Fwd: [Harp-L] Butterfield and Race

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <peacoatguy@xxxx> wrote:

The harmonica was an uninspiring German  toy-instrument, toy, until 
African-American descendants of slaves got  hold of it. 

======Winslow:

How completey U.S.-centric this statement is. (No, I won't say America-
centric as the Americas include something like 20 nations and even more 
distinct cultures).

Harmonica traditions have existed in a variety of cultures, some of 
them quite sophisticated. Have you listened to enough of them that you 
feel you can back up this sweeping pronouncement?

Winslow