{"product_id":"how-black-music-took-over-the-world","title":"How Black Music Took Over the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Melvin Gibbs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more\" data-overviewlongdescription=\"null\" data-aboutthebook=\"true\" id=\"product-description-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world’s most popular form\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A revelatory new book.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do? What drives the worried notes of the Delta blues? What makes Beyoncé’s triumph Cowboy Carter inescapably great?    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs Melvin Gibbs shows in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Black Music Took Over the World\u003c\/i\u003e, it is the musical inheritance of Africa. Beginning with two rhythmic building blocks he calls the cell and the frame, Gibbs shows how those tools can transport listeners to “a realm where sounds become vehicles for human movement.” Reforged in the African diaspora in the Americas, they are played today on church organs, electric guitars, computers, telephones, or a simple gourd. Kool \u0026amp; the Gang called Black musicians the “scientists of sound”—and Gibbs shows how they discovered the world’s music.     \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGibbs’s vantage is unique. A world-class musician fluent in many genres, Gibbs is as comfortable in an old-school Times Square record shop as he is breaking down mathematics and music theory with university professors. Imbued with his own journey and a sharp eye for the sins and triumphs of history,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Black Music Took Over the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an unforgettable revelation of one of humanity’s greatest achievements.  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eBasic Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec shippingdimensions-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eShipping dimensions\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e10\" H x 6\" W x 1\" L\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec upc-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bnc-ean\"\u003e9781541603240\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785311387780,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9801\/1780\/files\/8ED39271-734F-4ACB-A1B8-3CB92DFD5511.jpg?v=1776872348","url":"https:\/\/librairieresonance.com\/products\/how-black-music-took-over-the-world","provider":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}