Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of "blue notes." It emerged in Black communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.
Queen Bee | Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash
Get “rocked to your soul” with the “sweet” sounds of the blues classic, “Queen Bee,” by legendary musician, Taj Mahal. This Song Around The World version 20 musicians from six countries.
How Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Infused One of the Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Bands with a Little Jazz
Friday Nite Videos | June 25, 2021
The Music’s Back in This Region. Will the Pandemic Follow?
Post-pandemic life has started in the U.S. with bars, restaurants and concert halls filling with people and it’s bringing the party back to a region renowned for its live music scene.
Friday Nite Videos | March 12, 2021
Higher Ground 2020 (Stevie Wonder) | Playing for Change
New version, with r&b vocalist Aloe Blacc, world-renowned percussionist Sheila E., blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland, soul folk duo The War and Treaty, banjo greats Bela Fleck and Silkroad's Rhiannon Giddens, and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph.
Barre | Songhoy Blues
Malian blues rock band Songhoy Blues performing "Barre," an original song from their latest album Optimisme, live outside in Bamako, Mali. Barre—meaning "change" in Songhai—calls on the youth to rise up and take action.
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