In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvořák as saying "I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical", and that "the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland".
I 1893 blev Dvořák citeret i et avisinterview, for at have sagt "Jeg syntes at negrenes og indianernes musik stort set var identisk"; og at "de to racers musik har en bemærkelsesværdig lighed med den skotske musik".