He momo puoro te puoro kōrangaranga ka takea mai i te iwi mangumangu i mauheretia hei pononga i te tonga o Te Hononga o Amerika i te whakamutunga o te rautau tekau mā iwa. Ko te tino o tēnei momo, he whakaputa i te mamae o te ngākau, he whakakotahi, he whakapiki anō i te iwi. Ko te tito ohia tētahi āhuatanga matua o te puoro kōrangaranga (RTP 2015:84). / Blues is a musical genre originating from the black slave communities in the south of The United States of America at the end of the ninteenth century. It is characterised by the expression of pain and grief and also acts to unite and uplift the people. Improvisation is a major characteristic of blues music (RTP 2015:84).

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