African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume 3
From both the content, and the comments from the participants included, it is clear that twenty first century African-American composers have much the same concerns that their Caucasian and Asian colleagues have -- performances, techniques, influences, roots, and relevance. Nevertheless, for a culture now largely unfamiliar with even the basics of symphonic music, any kind of contextual placement is welcome as long it brings this music to the attention of listeners. ~ Uncle Dave Lewis, All Music...
