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- Title
The Moral Significance of the Music of the Black Atlantic.
- Authors
Mosley, Albert
- Abstract
It is argued here that part of the attraction of African music in the Atlantic Diaspora is its roots in an oral tradition in which agency is often more important than words. This makes it possible for the music to have a moral significance, not merely with respect to the verbal content of the words of songs but also with respect to the manner in which it is composed and performed. As such, a performance may be liberating, even when the words used in the performance are not. By reinforcing elements of the oral tradition in a culture based on notational literacy, the music of the Black Atlantic exemplifies an alternative to ideals embodied in a technological culture.
- Publication
Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy, 2007, Vol 57, Issue 3, p345
- ISSN
0031-8221
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1353/pew.2007.0035