Summary of Blues text

  

         According to "International House Of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) Blues Schoolhouse Timeline Overview" Blues music created by African American in the Unite State. In the first part, "A Cruel Journey," African has a variety in many things such as countries, musical and culture traditions but there are a common characteristics of their music. Long time ago African took under duress from their countries to be a slave in New World countries. Moreover, Blues started with the Middle Passage, which is the Africans who tread very badly on the trip to move to New world. Everything wear new for Africans and they had no freedom. Second, "Slavery in America, "Africans passed many things such as believes and music from one culture to the next through oral tradition. An important point to remember, Slaves were only able to continued their traditional in two places. Africans used song to communicate with each other and to shoed their emotions. Before we move to "Freedom and the Post-Civil War Period," African music was kept alive for a long time. Third, Africans had their freedom but not a fairness. However, instruments were on Africans hand so they started singing in different religious gatherings. Also, Africans used diverse styles of music on that time. Fourth, "Country Blues & Classic Blues, " songs had been first and foremost work songs before Africans took their freedom. The text mentions the first form of blues and the first musicians gender. Overall, blues had an exclusive sound and developed in three styles. In the end of this part, the article describes how classic blues affect on women and lists singers names. Fifth, " The Great Migration," The impact on American culture because of the Great Migration, which is a lot of Africans American moved from the south side to the north. Sixth, African Americans music developed to other form and had more instruments. However, The article provides and explain rhythm and blues clearly. Important point to remember, Both black and white audiences were interested in rhythm and blues. In the seventh part, " Inspired by the Blues," African Americans were asking for equality in all places. Furthermore, soul music's gropes and singers and the same way for funk and rap. Final part, the author points out a young rap and hip hop artists. Develop rap by mixing it with different music styles. Also, the two types of hip hop and what each one included. Overall, those kind of music reflect the changing in the United State. To sum all those parts, blues has nonstop to reflect 

social situation and the realities of our life with feeling and comedy.