There's blood in the streets, no justice, no peace

They therefore let us reflect on this violence, they want us to react. “Hip-hop has always been political, yes ; It's the reason why this music connects ; So what the fuck has happened to my voice if I stay silent when black people are dying”[…] Miklemore explains that it can be difficult to change because“ White supremacy protects the privilege I hold, White supremacy is the soil, the foundation, the cement and the flag that flies outside of my home, White supremacy is our country's lineage, designed for us to be indifferent. In the US there is a large majority

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