Blues History: Ma Rainey

Blues History: Ma Rainey

MA RAINEY ‘THE MOTHER OF THE BLUES’ Post available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian. [vc_row full_width_row=”true” padding_left=”120″][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_btn title=” Deutsch”...
Blues History: Mamie Smith

Blues History: Mamie Smith

MAMIE SMITH ‘The Queen of The Blues’   WHO IS MAMIE SMITH? Name: Nee Mamie Robinson, Mamie Smith after marrying William “Smitty” Smith. Life: May 26, 1883 – September 16, 1946. Thought to have been born in Cincinnati, Ohio, however there...
Stefano Ronchi Confesses His Blues…

Stefano Ronchi Confesses His Blues…

Stefano “Slidin’ Wolf” Ronchi is an Italian blues guitar player and singer living in Berlin. His way of composing and arranging is grounded in old black folklore music from the 20’s and 30’s, from Delta Blues and Piedmont Blues, through old Spirituals, stomp and...
Recommended Reading and Viewing

Recommended Reading and Viewing

Blues dance is intrinsically linked to the music and rooted in history. Although the dance, like the music, has changed over the years we believe that to fully understand blues dance you must learn about and respect the history of the music and the dance and the...