Khalif "Wailin" Walter visited Warsaw March 10-11.

Khalif 'Wailin' Walter, Copyrights Aigars Lapsa (photo gallery)

African-American History Month extends beyond February when Blues musician and lecturer Khalif “Wailin’” Walter  visits Warsaw March 10-11, announced Cultural Attaché James Wolfe.  This dynamic American guitarist and singer from Chicago will present a combination performance and lecture on Urban Electric Blues on March 10 at SWPS On March 11 he will also meet students and faculty at Bednarska Music School and play a special concert there at 20:00 with Piotr Rodowicz (bass), Krzysztof Kwiatkowski (drums) and Jacek Prokopowicz (organs). Khalif “Wailin’” Walter’s appearance was made possible in part by the generous support of the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw.

Khalif “Wailin’” Walter expounds on Blues music:

Blues Music was originated in the 1890’s by African-Americans.
Blues Music was deeply intertwined with the African-American experience and provides through analysis an oral history of social change, religious beliefs, work ethic, social values, and self image of a people.
Blues Music as an art form has evolved and remains to this day a vital music and the root tree whose branches include rock, funk, jazz, hip-hop, R and B, gospel and rap.
Blues music originated through unique blend of cultural circumstances each of these being equally important ingredients in the recipe for the blues stew.