Back in the 1500's is when slave labor started to become popular, Africans were taken out of their native land and sent over to European countries also known as 'The New World' -- I'm also taking a Intercultural Communications course which believe it or not, we are talking about where Jazz originated! As these African laborers arrived they were begining to be exposed to different types of rythems and intruments, which influenced the style of Jazz today. As we move closer to the 1600's laborers were working on plantations and being exposed to Catholic Church music, I believe that Jazz came from an array of different influences, including the Blues.
I believe Jazz has a sexual connotation behind it because of the way that the performers moved their bodies: there are also other sexual references in worlds used in the jazz era. Such as the term 'swing dancing' also known as wife swapping!
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