American Rhythms
The Sing Out Loud American Rhythms CD includes a variety of musical genres from many different artists in the U.S.A. These songs will appeal to teens and young adults. This "hybrid" CD also contains a teacher's guide to using music in the classroom.
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<p>Kermit Ruffins, a jazz musician from New Orleans, Louisiana has decided in this song to sing about the grandiosity of his native city. Sometimes we simply love a certain place and all the things associated with it. This is how Kermit Ruffins feels about New Orleans. In this song, we can listen to Ruffins sing in his low-pitched, jazzy voice about how much he and other people love New Orleans, which is considered the birthplace of jazz music.</p><p>Ruffins not only sings about the greatness of the city itself, but also about its swinging atmosphere and the great people who are part of it. This song is a clear example of jazz music, a musical genre native to the USA and which combines African and European influences. As a special bonus, we can listen to Ruffins perform some nice scat, which involves singing nonsense syllables in a way that imitates a musical instrument. Scat singing is a very typical characteristic of jazz music.</p>
