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The artists that came to İzmir in the scope of Blues Festival visited İzmir University of Economics. Shemekia Copeland, Terry Evans and Ray Schinnery, the guests of the conference held in University Conference Hall became friendly with the students in a short time. Copeland, Evans and Schinnery answered the questions of the students and they asked questions to the students from time to time. A student asked their point of view about R&B which is the blend of Rap and Blues. Schinnery told his displeasure by saying, “Blues is a music type created by Afro-Americans. It is very much liked so it is spread all around the world quickly. When they saw they were making money from Blues they started to sell Rap by using the name of Blues.” The trio asked what type of music were Turkish youth listening to, and they were pleased with the answer ‘Blues and Rock'. When he learned that Turkish radios were playing Blues music, Copeland said that blues music was being played in very late hours at night in America.
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