The Roots Of The Blues: An African Search (Da Capo Paperback)

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ISBN-10:

030680445X

ISBN-13:

9780306804458

Author(s): Charters, Samuel
Edition: Revised ed.
Released: Aug 22, 1991
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Format: Paperback, 168 pages

Description:

"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. The Roots of the Blues not only reveals Charters's remarkable talent in discussing African folk music and its relationship with American blues; it demonstrates his power as a descriptive and narrative writer. Using extensive quotations of song lyrics and some remarkable photographs of the musicians, Charters has created a unique contribution to our understanding of both African and American cultures and their music.

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