On Air Now
Calm Classics with Myleene Klass 10pm - 1am
African American influences
This image appears in the gallery:
Delius: 20 facts about the great composer
2. African American influences
Delius was heavily influenced by African American spirituals and those that sang them. It is thought that this fascination with the genre dates back to when the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a celebrated African American acapella ensemble toured Britain and Europe during the 1870s
