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The Roots of the Blues
Overview
'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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780306804458
- ISBN-10: 030680445X
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Publish Date: October 1991
- Dimensions: 8.26 x 5.44 x 0.54 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.48 pounds
- Page Count: 168
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