Cultural anthropology is more to the point than Musicology.
Where are the African Languages?
Where are the African Religions? Even Islam didn’t survive.
Where are all the things that made them African?
None survived the trip and assimilation.
Except Jazz / music, or so you and the music ’establishment’ would have us believe. I suspect you don’t have a real grasp of the nuts and bolts of slavery. Keeping groups / families together, was not a consideration. Impossible to maintain anything under those conditions.
Every style of European music that was brought to this country, is still being played here and in EUROPE today. Easy to trace.
What music is being played in Africa today? The only music, except primitive noise making, I have ever heard was brought to Africa from the West. Where is the music that gave rise to Jazz?
Remember, in a lot of places in Africa, even today, music is frowned upon.
Cheers
Btw, when someone from one culture, defines and explains another group's culture, watch out!!
Where are the African Languages?
Where are the African Religions? Even Islam didn’t survive.
Where are all the things that made them African?
None survived the trip and assimilation.
Except Jazz / music, or so you and the music ’establishment’ would have us believe. I suspect you don’t have a real grasp of the nuts and bolts of slavery. Keeping groups / families together, was not a consideration. Impossible to maintain anything under those conditions.
Every style of European music that was brought to this country, is still being played here and in EUROPE today. Easy to trace.
What music is being played in Africa today? The only music, except primitive noise making, I have ever heard was brought to Africa from the West. Where is the music that gave rise to Jazz?
Remember, in a lot of places in Africa, even today, music is frowned upon.
Cheers
Btw, when someone from one culture, defines and explains another group's culture, watch out!!