Bien al sur

Bien al sur

by Gabriel Grätzer

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El blues surgió en el sur de los Estados Unidos pero alcanzó difusión a escala global. Las primeras expresiones de música folclórica norteamericana que más tarde darían forma al género llegaron a la Argentina a fines del siglo XIX y, desde entonces, ya sea como forma musical independiente o como parte del repertorio de los músicos de jazz, la presencia e influencia del blues fue creciente. A partir de la década del sesenta, en el contexto de un redescubrimiento y revalorización a nivel internacional, el blues en la Argentina comenzó a adquirir características particulares de la mano del naciente rock nacional que lo adoptó como parte de su lenguaje. Pero fue durante los noventa donde las frecuentes presentaciones de músicos internacionales en el país entre los cuales se pudo ver tanto a legendarios como a jóvenes bluesmen estadounidenses que el blues local vivió un inesperado boom que, en las décadas siguientes, no ha dejado de crecer y expandirse. Este recorrido por las apasionantes historias de los músicos, los grupos, los lugares, los estilos, los viajes y los amantes de este arte en el país confirma que el blues se ha convertido en parte de la música y la cultura argentina. The blues originated in the southern United States but reached spread globally. The first expressions of American folk music that later would shape the genre came to Argentina in the late nineteenth century and, since then, either as an independent musical form or as part of the repertoire of jazz musicians, the presence and influence of blues was growing. From the sixties, in the context of a rediscovery and appreciation internationally, the blues in Argentina began to acquire particular characteristics of the hand of the nascent national rock which adopted it as part of their language. But it was during the nineties where frequent performances of international musicians in the country, among which could be seen both legendary bluesmen as young Americans-the local blues lived an unexpected boom that in the following decades, has not stopped grow and expand. This journey through the exciting stories of the musicians, groups, places, styles, travel and lovers of this art in the country confirms that the blues has become part of the music and culture of Argentina. (Translation by Google Translate)

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    How does the journey of the blues from the American South to Argentina challenge the idea that musical genres belong strictly to their place of origin?

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    In what ways did the rise of rock nacional in the 1960s shape or transform the way Argentinians understood and played the blues?

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    The book highlights an unexpected "boom" of the blues in Argentina during the 1990s, fueled by visits from legendary and young American musicians. Why do you think this particular decade resonated so strongly with the blues genre?

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