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"African Blues": The Sound and History of a Transatlantic Discourse

Meyerson-Knox, Saul
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378194952

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2013, M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Music History.
This thesis explores the musical style known as "African Blues" in terms of its historical and social implications. Contemporary West African music sold as "African Blues" has become commercially successful in the West in part because of popular notions of the connection between American blues and African music. Significant scholarship has attempted to cite the "home of the blues" in Africa and prove the retention of African music traits in the blues; however much of this is based on problematic assumptions and preconceived notions of "the blues." Since the earliest studies, "the blues" has been grounded in discourse of racial difference, authenticity, and origin-seeking, which have characterized the blues narrative and the conceptualization of the music. This study shows how the bi-directional movement of music has been used by scholars, record companies, and performing artist for different reasons without full consideration of its historical implications.
Stefan Fiol, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Thabiti Asukile, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
bruce mcclung, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
114 p.
Music
African Blues; blues; African music; Roots of the Blues; Ali Farka Toure; Kulanjan

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  • Meyerson-Knox, S. (2013). "African Blues": The Sound and History of a Transatlantic Discourse [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378194952

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Meyerson-Knox, Saul. "African Blues": The Sound and History of a Transatlantic Discourse. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378194952.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Meyerson-Knox, Saul. ""African Blues": The Sound and History of a Transatlantic Discourse." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378194952

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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