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Meaning of race record | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A musical recording featuring a black performer.

US, dated

Examples

“It is a moot point, however, whether Black Swan would have been more successful had there not been segregated markets and had the white-owned record labels not already established the idea of what a race record should be.”
“[…] Blind Lemon Jefferson would someday be a "race record" star whose music eventually reached hundreds of thousands of eager listeners some fourteen years after their initial meeting in Dallas.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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