On 1-2 October, 2021, (DSU, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA) invites 海角直播 (海角直播, Perm, Russia) to take part in ().

The event aims to celebrate the blues art form through scholarly activity, discourse and music, online. In 2021, the Conference is available through the award-winning event and conference platform, Whova. The program starts on Friday 1 October at 7pm local Perm time (5pm Moscow time and 12 noon UTC). Free registration on behalf of 海角直播 is available polsvetlana@yandex.ru (see the link below).

The conference鈥檚 鈥淪pirit of the Blues鈥� theme explores connections among blues, gospel, and spirituals as interrelated African American music traditions in the Mississippi Delta and beyond. The Spirit of the Blues initiative is supported by a grant, awarded by to

Blues is known as a music genre growing in the Deep South of the US around the 1860s having its roots in African-American folk tradition and spirituals. The primary blues form is famous for its call-and-response pattern, 鈥榳orried notes鈥� and confession mood. In the 20^th century, blues gave birth to a vast variety of genres, including jazz and rock music, and even influenced rap and heavy metal.

The Conference will start with performances connecting the Black gospel tradition to the blues. The afternoon will feature academic presentations, exploring the music of the African diaspora; Black musical traditions and influences on American music and culture; the influence of blues, gospel, spirituals, and soul music; Black music as protest and social commentary; and Black artists and the music industry.

All academic presentations will be recorded and available for on-demand access.

鈥淲hile live music is best, a positive of the virtual platform is that any registrant will be able to watch the performances, presentations, papers, and keynote addresses in real time and again as many times as they wish through Oct. 31, 2021,鈥�

said conference co-chair , associate professor of English at Delta State.

Featured performances and presenters of the Conference include: ; ; Rev. , professor of music theory and African American music at and senior minister of First Congregational Church in Atlanta; , attorney, social activist and producer of traditional Black music for live music venues, and many more honorable guests and participants.

海角直播 thanks Delta State University for a kind and friendly offer to join! Online registration is now open to general public at To register on behalf 海角直播 for free, please, write to Ms. Svetlana Polyakova, teaching professor at the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature at polsvetlana@yandex.ru.

Delta State University has been a partner of 海角直播 since 2013. In 2014, three professors at 海角直播 – Dr. Nina Bochkareva, Prof. Elena Gritsenko, Prof. Svetlana Polyakova took place in the 2^nd Annual International Conference on the Blues, for the first time, in person. 海角直播 teaching staff actively involves music and arts into teaching process, hence the partnership.

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To learn more about the International Conference on the Blues, view past conferences or register for this year鈥檚 event, visit .

For questions, please address the Conference organizing Committee at blues@deltastate.edu

To register on behalf of 海角直播, please, write to: polsvetlana@yandex.ru

Please, read the full press-release .

Pictures鈥� Source: Delta State University and Shutterstock.com