African American composers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Yusef A. Lateef Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1034
Abstract The Yusef A. Lateef Collection consists of scores, correspondence, promotional materials, audio recordings, photographs, and other documents of the composer's life and creative works. The bulk of the materials are related to Lateef's work as a composer, musician and teacher. Most of the recordings in the collection are digitized and available through Vanderbilt's Aviary platform. Among the recordings and printed materials are documents from his fieldwork in Nigeria. Lateef was born in...
Dates: 1950s-2010s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Yusef A. Lateef Collection

 

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