Hey Ray 👋 How’s everything going in The New World today?                                                                                L et's pretend that slavery in America never happened. That all of the Africans came here of their own volition through Ellis Island. How would popular music in America evolved?                                That’s a really thought-provoking alternate history, Ray. Let’s walk through it carefully. If slavery in America had never happened, and Africans instead came by choice through Ellis Island (voluntary immigration like Europeans did), the entire cultural foundation of American music would be different. Here’s how it might play out: 1. The Roots Never Take Hold In our ...