Re: African info?


aspeitia axel arturo barcelo (abarcelo@indiana.edu)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:38:08 -0500 (EST)



On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Steve Catanzaro wrote:

> Well, I think it's safe to say that the African influence is the single most
> important thing that happened to music in the 20th century, and it goes way
> deeper than Fela. Any gospel, any ragtime, any blues, any jazz, any R&B, any
> rock&roll, any hip hop piece you can name (not to mention quite a few 20th
> century classical pieces) is what it is only because of the African
> influence.

Not to mention almost all of so-called Latin Music: from Salsa, to Son,
Cumbia, Mambo, Reggae, Calypso, Ska, Dub, etc.



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