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Explore musical genres, their history and origins including African, Blues, Classical/Orchestral, Country/Bluegrass, Cuban/Latin/Salsa, Gospel, Hymns and Spirituals, Gullah Music: Evolution of African Music, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Musical Theater, Opera, Pop and Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Be sure to view the individual assets that stand alone, just below the Topics, and have not been included in a specific topic or genre.

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Reggae | Gullah Music

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Reggae | Gullah Music
Episode 11
Reggae music is a Jamaican style of music that has roots in African music and rhythm and blues, or early rock and roll. Reggae songs are usually about social issues, politics and the Rastafarian...
Gospel | Gullah Music - Episode 6 Blues | Gullah Music

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Blues | Gullah Music
Episode 5
After the Civil War and emancipation, freed men and women struggled to find work and make a new life for their families. The songs about these difficult times were called the blues, a musical style...
Country | Gullah Music

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Country | Gullah Music
Episode 8
Country music as we know it today grew out of blues and folk music. In country music’s earliest form, southern musicians both white and black, created music for the working class that told stories...
Gospel | Gullah Music - Episode 6 Jazz | Gullah Music

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Jazz | Gullah Music
Episode 7
Jazz music was born out of the blues. The key element was syncopation (syn-co-pa-tion) that stressed the off beats of the rhythm. In the same way that Gullah language is a mixture of African and...
Spirituals | Gullah Music

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Spirituals | Gullah Music
Episode 4
Spirituals developed at the same time as work songs on the plantations. Although they were religious songs with a Christian message, spirituals were also heartfelt expressions of the slave experience...
Gospel | Gullah Music

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Gospel | Gullah Music
Episode 6
After slavery ended, some African American churches shifted from traditional spirituals to a new kind of religious music called gospel. This style of music brought together the elements of the “shout”...
Gospel | Gullah Music - Episode 6 Pop & Soul | Gullah Music

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Pop & Soul | Gullah Music
Episode 10
Rhythm and blues was an early form of rock and roll but it also contributed to a smoother sounding musical style called soul. In 1960, Berry Gordy, Jr. began a recording label in Detroit, Michigan...
African Music | Gullah Music

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African Music | Gullah Music
Episode 1
Music was an important tradition in Africa centuries before Africans were brought to America. Singing was a part of everyday life when people were at work, worship or play. The drum was the most...
Shagger's Hall of Fame | ETV Shorts

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Shagger's Hall of Fame | ETV Shorts
Derived from the jitterbug, the Shag is a legendary dance that grew up in the Carolinas. The Shagger's Hall of Fame is located in North Myrtle Beach. Thousands flock to the area every year to enjoy...
Shagger's Hall of Fame | ETV Shorts Steel Drum Band | ETV Shorts

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Steel Drum Band | ETV Shorts
The Waccamaw Intermediate School has a Steel Drum Band called The Calypso Gators. The band is made up of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students, and being a part of this band is teaching them more than just...
Cordial Churchman Bowtie Company | ETV Shorts South Carolina Jazz Festival | ETV Shorts

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South Carolina Jazz Festival | ETV Shorts
Jazz king John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born in Cheraw in 1917. Dizzy was a founder of modern jazz, an innovative trumpeter known for his bent horn and bulging cheeks. The South Carolina Jazz...
Juilliard In Aiken | ETV Shorts

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Juilliard In Aiken | ETV Shorts
Juilliard in Aiken is a week-long event featuring public performances, concerts and outreach to area schools from students and faculty of Juilliard, America's premier music conservatory. The...
Priscilla Smith from Juilliard | ETV Shorts

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Priscilla Smith from Juilliard | ETV Shorts
Priscilla Smith from Juilliard discusses chamber music. She discusses pitch in the baroque era and states that she enjoys playing in a baroque ensemble because it is more intimate than playing in an...
Ridgeway | ETV Shorts Freddie Vanderford | ETV Shorts

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Freddie Vanderford | ETV Shorts
Freddie Vanderford's passion for music started at an early age when he befriended legendary blues harmonica player Peg Leg Sam at the age of 16. Vanderford's talent and enthusiasm for music has earned...
Family Across the Sea, Part 4 | SCETV Specials (1990) 4

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Family Across the Sea, Part 4 | SCETV Specials (1990)
Episode 4
Family Across the Sea, Part 4 Like the Black Seminoles who fled white civilization, blacks began to return to Africa in the 19th century. Historian Alpha Bah has studied the return of blacks to Sierra...
Part 6: Animal Skins | Primitive Tools - Episode 6 Part 2: Music | Primitive Tools 2

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Part 2: Music | Primitive Tools
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Part 2, Music This series features primitive life experts who participated in a primitive week celebration, which was coordinated by Tom Mancke and held at Hammond School in Columbia, South Carolina...
Laura Buff, Fantasy Doll Maker & Music Teacher | Original SC

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Laura Buff, Fantasy Doll Maker & Music Teacher | Original SC
For Laura Buff, its not about knowing the odds. She teaches 5th Grade orchestra and says that every student that walks into her class has a clean slate. Music and art are passions of hers. The arts...