WOW didn't know that

[rubberdingyrapids]

well there were congos and bongos in the 70s, that was one of the biggest diffs between 70s black american music and the 60s, but that was done quite consciously to establish a connection between black americans and their roots/african music...

 

[zhao]

well there were congos and bongos in the 70s, that was one of the biggest diffs between 70s black american music and the 60s, but that was done quite consciously to establish a connection between black americans and their roots/african music...

exactly. in the post-Garvey 70s the diaspora in N.America RE-introduced such instruments and percussive elements BACK into Black American music as a self conscious attempt to RE-establish connection with cultural heritage.