African blues
African blues is a genre of popular music, primarily from West Africa. The term may also reference a putative journey undertaken by traditional African music from its homeland to the United States and back. Some scholars and ethnomusicologists have speculated that the origins of the blues can be traced to the musical traditions of Africa, as retained by African-Americans during and after slavery. Even though the blues is a key component of American popular music, its rural, African-American origins are largely undocumented, and its stylistic links with African instrumental traditions are somewhat tenuous. One musical influence that can be traced back to African sources is that of the plantation work songs with their call-and-response format, and more especially the relatively free-form fie
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African blues
African blues is a genre of popular music, primarily from West Africa. The term may also reference a putative journey undertaken by traditional African music from its homeland to the United States and back. Some scholars and ethnomusicologists have speculated that the origins of the blues can be traced to the musical traditions of Africa, as retained by African-Americans during and after slavery. Even though the blues is a key component of American popular music, its rural, African-American origins are largely undocumented, and its stylistic links with African instrumental traditions are somewhat tenuous. One musical influence that can be traced back to African sources is that of the plantation work songs with their call-and-response format, and more especially the relatively free-form fie
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African blues is a genre of po ...... rican Retentions in the Blues.
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El Blues africano es un subgén ...... canos en sus interpretaciones.
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Le blues africain est un genre ...... ments traditionnels africains.
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아프리카 블루스(African blues)는 주로 서아 ...... 보컬 스타일에 직접적인 책임이 있었던 것으로 보인다.
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Africa blues styles
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African and American Blues influence.
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African blues is a genre of po ...... y the relatively free-form fie
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El Blues africano es un subgén ...... canos en sus interpretaciones.
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Le blues africain est un genre ...... ments traditionnels africains.
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아프리카 블루스(African blues)는 주로 서아 ...... 보컬 스타일에 직접적인 책임이 있었던 것으로 보인다.
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African blues
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Blues africain
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Blues africano
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아프리카 블루스
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African blues
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