Blues Music: The Language of the Blues

Blues Music: The Language of the Blues

THE LANGUAGE OF THE BLUES   Available in Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Russian/Pусский and Español.     INTRODUCTION This article is a collection of excerpts from one of my favourite books, ‘The Language of the Blues from Alcorub to Zuzu’ by Debra Devi....
Blues Music: Songs and Their Stories

Blues Music: Songs and Their Stories

SONGS & THEIR STORIES Classic Female Blues   Post available in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Russian/Pусский and Italiano.     Included in this post: Introduction What are ‘Race Records’? (A very brief explanation) The Songs:...
Blues History & Culture: Angles and Asymmetry

Blues History & Culture: Angles and Asymmetry

ANGULARITY & ASYMMETRY IN AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR DANCE   Post available in English, French, German and Spanish. (Translations in Italian and Russian available soon.)   Included in this post: Introduction: “The grammar of culture” Angularity and...
Blues History & Culture: Vernacular Dance

Blues History & Culture: Vernacular Dance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BLUES DANCE: An African American Vernacular Dance Part 1 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This article is also available to read in...
Blues History: Willie Dixon

Blues History: Willie Dixon

  WILLIE DIXON “THE POET OF THE BLUES”   Post available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width_row=”true”...