Many European Americans listen to pop and rock music and mimic the personas of pop and rock legends by their hairstyles, piercing and apparel. ... Music in the African American culture has weighed heavily on the African traditions and Diaspora from Africa to America. ... Music is now used as an instrument of culture through its flamboyant colors, and design. Therefore, Portia Maultsby in Africanisms in African-American Music states that, the music tradition of an African consciousness in America manifests itself in the evolution of an African-American culture (156). ...

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Pop's, who is my grandfather, came from Jacksonville, Florida. Pop's would narrate many historical events that took place in Harlem, which brought us to the turning points of Harlem. ... Certainly Harlem was a culture center for Blacks, but it was also during this period in the 1920's that Harlem emerged as a slum. ...

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