Hudba ohně - rozšířené vydání – Veselý Karel (2022)

An expanded and revised edition of the cult music publication that celebrates eleven years since its first release. The Music of Fire gives the Czech reader the opportunity to gain a comprehensive overview of the history of Black music and to understand contemporary genres such as rap, house, or dubstep in their historical and conceptual contexts. From unwilling passengers on slave ships to the booming speakers of club sound systems, a hypertextual labyrinth narrates the fates of revolutionaries for whom music became a powerful weapon. In addition to the emergence and development of other musical genres such as funk, disco, or soul, it also offers insight into related segments of Afro-American culture such as gangsta rap, stand-up comedy, or blaxploitation films. The new edition adds to the story of Black music events from the last decade – the rise of trap and drill, the successes of women in rap, and a wave of new engagement in Afro-American music in connection with the Black Lives Matter movement. The guide from James Brown and Miles Davis through Prince and Michael Jackson to Kanye West and Drake will also familiarize you with key terms such as remix, sampling, pirate radio, voodoo, zombies, afro-futurism, slam, mixtapes, or turntablism.