Comments on: Black As Beethoven…

By: NorthsideRasta

NorthsideRasta — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:44:52 +0000

Isn’t it strange how Hollywood becomes “Hollyweird”when conservatives accuse it
of being liberal yet when it perpetuates lies,coverups,distortions,etc.they don’t notice those efforts?J.A.Rogers gave sources who acknowledged the Black African features
of Beethoven which schoolbooks and movies refuse to show.

By: Oscar L. Beard

Oscar L. Beard — Sun, 15 May 2011 21:00:26 +0000

I studied Jazz Phenomenology in college under renowned Jazz Pianist, Musician of the Year, Cecil Taylor. That is the same award Leonard Bernstein received, i.e. Musician of the Year. Cecil is noted for his innovations on chord structure (chord clusters). Cecil taught us that in Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, he simply took typical African drum rhythms and orchestrated them for some 35 voices.

By: Dana Marniche

Dana Marniche — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:05:06 +0000

Wow LJ that is a really fascinating history you have there. Hope you are still visiting this site. If you see this you should look up the history of David Reubeny who was from Sephardic Jew in Europe whose family was from Khaibar near Medina in Arabia. They claimed he was very short and dark skinned. Do you know of him. The Jews of Khaibar were called small and black by Ludovigo Bartema as well as late as the 16th century.

By: thesceptic

thesceptic — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:48:51 +0000

Hey, where did my post go? Censorship? Gotta love it.

By: Lj

Lj — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:10:49 +0000

I now of the black Hebrews from Spain. My Jewish family was forced to leave Spain, beginning in 1492. We have been here in the New Mexico to Tucson area seance and we have always keeped our family history. We are even noted in the Library of Congress, as one of the first ten families to settle in the New Mexico areas. Or last name derives from the twelve tribes of Israel, Reuben/Ruwbniy family the first son of Israel. The black Hebrew began in the Americas around 1492 and earlier. I am black.

By: Lavonne

Lavonne — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:20:21 +0000

The first time I heard of Beethoven being black I was in grad school. My black professor mentioned it briefly.I later mentioned it to my 5th grade social studies students, explaining that he wrote some of his greatest works after he had gone def. One of them responded, “Oh, he had to have been a brother in order to feel the music.”

By: curious

curious — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:02:10 +0000

I agree with rebel but really does it matter what he was??? if he is black white asian..watever we should just appreciate the joy he has brought to us through his beautiful music,however yes it is wrong they failed to include his true herritage,but the point is he is a remarkable intelligent indivisual and we should just respect his presence,and leave him in peace….

By: rebel orpheus

rebel orpheus — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:02:59 +0000

i heard about it on public radio back in 2002 when i was still living in LA. now i’ve been researching about it on the web and there’s alot debate going on. violent reactions coming from whites have a very condescending tone. they accuse those who say beethoven’s race was being used as a political issue, but isn’t race a political issue already being started by these euro chauvinists? i love beethoven’s music whether he was black or white. these academic racists really have some serious problems.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:27:51 +0000

Very interesting articles.It is very important that our lost younger generation is aware of the great heritage they have and to know that Black history does not start from western slavery

By: gala seger

gala seger — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:47:06 +0000

good site