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The use of blue notes and the prominence of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of African influence.
The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes. It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression in African-American communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.
kavita added this comment 2008-10-28 12:56:28-05:00
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kavita added this comment 2008-10-28 12:56:28-05:00
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