Semi-periphery countries

American is an amalgam of American folk music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influences. Americana as a radio format developed during the 1990s as a reaction to the highly polished sound that defined the mainstream music of that decade. The AMA grew out of the format as an effort to bring all…

The African American Spiritual is a folksong with biblical tales as the basis, and is typically associated with slavery in the South around the Civil War. Spirituals have come to be a recognized genre, but how? There are many ways to answer that, but I’m going to only go into three. Spirituals came to be recognized by its roots in Southern plantations, it’s performance by public groups and well-known soloists, and its performance and adaptation in modern music and society. The first way…

presence of Mexico in the way which lead to the Mexican War. After the US won the battle the treaty of Guadalupe – Hidalgo (1848) was established claiming almost half of what was Mexico. The treaty also forced Mexico to take $15 million for half the country and gave former Mexican citizens the opportunity for US citizenship. By 1897, the In re Rodriguez case provided the “white” status allowing for naturalization of Mexicans. As more Chinese started to emigrate to the US in 1850 due to the gold…

Indian questions Manifest destiny was the belief that moving and exploring the west was our god given right and our destiny as Americans. In 1832 the black hawks rebelled due to the encroachment on black hawk territory by setters. The tribe sought to reclaim their lands and drive back the settler so that the buffalo would once again be aplenty, and the land would be rich. However, the end result of the rebellion was the slaughter of over 200 Native Americans. The US government polices robbed…

I wanted to write about for this report I decided to choose one of my favorite genres, country. It’s a style of music that was first developed in the southern and western states, which used to be known as folk type of music, but since then has transformed into pop/country. I would like to elaborate more on the old country musical instruments. Instruments generally used in the more traditional genre of country music were the banjo, fiddle, harmonica, string bass, and sometimes even an accordion.…

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II goes by his rap name Logic, is a Baltimore Maryland rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Logic been in the rapper industry since 2010, which he put out numerous of hip-hop music. The song 44 Bars is one of my favorite song by logic because he talked about pain and determination. The subject of 44 Bars is very moving because logic takes the listeners into a rapper mindset and which the fame can be overwhelming trying to maintain a normal life. In 44 Bars logic…

as a married couple and the many struggles they had gone through. June Carter Cash was born, According to bio.com, in Maces Springs, Virginia on June 23, 1929. Her full name was Valerie June Carter and was born from the first family the start of country music. Even though she was known for her appearances as June Carter…

journey to being an artist started when he was only fourteen. His parents bought him a guitar and he would play and sing because he had a great voice. After the graduated from school he wanted to move to Nashville to be country singer, he could become famous and write and sing country music. Bryan had it all planned out and he was very excited, but then the day before he was going to leave he got a call that he never wanted to get. His brother had gotten in a car accident and passed away. He did…

The Manifest Destiny can be described as a U.S expansion that America had to expand their territory west. After independence had been conquered in the Revolution and then again in the War of 1812, a strong sense of nationalism was spread across the nation and demanded more land and opportunity. This westward expansion was also sparked by the Second Great Awakening where many settlers claimed that God called personally for the growth of the nation (UShist)These same settlers didn’t see fit of…

Boise State is a multidisciplinary study of the Basque people while exploring language, history, politics, and economics to foster lifelong learning. “Euskaldunak,” is what the Basque call themselves which means, “one who speaks Basque.” The Basque country runs along the 43th parallel at the Western edge of the Pyrenees Mountains which is about the same parallel as Boise. It is made up of seven provinces in France and Spain. About three million people live in…