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The Roots of the Blues: An African Search Paperback - 1991
by Samuel Charters
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'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.
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- Title The Roots of the Blues: An African Search
- Author Samuel Charters
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 168
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Da Capo Press, New York
- Date 1991-08-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780306804458 / 030680445X
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.44 x 0.54 in (20.98 x 13.82 x 1.37 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Blues (Music) - History and criticism, Music - Africa, West - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91020452
- Dewey Decimal Code 781.573
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