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This document provides an overview of the origins and development of jazz music from its roots in African musical traditions through the eras of slavery and the blues in America. It discusses how elements of African music like call-and-response, polyrhythms, and inseparability of music and dance influenced the development of genres like spirituals, work songs, field hollers, and eventually blues music in the US. Important early blues artists who helped shape the Delta blues style are also mentioned.
- Author
- George Colligan
- Language
- EN