The Roots of the Blues: An African Search

by Samuel Charters and Penguin Adult HC/TR

Book Overview

"I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues." So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture. The Roots of the Blues not only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030680445X
• ISBN13: 9780306804458
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"