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2 articles

EnglishArts5 min

The blues: the song that invented American music

The story of the blues, born in the African American South: work songs, twelve bars, the blue note, Robert Johnson, and the matrix of jazz, rock and soul.

14 juin 2026Read

EnglishArts6 min

Jazz: the birth and history of an American music

The history of jazz, from New Orleans to bebop: African-American roots, blues and ragtime, improvisation and swing, from Armstrong to Miles Davis.

26 mars 2026Read