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1、TheSoulofAfro-AmericanCulture——Afro-AmericanMusicAbstract:Afro-AmericancultureisoneofthemostimportantpartsofAmericanculture,which,thoughanon-mainstreamculture,makesagreatimpactonthemainstreamcultureinAmerica,andevenallovertheworld.Afro-Americancultureisendowedwithuniquecharm
2、byitsAfricanfactors.Musicanddance,thesoulofAfro-Americanculture,aretheleadingfashion,andplayanimportantroleintheinternationalfashioncircle.Afro-Americanshaveinherenttalentformusicanddance,andsincetheysettledowninthisnewland,thearduousandbitterlivesgivethemmoreinspirationtocr
3、eatemanyoutstandingmusicanddance.Afro-AmericanmusicanddanceareuniquewithAfro-Americanrootinsteadofanappendageofthemainstreamculture,andtrulydemonstratethehistoryandsociallifeofAfro-Americans.AndtheuniquenessofAfro-AmericanmusicanddanceistherootofthepopularityofAfro-Americanc
4、ulture.ThepaperaimsattheexplorationofthesociallivesofAfro-AmericansthroughananalysisofAfro-Americanmusicanddance.KeyWords:Afro-Americansculture;Soul;Music;Dance;Mainstream1.IntroductionAlthoughAfro-AmericanmusicoriginatedfromAfrica,itdevelopedandhitinAmerica.InAmericanmusicc
5、ircle,exceptcountrymusicandRock&Roll,mosttypesofAmericanmusicoriginatedfromAfro-Americanmusic.Blues,asonetypeofAfro-Americanmusic,hadawideeffectonthemusiccircle,anditwasbasedontheworksongofblackslaves.Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,Bluesmetvariouschallenges,andthensomenewsty
6、lesemerged,suchasJazz,whichwasfamousevennow.ItgestatedthelatermusicforminAmerica.TherewasnodoubtthatBluesandJazzwerethemostimportantstylesinmusiccircle,andtheyhadimmeasurableimpactsoninternationalpopmusic.Spiritualsong,whichwastheproductionofgospel,hadinconceivableimpression
7、onpeople,andtouchedtheirheartandtheirsoul.Inthecurrentinternationalmusiccircles,R&BandHip-Hopweretheundoubtedmainstream,whichwerealsothemainstylesofAfro-Americanmusic.Therefore,Afro-AmericanmusicwasalwaysthecoreofAmericanmusic,andalsotheleadingfashionablefactor,whichdominate
8、dtheinternationalpopmusic.2.A.ThePopularAfro-AmericanMusicBytheearly1900s,B
