Re: Origins of Rap

Elson Trinidad (elson@gigan.westworld.com)
Mon, 19 Feb 1996 22:42:00 -0800 (PST)


On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Timothy G Wagner wrote:

>
> I won't flame you about the Jamaica-Rap connection. It's an established fact.
> But, the litmus test of "Are there any recordings...?" is silly.
>
> Hey, did John Coltrane really play Clarinet in High School before picking
> up the alto (even before the tenor!)? Nope, there were no recordings.

I don't think that he was saying that there WEREN'T any recordings, but
whether recordings (assumung that they do exist) *would* be identified as
"rap."

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