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| Jene' Watson and Kupenda Auset |
Last spring, my friend, Jene' Watson and I, had a conversation about ways we've found inspiration in the lives of our chosen ancestors: pioneering arts activists, Adrienne McNeil Herndon and Maud Cuney Hare. The conversation was recorded by StoryCorps on March 22, 2016. As a part of the StoryCorps Griot Initiative, the conversation was archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. CLICK HERE to listen.
Maud Cuney-Hare was born February 17, 1874. She was an African American musician and writer from Galveston, TX.
Maud was a folklorist and music historian who was especially interested in African and early American music. She collected songs in Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and was the first music scholar to direct public attention to Creole music.
She married William P. Hare in 1906 and moved to Boston. She gave recitals and lectures and founded the Musical Art Studio. Maud is best known for her book, Negro Musicians and Their Music. Maud died in Boston on February 13, 1936.
Sources: Jene' Watson;
Dictionary of American Negro Biography
Rayford W. Logan and Michael R. Winston, eds.,
(New York: Norton, 1982)
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| Maud Cuney Hare |
Maud Cuney-Hare was born February 17, 1874. She was an African American musician and writer from Galveston, TX.
Maud was a folklorist and music historian who was especially interested in African and early American music. She collected songs in Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and was the first music scholar to direct public attention to Creole music.
She married William P. Hare in 1906 and moved to Boston. She gave recitals and lectures and founded the Musical Art Studio. Maud is best known for her book, Negro Musicians and Their Music. Maud died in Boston on February 13, 1936.
Sources: Jene' Watson;
Dictionary of American Negro Biography
Rayford W. Logan and Michael R. Winston, eds.,
(New York: Norton, 1982)
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