Work Songs is a genre of African American folk music characterized by rhythmic vocalizations and call-and-response patterns that coordinated labor, sustained endurance, and expressed communal resilience within contexts of agricultural, industrial, and coerced work environments.
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The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues
Lawrence W. Levine, Giles Oakley · The American Historical Review · 1978 · 97 citations
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The Negro and his Songs: a Study of Typical Negro Songs in the South
Birds on a Branch: <i>Girlfriends and Wedding Songs in Kangra</i>
Kirin Narayan · Ethos · 1986 · 61 citations
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Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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University of South Florida
Tampa, United States
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
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Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
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Millersville University
Millersville, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
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University of California System
Oakland, United States
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 8 publications · 214 citations
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- Journal of American History
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- Ethnomusicology
2 publications · 45 citations
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- African American Review
AAR · 2 publications · 128 citations
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- The American Historical Review
AHR · 2 publications · 120 citations
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