Stolen Music: The Expropriation of African Music

by Joseph Chijindu Agu

Overview

The book gives account of how and when the Europeans usurped black music culture. Despite all the hardships. atrocities the African Americans experienced, their music triumphed and became the root of all Popular Music. Black music is seen in Cuba, Brazil, Louisiana, and throughout the Americas. The book gives a foundation read, about the methods the White Americans used to steal the intellectual Property of black music and dance culture. Few passages in the book suggest what the diaspora can do, to reclaim the economic benefits created by their culture. The argument that Jazz is a mixture of European and African has been false narrative espoused by white Americans who control society. The book, talks about how the name Jazz, a Bantu word came about, described in the book. I am a Bantu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959960744
Publisher:	Joseph Chijindu Agu
Publication date:	01/05/2023
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Joe Agu was born in Enugu, a city in the present-day Enugu State of Nigeria. He graduated from high School, briefly worked for the government, in the City of Lagos, before traveling to the United States. Agu attended the University of Arkansas Fayetteville, before withdrawing after completing the sophomore year. The following year, he traveled to California, seeking a place that will offer a better economic opportunity pertinent to learning technical and industrial skills. After training with the school Masters Printed Board / Mechanical Design School, he worked for a few companies for a number of years, until becoming a self-taught musicologist making musical instruments. He developed several product lines, based on original ideas. He has lectured in Colleges and the Smithsonian Institution. The company he founded - Rhythms Exotic Afro Percussions LLC, manufactures African inspired instruments that are sold in domestic stores, and exported overseas. Mr. Agu holds a few Design Patents. Mr. Agu’s company exhibited his products at the International Music Market Merchants (NAMM), PAS (Percussive Arts Society) trade shows for over two decades. He is in his fifth year as a guest artist teaching the science in Music of tribal Africa in Physics class at the Archbishop Mitty High school and also a coach in Afro Cuban Jazz music, improvisation in the Jazz band.