The African American music system includes

Blues/Ragtime/Soul/Gospel/Reggae/Hip-Hop/Jazz, etc.

〓 Cotton〓 Blues ( Blues)

Blues is one of the starting styles of modern pop music and is in a basic position

Rock music mainly originated from black "rhythm and blues" music

R&B , is the abbreviation of Rhythmand Blues, which translates as rhythm and blues

At the beginning of the last century, if you walked into a tavern in the United States, you would see a black man holding a broken guitar on the small stage. Playing distorted notes, using his tuneless voice and superficial-sounding lyrics to tell the story of black people's experiences in the United States. This is the blues. As the times progress, this music has become more musical. Music that was once out of tune became rhythmic and more melodic. Thus, early R&B was formed

〓Jazz (Jazz)

The importance of black American music Branch, music genre from Africa

The black slaves trafficked to the United States maintained the African music tradition and maintained complex rhythmic arrangements

At the same time, they gradually accepted the influence of European music, creating

Using Western instruments such as guitar, jazz drums, bass, violin, trumpet, etc.

White jazz. More European classical music That kind of rationality was brought into jazz, and it developed a flavor that was completely different from the roots of black jazz.

Black jazz, on the other hand, carries the tradition of African music and is always so unconventional and original and wild. and dissonant unique charm

(Recommend Mister Reggae. Can’t be found on Kugou. Two different guitar sounds, one is full of tension, the other is erratic like a Saas wind, with The change of melody, the uninterrupted SOLO is even more exciting)

〓 Cotton〓Hip-hop (Hip-hop)

American street black culture, including music, dance, graffiti, tattoos and Clothing. BRONX, the black community in New York, USA, became the source of Hip-Hop culture

Hip-hop does not require instruments or music scores. The body is the foundation. Lips are rolling, and the sound of nature is for "rap"

< p>Everyone in Hip-hop is a dancer, the earth is the stage, the most shocking human drama, called "Hip-hop"

Everyone in Hip-hop is an audience and writer, everyone All because of "graffiti", the sound was hung on the wall

〓 Cotton〓Soul (Soul)

Originated from Detroit black music

Soul song The golden age quietly ended with the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968

Blacks across the United States launched a series of retaliatory activities without blame, because the personal safety of employees could not be Guaranteed

The book "American Black Pop Music in 1986" elaborates on this theory that rhythm and blues music is dogmatic, while spiritual pop music is anti-dogmatic

In the mid-1980s, people working in the advertising, film and television, and recording industries were between 30 and 40 years old. They knew how great classic spiritual songs were.

As long as they are not acted hastily, spiritual songs are beautiful and beautiful. Logo

〓cotton〓Ragtime

The origin of black classical music Ragtime music

The origin of Ragtime music in New Orleans While becoming popular in other major southern towns in the United States, this kind of music is quickly disappearing. On the one hand, this music is adopted by the pop music industry, and on the other hand, it is included in the popular and more hedonistic jazz.

〓 Cotton 〓Gospel (Funk)

Maybe you are not familiar with gospel. But have you always heard the dubbing of "funk funk" in music?

Funk dance music originated in the 1960s, BPM About 120 beats below, the chords and rhythm of electric bass are the backbone of Funk

The literal meaning of the word Funk in English refers to music with emotion and rhythm. It is a kind of music created by black people. Pop music, at first glance, is somewhat similar to rhythm and blues music. Most of Funk's lyrics are mainly exaggerated and rude, which is easy to impress people.

After the 1980s, disco music Integrated with electronic synthesis

〓 Cotton〓 Reggae (Reggae)

Reggae (also translated as reggae) is a special Jamaican style of music, which originates from ska Directly developed

There is an obvious shadow of New Orleans rhythm and blues music in its style

Reggae music combines traditional African rhythms, American rhythm and blues and original Jamaican music Folk music, a style that includes downbeat alto omissions, upward slap guitar strumming, and vocal choruses

The lyrics are often based on the Rastafari (Jamaican black sect) religious tradition. Mainly, emphasizing social, political and humanistic concerns

In the 1980s and 1990s, a new style that combined rap music and reggae music appeared, called dub or toasting