• By Jacquelyn White
  • Posted Sunday, February 15, 2015

Freegal: African American Music

African American music is an umbrella term covering a various range of musics and musical genres largely developed by African Americans. Negro spirituals, blues, rag, jazz, boogie Woogie, rhythm and blues, Doo-Wop, rock & roll, soul, funk, disco, hip hop, house, and techno constitute the principal modern genres of African-American music.

Here's a Freegal Mix to get your jamming and pop-locking all day:

"Please Mr. Postman: 30 of the Very Best Golden Oldies"

"The Essential" by Earth, Wind & Fire

"A Night in Memphis - America's Blues"

"Soul"

"Soul Weekender"

"Now & Forever - The Hits" by TLC

"BEYONCÉ" by Beyoncé

"XSCAPE" by Michael Jackson

"Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performance" by Whitney Houston

"Black Messiah" by D'Angelo and The Vanguard

"Reality Show" by Jazmine Sullivan

"2014 Forest Hills Drive" by J. Cole

"About Last Night (Music from the Motion Picture)"

New to Freegal? All you need is your library card and you can download 5 free songs per week.

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