Musical World
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Musical World

Modern World History as You've Never Heard it Before

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eBook - ePub

Musical World

Modern World History as You've Never Heard it Before

About this book

From Billie Holliday to Aretha Franklin, Fela Kuti to Donna Summer, Elton John to Michael Jackson - it turns out that 40 classic tunes reflect and encapsulate the key historical moments of the 20th and 21st century.

Musical World features music from a vast range of genres including Jazz, Rock n Roll, Disco and Hiphop. Jeffrey Boakye, teacher, historian and broadcaster, explores the roots and wider impact of these genres, touching on why they were celebrated or seen as problematic, their political and cultural impact, and their ongoing legacy today.

Featuring a dance that lead to a new sense of sexual liberation, feminism, the Vietnam war, the carving up of the African continent, antisemitism, HIV, homosexuality and the impact of disco, and a football anthem. . .

It will make you cry, question and gasp - this is a brand new view of world history - memorable, outspoken - hitherto unspoken!

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
eBook ISBN
9780571377503
Year
2023

Table of contents

  1. Landing Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Playlist
  5. Introduction
  6. ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ – Unknown (c. 1740s)
  7. ‘God Save the King – Unknown (c. 1744)
  8. ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’ (God Bless Africa) – Enoch Sontonga (1897)
  9. ‘Hava Nagila’ – Moshe Nathanson (1918)
  10. ‘Nessun Dorma’ – from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (1926)
  11. ‘Strange Fruit’ – Billie Holiday (1939)
  12. ‘Black and White Rag’ – Winifred Atwell (1952)
  13. ‘Hound Dog’ – Big Mama Thornton (1953)
  14. ‘The Twist’ – Chubby Checker (1960)
  15. ‘Ue o Muite Arukō’ – Kyu Sakamoto (1961)
  16. ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ – Sam Cooke (1964)
  17. ‘Respect’ – Aretha Franklin (1967)
  18. ‘What’s Going On’ – Marvin Gaye (1971)
  19. ‘Imagine’ – John Lennon (1971)
  20. ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’ – Hillside Singers (1971)
  21. ‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) – Elton John (1972)
  22. ‘Zombie’ – Fela Kuti (1977)
  23. ‘Trans-Europe Express’ – Kraftwerk (1977)
  24. ‘I Feel Love’ – Donna Summer (1977)
  25. ‘Aux armes et caetera’ – Serge Gainsbourg (1979)
  26. ‘Redemption Song’ – Bob Marley (1980)
  27. ‘Under Pressure’ – Queen and David Bowie (1981)
  28. ‘The Message’ – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)
  29. ‘Billie Jean’ – Michael Jackson (1982)
  30. ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ – Band Aid (1984)
  31. ‘Under Mi Sleng Teng’ – Wayne Smith (1985)
  32. ‘Homeless’ – Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1986)
  33. ‘Pacific State’ – 808 State (1989)
  34. ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ – Sinéad O’Connor (1990)
  35. ‘7 Seconds’ – Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour (1994)
  36. ‘Wannabe’ – Spice Girls (1996)
  37. ‘Brimful of Asha’ – Cornershop (1997)
  38. ‘Cry’ – Swiss (2005)
  39. ‘Jai Ho’ – A. R. Rahman (2009)
  40. ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ – Shakira (2010)
  41. ‘Work’ – Rihanna featuring Drake (2016)
  42. ‘Old Town Road’ – Lil Nas X (2019)
  43. ‘Dynamite’ – BTS (2020)
  44. ‘Woman’ – Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol (2021)
  45. ‘Patria y Vida’ – Yotuel, Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky (2021)
  46. In memory of Jamal Edwards (1990 – 2022)
  47. Acknowledgements
  48. Praise for Musical Truth
  49. Another Walk Through Musical History
  50. Faber Story
  51. Copyright