AMERICAN MUSICAL JOURNEY Blues Friday- Call & respond Blues 11/21/2014 We at Tall Cotton productions for Blues Friday over the next few weeks and month will be taking a journey through the establishment of American Music the Historical ROOTS of the Great MUSIC we listen to )O( Voice of Memphis Music , Cotton Row Music & Records , Tall Cotton Productions our Journey is going to open with call & respond blues.. The music of the United States reflects the countrys multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles. It is a mixture of music influenced by West African, Irish, Scottish, Mexican, and Cuban music traditions among others. The countrys most internationally renowned genres are jazz, blues, country, rhythm and blues, ragtime, hip hop, barbershop, pop, experimental, techno, house, dance, boogaloo, salsa, and rock and roll. The United States has the worlds largest music market with a total retail value of 4,481.8 million dollars in 2012,and its music is heard around the world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, some Forms of American popular music have gained a near global audience. Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants of the land that is today known as the United States and played its first music. Beginning in the 17th century, immigrants from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany and France began arriving in large numbers, bringing with them new styles and instruments. African slaves brought musical traditions, and each subsequent wave of immigrants contributed to a melting pot. Much of modern popular music can trace its roots to the emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African American basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous musics. There are also strong African roots in the music tradition to the original white settlers, such as country and bluegrass. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Hispanic and Jewish communities, among others. Many American cities and towns have vibrant music scenes which, in turn, support a number of regional musical styles. Along with musical centers such as Philadelphia, Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles, many smaller cities such as Asbury Park, New Jersey have produced distinctive styles of music. The Cajun and Creole traditions in Louisiana music, the folk and popular styles of Hawaiian music, and the bluegrass and old time music of the Southeastern states are a few examples of diversity in American music. The music of the United States can be characterized by the use of syncopation and asymmetrical rhythms, long, irregular melodies, which are said to reflect the wide open geography of (the American landscape) and the sense of personal freedom characteristic of American life Some distinct aspects of American music, like the call-and-response format, are derived from African techniques and instruments. This is a start of out journey on the History of music we love and listen to )O( I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.. Remember we are leaving to get back into the studio and establish some new ideas and will be doing production and travel during the month of DEC>. Some enjoy and please be part of our journey )O( Voice of Memphis Music , Cotton Row Music & Records , Tall Cotton Productions , Wikipedea , Google , BR TOAD , BLSFILM youtu.be/Oms6o8m4axg?t=1s
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:46:03 +0000
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