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The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, and spanning the 1920s.This list includes intellectuals and activists, writers, artists, and performers who were closely associated with the movement.
This is a list of female entertainers of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, in the 1920s. Dancers, choreographers, and orchestra leaders
Lionel Hampton – jazz musician; lived in Harlem through World War II and for some years thereafter [37] Hubert Harrison – "the father of Harlem Radicalism" Leonard Harper – Harlem Renaissance producer, stager, and choreographer; Coleman Hawkins – musician, saxophone player; lived at 555 Edgecombe Avenue [42]
From the clubs of Harlem to the cabarets of Paris, the music of the Harlem Renaissance had global appeal. This Miami Beach music festival shows how the Harlem Renaissance took Europe by storm Skip ...
William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works.
The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and artistic movement centered in New York City, further propelled Black music into the mainstream, showcasing the talents of Black musicians and celebrating African American heritage. Despite systemic racism and limited opportunities, Black artists revolutionized the music industry.
Williams started a music publishing business with violinist/bandleader Armand J. Piron in 1915, which by the 1920s was the leading African-American owned music publisher in the country. He toured briefly with W. C. Handy , set up a publishing office in Chicago, then settled in New York in the early 1920s.