U.S. & CANADA PEACE OUT!
We did it! Over the last three months we've accomplished something rather special. When we began our deep dive into the music of United States and Canada we may have thought to ourselves, with a chuckle, “the music of America and Canada is really quite a treat, what with all the jazz and blues and hip hop and all, but are we really going to learn anything new?" The answer.......OF COURSE!
We started way back in the beginning, with Native American/First Nations music, learning about the diversity of Native regional forms, traveled to Northeastern Canada, the Caribbean and the mouth of the Mississippi to track the terrific roots of Cajun and Creole music, then journeyed to the border between the United States and Mexico, exploring the Conjunto and Tejano music that leaps across that line.
We learned the international foundations of America's genius jazz, discovered that British poetry and African instruments blended to form Appalachian folk and simmered in the Delta heat with struggling storytellers who lived the blues. We sizzled with Puerto Rican salseros, delighted in disco, swayed to melodic “mele” in the Hawaiian breeze and broke every dance we tried as we reveled in hip hop. All the while we considered music from the United States and Canada to be a phenomenal fusion of forms – “new” music built upon thousands of years of human song.
All Around This World is honored that you chose to spend some time with us each week. We hope, throughout this season, you learned as much, and laughed as much, as we did.
EXPLORE THE U.S. AND CANADA WITH…
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DANCES, HOLIDAYS AND FUN!
THE U.S. AND CANADA
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