  I believe that some American music is of completely European-origin, other American music is completely of African-origin and still other American music is of multiracial and multicultural origin. Blacks had nothing to do with English ballads or German classical music or Irish folk songs. Jazz had its origins at Congo Square in New Orleans as a uniquely transplanted west African musical tradition. By the mid 19th century, acculturation in music incorporated white musical traditions in black music and black musical traditions in white music. Rock music is an amalgam of white and black musical traditions.  :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes:you are hopeless , there is not one single American originated genre of music that is COMPLETELY African, even a little bit African. Just because Blacks play it doesen't mean it's African, Black American, not African, like me and Leucocyte are trying to get through your head, because a Black guy played the blues or jazz doesen't make the blues or jazz African:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: There is just no getting you to realize Blacks were assimilated to White culture, they really retained no essential Africanness at all , good grief....... Yes, Jazz was a transplanted African tradition, they were playing Jazz in Africa :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:  Jazz which was first played by a White band of teenage street performers called the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band in New Orleans in the 1890s, Jazz which is influenced by French quadrilles, marching band music, and classical, and played with European instruments. Sure buddy, why not. Arrrg!   http://hanoiswans.files.wordpress.co...rlie-brown.jpg