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It was mostly a way of relieving stress and bringing out something peaceful regardless of having a horrid lifestyle.
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The African slaves contributed to what element of jazz?
The African slaves contributed largely to jazz. This is a music that the African slaves and their ancestors brought and developed from their native land.
Did slaves ever sing?
no they didn't
Why did slaves sing when they worked?
To praise and sing to God!Wrong - they sung for cadence; for timing their movements together, and also for passing the time... they were slaves, after all.
When did the slaves sing?
they sang while they worked in the plantations
What did slaves sing when they were working in the fields or picking cotton?
Slaves sang while they were working in the fields to pass the time away. Usually they would sing about home or family, and sometimes a song that they would sing would be a coded message.
Why were the African slaves not allowed to sing work songs?
soledad olmeda
What helped slaves keep the African culture going?
they used to go around their fires and sing and tell African songs and stories.
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
Where and when were the African Slaves permitted to gather sing and dance?
They weren't. Their owners did not want to be seen with them if he didn't have to. This caused many owners to lose touch with their slaves, and in their free time, when they knew he wouldn't be around, they would sing and dance. Owners wanted their slaves to have children because the children would become their slaves, when they grew up. This allowed them to buy less slaves and save money.
Who were the first people to play the blues?
They were african americans in the south of the usa . They were slaves and sang whiles working.
Which of the following groups made up the largest portion of Saint-Domingue's population before the Haitian Revolution?
African slaves
The African slaves contributed to what element of jazz?
The African slaves contributed largely to jazz. This is a music that the African slaves and their ancestors brought and developed from their native land.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
Did slaves ever sing?
no they didn't
Why did African American slaves sing follow the drining gourd?
They sang it because they were instructions for how to get out of the slave camp but in a sort of code so that they could go on the underground trainline
Where were African slaves first brought to work?
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
From which African countries were the majority of slaves brought?
the African countries were brought slaves were Uganda & rwanda
