Roots of Rhythm - Smithsonian Magazine

Subject: Roots of Rhythm - Smithsonian Magazine
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 08:17 PM

The current issue of Smithsonian Magazine, November 2001, page 77 has a nice article, "Roots of Rhythm" 'The Origins of American Music - From gospel to country, from zydeco to the blues' regarding a T.V. series.

An online partial view of the article is found at:

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/

Subject: RE: Roots of Rhythm - Smithsonian Magazine
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:13 PM

Hi Guest,.gargoyle--

Also discussed further in this thread.

The 4-CD set is excellent, with an extensive hardbound booklet of liner notes. I'm not familiar enough with cajun/zydeco or Native American music to know if those are good choices. The country/bluegrass section (which is the section I'm most familiar with) seems to have "most of the best," I think, and the blues section looks like it has a good variety also, IMO.

Lin