FWD: "Muslim Roots, U.S. Blues" - Saudi Aramco World Magazine

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PRESENTER

Sarra Elomrani

ORIGINAL CITY 

Dubai

Original Date

October 5, 2019

Description

This presentation explores the connection between Muslims and the Blues musical movement. Proposing the theory that the Blues has got some Muslim roots in it.

Sources & Future References

  • Black Music of Two Worlds, book by John Roberts 

  • Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas, book by Sylviane Diouf 

  • Africa and the Blues, book by Gerhard Kubik

  • Roots: The Saga of an American Family, novel by Alex Haley

  • A Love Supreme, album by John Coltrane


Contact Info

Email: sarraelomrani1@gmail.com 
Instagram: @sara.elomrani

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