40 Inspiring Icons: Black Music Greats (eBook)

Olivier Cachin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
88 Seiten
Wide Eyed Editions (Verlag)
978-1-78603-472-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The biggest namesthe coolest soundsthe 40 most inspirational movers, shakers, and innovators in black music are here! In this fun, fact-packed book from the 40 Inspiring Icons series, learn how these black musicians changed music, from the creation of blues to the invention of rap. Meet the Godfather of Funk, the High Priestess of Soul, and the King of Reggae. Learn how Marvin Gaye shaped the sound of Motown, how N.W.A. redefined rap, and what made the Supremes, supreme. From Robert Johnson, who recorded one of the first examples of the blues in 1936, to rap superstar Drake, whose 2012 album Views spent 13 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200, these are the 40 black artists to be listened to and learned about by all: Robert Johnson; Nina Simone; James Brown; Sly & the Family Stone; Miles Davis; Diana Ross & the Supremes; The Jackson 5; Marvin Gaye; Stevie Wonder; Aretha Franklin; Earth, Wind & Fire; Isaac Hayes; Tina Turner; Donna Summer; Bob Marley & the Wailers; Prince; Fela Kuti; The Last Poets; Chic; The Sugarhill Gang; Run-DMC; Eric B. & Rakim; Public Enemy; N.W.A.; Whitney Houston; 2Pac; The Fugees; Snoop Dogg; The Notorious B.I.G.; Erykah Badu; Jay-Z; Missy Elliott; Kanye West; Beyonce; Pharrell Williams; Rihanna; Lil Wayne; Drake; Nicki Minaj; The Weeknd. Each spread presents a single musician or band, highlighting key facts about their background, most popular songs, most iconic shows, genre-defining techniques, friends, rivals, and nicknames, along with a fun, illustrated depiction of them that calls out elements of their signature style. With so many icons to choose from, which will you add to your playlist? Each book in the 40 Inspiring Icons seriesintroduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups. Explore these other great topics through their most interesting icons: People of Peace, Super Scientists, Soccer Stars, Fantastic Footballers, Music Legends, and Greek Gods and Heroes.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: 40 Inspiring Icons
• Illustrationen: Jerome Masi
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrated in colour throughout
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
• Schlagworte: 10 year old • 2Pac • 40 inspiring icons • 7 year old • 8 year old • 9 year old • African American • african american music history • Age • Anxiety • Aretha Franklin • artists • away from people • BAME • be-bop • Best • best black musicians • Beyonce • Biography • Black • black artists • Black History • Black History Month • Black lives matter • Black Music • black music history • black musicians who changed history • Black President • black pride • Bob Marley • bob marley and the wailers • Books About Music • books about race • boredom buster • busy work • cabin fever antidote • calm • change the world • chic • children • Childrens Books • Culture • Diana Ross • Diana Ross and The Supremes • Disco • distraction • Diverse • Diversity • Donna Summer • Drake • earth wind and fire • Equality • Erykah Badu • famous lives • Fela • fela kuti • female • fun quarantine activities for kids • Gil Scott-Heron • Greatest • greatest black musicians • Happy • Hero • Hidden Figures • Hip Hop • home school • Homeschooling • iconic • iconic black musicians • icons of color • Identity • Illustration • inclusive history • Indoor • Information • Innovative • innovative black musicians • inspirational real stories • in the house • Isaac Hayes • Isolation • Jackson 5 • Jackson Five • James Brown • Jay Z • Jazz • Kanye West • Lauryn Hill • lesson plan • lil wayne' trap music • limit screentime • Marvin Gaye • Michael Jackson • Miles Davis • Missy Elliott • Modern • Multicultural • multicultural childrens books • music • music fact books • Music History • musicians of color • musicians who changed history • music trivia • neo-soul • Nerd • Nicki Minaj • Nina Simone • Notorious Big • NWA • occupied • Pharrell Williams • Politics • Pop Music • popular music • Prince • Prince Rogers Nelson • Public Enemy • Rap • recuperation • Reference • Relieve stress • Rihanna • Robert Johnson • Role Models • Run DMC • screen free • Sly and the Family Stone • Snoop Dogg • Social Distancing • Soul • Stevie Wonder • suagrhill gang • The Fugees • the last poets • The Supremes • The Weeknd • things to do while trapped inside • Time • Tina Turner • Tupac Shakur • Whitney Houston • Women • Workbook
• ISBN-10: 1-78603-472-7 / 1786034727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78603-472-4 / 9781786034724