Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora Vol. 1 - Miscellaneous, Chapman Nyaho, William H.

Oxford University Press

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For solo piano. This first volume for advanced beginners offers a wonderful introduction to Ragtime and Jazz as well as syncopation and different articulations. The pieces range from light-hearted pieces like 'Kwela,' the Zulu term for dance, to soulful and spiritual pieces like 'Dusk.' This volume includes performance notes for each piece.

Kwela No. 1, Isak Roux
Tender Thought, Ulysses Kay
My Scarf is Yellow, Hale Smith
Dusk, Nkeiru Okoye
Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response, Robert Mawuena Kwami
Soufiane, Halik El-Dabh
Off-Beat Shorty, Hale Smith
Ticklin' Toes, Florence B. Price
Sweet Mister Jelly Roll, Valerie Capers
Dancing Barefoot in the Rain, Nkeiru Okoye
Lullaby, Isak Roux
The Monk, Valerie Capers
Lullaby, Bangambula Vindu
Builsa Work Song, J. H. Kwabena Nketia
Ufie III, Christian Onyeji


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