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From “Race Music” To “Rhythm & Blues”

jump — 1. to spring free from the ground, to move suddenly or involuntarily. 2. a form of R&B music…

juke (of West African origin, akin to Wolof dzug, to live wickedly) – a roadside drinking establishment that offers cheap…

jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear)…

jam (origin unknown) – 1. to drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position. 2. to fill often to excess.…

jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to…

soul (Middle English, from Old English sawol) – 1. the animating and vital principle in human beings, credited with the…

jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year…

Africa 1500 – 1860 juju (from the African Hausa language) – an object used as a fetish, a charm or…