Music 271: 3/16/07 II: The preservation of African values in the US: “Yonder Come Day”: • Bessie Jones - Lived on St. Simon’s Island, GA • Was the new Music Master in the new world (African drum masters) • Documentary Ideas: • Everyone was responsible for preserving the culture • Game Songs • Call & Response practice bought everyone into music making • Functionality - Each job has a song to take up the boredom or pain • Central role of religion in preserving culture • When deprived of their drums, Ms. Bessie ancestors devised “Drum substitutes” (Clapping, “Hambone”, Tambourine)