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His studies of American traditional music did much to spread interest in the blues and included early research into the influence of Islamic music from North Africa on its origins.
Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an overview of the contemporary scene on Disc One, primarily featuring American artists, and a "bonus" Disc Two highlighting Malian Samba Touré (a reference to the commonalities between the American Blues and West African music).