black cowboys
| Dom Flemons
black cowboys
Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys sheds a light on the music, culture, and the complex history of the golden era of the Wild West. In this single volume of music, the first of its kind, Dom Flemons explores and reanalyzes this important part of our American identity. theamericansongster.com
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Folkways
The songs and poems featured on the album take the listener on an illuminating journey from the trails to the rails of the Old West.
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No Depression
Flemons doesn’t stop at song. The spoken-word poetry of “Ol Proc” is equally as satisfying as the fife-and-drum gem “The March of Red River Valley” that precedes it. ... The album art is impeccable and the 40 pages of liner notes makes Black Cowboys about the coolest of auditory histories no matter what heritage you represent.
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Record Dept.
Flemons uses period instrumentation and unique arrangements to create a collection of traditional tunes, original songs and spoken word compositions that convey the life and times of African American cowboys in the Wild West.
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The American Songster
What emerges within this music is a vision of a West that was never just a preserve of men who looked like John Wayne, but instead was dynamically diverse — Latinx, Native and black as well as white.
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