THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Rap
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Dub Step
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Jazz and Blues
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Detailed explanation-1: -Black music provided the pulse of the Harlem Renaissance and of the Jazz Age more generally.
Detailed explanation-2: -Music was also a prominent feature of African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. The term “Jazz Age” was used by many who saw African American music, especially the blues and jazz, as the defining features of the Renaissance. However, both jazz and the blues were imports to Harlem.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Harlem Renaissance was about giving a voice to the experiences of African Americans, and nothing gave expression to the African American experience better than jazz. Jazz was born out of the Black experience in America, basically fusing African and European musical traditions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Harlem Renaissance was full of innovation and liveliness from character like Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Willie “The Lion” Smith, Bessie Smith, Billie “Lady Day” Holiday, and Chick Webb.