Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Home Is Africa


Although so much of Africa-inspired 1960s US jazz was not really based on African musics (instead, jazz artists often used Latin or vaguely Latin rhythms, which are certainly indebted to Africa), one must love the sentiment, solidarity, and pride US-based jazz artists felt for the African continent in those revolutionary years. Our home is, indeed, Africa.

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