Significance to Today
Fig.10. Aretha Franklin a
well known jazz, blues, and
R&B singer(Friedlander)
well known jazz, blues, and
R&B singer(Friedlander)
Slave songs had a significant lasting impact on today's culture, escape and freedom, the use of songs as historical documentation, and the influence on music genres.
"Each type adapted elements of African and European musical traditions and shaped the development of a wide range of music, including gospel, jazz, and blues" (Music in Slave Life).
"Each type adapted elements of African and European musical traditions and shaped the development of a wide range of music, including gospel, jazz, and blues" (Music in Slave Life).
"Respect" being sung by Aretha Franklin ("Respect")