Re: The joy of Music

On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 00:02:09 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

The Africans had rhythm. The Europeans had tunes.

Where would you say the Portuguese and Brazilians got their rhythms from?
They are very different from, say Spanish ones.

Fun fact: the “Blue Note” that you hear in Blues music originated from the
Touareg people. They were part of the chain of slave traders that
trafficked their victims from Africa to Europe and the New World.
Naturally the slaves they handled picked up a few things from them along
the way ...