Deep Blues

The Deep Blues originated from the southern part of the United States. It has been considered a revolutionized version of American country music. The genre of blues was non-classified during slavery, meaning it was not recognized as the blues we know today. Many African Americans saw this music as working music, music that goes along with manual labor. Blues came from the contribution of African slaves that brought their distinctive linguistic tone and style.  Africans from the Senegambia region lack the resources to create wooden instruments such as drums. So they relied on Berbers to contribute string instruments, such as the fiddle. This brought a mixture of Middle Eastern style of music.

What I found interesting is that their is no separation between the audience and the people who are producing the music. Many village people tend to join in on the making of the music.  The idea of using their bodies to create sounds that correlate with the beat is quite fascinating.  African music seem more participative versus European music.