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The Roots Of The Blues: An African Search

Samuel Charters

3.1/5 ( ratings)

'I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues.' So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture.

Language: English

Pages: 151

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Perigee Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons

Release: July 07, 1982

ISBN: 0399505989

ISBN 13: 9780399505980

The Roots Of The Blues: An African Search

Samuel Charters

3.1/5 ( ratings)

'I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues.' So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture.

Language: English

Pages: 151

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Perigee Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons

Release: July 07, 1982

ISBN: 0399505989

ISBN 13: 9780399505980

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