Title

Just a Touch of Love: Slave and Sonic Messages of Upliftment

Authors

Scot Brown, University of California, Los Angeles

Files

Description

This presentation will examine trends in the music of the funk band known as Slave during the latter 1970s to 1980. Sonically Slave’s first five albums — Slave, Hardness of the World, The Concept, Just A Touch of Love, and Stone Jam — were marked by critical stylistic innovation and experimentation. While this was amid musical change, the band remained committed to creating particular compositions centered around notions of upliftment and social commentary, both through lyrical messaging and instrumental arrangements.

Publication Date

11-5-2021

City

Dayton, OH

Disciplines

African American Studies | Music | Musicology

Recommended Citation

Brown, Scot, "Just a Touch of Love: Slave and Sonic Messages of Upliftment" (2021). Content Presented at the First and Second Dayton Funk Symposia. 34.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_funk_content/34