i see the rhythm

From Michele Wood and Toyomi Ingus, the award-winning artist and author ofGoing Back Home, comes their second book,i see the rhythm, a uniquely visual and poetic introduction to the history of African American music. Beginning with the roots of black music in Africa and continuing on to contemporary hip hop,i see the rhythmtakes us on a musical journey through time. We are invited to feel the rhythm of work songs on a southern plantation, to see the rhythm of jazz from a balcony in New Orlean…