In the 19th century, New Orleans was a region where enslaved people assembled to play music, bringing together individuals from various countries, each contributing a piece of their birth country’s original tones and harmonies.
In the 19th century, New Orleans was a region where enslaved people assembled to play music, bringing together individuals from various countries, each contributing a piece of their birth country’s original tones and harmonies. Over time, this blend of African and Caribbean music was combined with marching band instruments to create the genre of ragtime. Popular at the time, this spiritual music wound its way into the jazz sound we know today.