The history of the Blues music: creation, evolution and diffusion in the world

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The revolution started when the Germans arrived in America. They already had many slaves, but they still subjugated hundreds of Africans present in the country, so that these men also became slaves. In the 19th century, in the South of the United States, one could hear the cries which the black workers addressed to the other workmen in the plantations and the fields. These cries were actually songs of work: "galls hollers", which represented the daily sufferings with which these men were confronted.

Moreover, to provide the rhythm and to support the effort, a leader sang a short sentence and the other slaves answered him with a single refrain, all in chorus. Thus the first forms of the Blues were born. This music was thus a means for the Afro-Americans slaves to express their difficulties in a daily newspaper. It was like a heartfelt cry, composed of melancholy, despair, sadness, pain, etc. All these emotions were represented by the Blues.

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[...] The radio: From the Forties, the radios developed in the United States and the program of musics of Blues is made heard more and more, and the black population liked this. Diffusion of the Blues in the world Then, as regards the geographical broadcasting of the Blues, we can say that the Blues was propaged in the whole of America. Then, a few years after, in France, famous artists started to play and sing the Blues. In France, people can be listening American Blues, too. Then, the Blues was propaged in the world. [...]

[...] To interpret Blues, they highlighted singers at the powerful and dominating voice: the “blues shouters”, and accentuated the music with their instruments: Thus the Blues rocked in modernity. This style had a strong success during several years. And, in the 50's, a new generation of energetic musicians appeared: “black rockers”. These artists proposed a spectacular music of dance, called today “Rhythm and Blues”. Then little time after, rock'n'roll” was created and the Blues becomes increasingly modern, especially when the first electric guitars appeared. And in the years which followed, the Blues remained a great source of inspiration for the musicians rock'n'roll. [...]

[...] The history of the Blues music: creation, evolution and diffusion in the world Summary The creation of the Blues Music and evolution of the Blues The Blues is present in various topics. Diffusion of the Blues in the world Conclusion The term comes from the abbreviation of the English expression “Blue devils”, which means “black thoughts” (thoughts of slaves). Then, the term became the expression used by sad people: have a blow of Blues”. The creation of the Blues All started when the Germans arrived to America. [...]

[...] Conclusion Years after years, the Blues evolved, at the same time as the society. And according to the persons, the Blues took different styles, what created various musics: jazz, rock'n'roll, etc. But, predominantly, the Blues was always a means of expressing. Bibliography . The Mike Rowe and Ronald M. Radano. Chicago Blues: The City and the Music, Da Capo Press Inc p. Eileen Southern. Music of Black Americans : A History, Buchet Chastel p. [...]