Hi Jon and all,

on Thursday 25 March 2004 08:07, Jon Murphy wrote:

>[...]  In fact 
> almost all American folk is of European origin, Almost all, but not 
> all. The native Indian melodies have an oriental scale structure,
> they aren't the drum and chant of the Western movies. And the music
> of the old West incorporates some of it.

I would not underestimate the African influence on American music... 

Al the best

Arto


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