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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Richmond Assault: a short history of barber-musicians and their role in the development of brush-playing

The Richmond Assault: a short history of barber-musicians and their role in the development of brush-playing

Paton, Gerry

Paperback

Music Reference

ISBN10: 1730807097
ISBN13: 9781730807091
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 9 2018
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
'The Richmond Assault' was a turn of phrase used to describe the practice of being brushed-down in rhythm by African American barbers in 19th century Richmond, Virginia. To a unsuspecting customer, the sensation of being slapped on the back by a barber's 'whisk-broom' felt like a physical assault; and the lesson in syncopation that followed - the customer serving as a convenient 'drum' - was for some, nothing more than an auditory assault. This book not only chronicles the development of this early form of brush-playing, but also puts its birth in context by exploring the wider musical tradition within barbering; a tradition that owes as much to world religion and medicine, as it does to musical heritage.

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