Before the Great Migration, there were not many African American outside of the rural southern states. However, in the early 1900s, African American saw more labor and social, economic opportunities in the North factories and industrial industry located in the Northern states; hence the movement began. But this movement still limited African American population to the East Coast; it was not until the Great Depression and World War II that pushed this population to migrate further north, Midwest and the West Coast. Until this point in time, there was barely any African American in California. Attracted by the war labor force and the constructed golden image of California, African American migrated to the West Coast and relocated in Downtown
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This was an ideal song to perform at a dancing club due to its catchy tune and its lyrics about how one man cannot stop dancing on his swing feet. When listening to the song, one can hear the jazz influence melody in the background with Spanish and Calo singing in the foreground. Jazz sounds are difficult to describe in words, but one can hear the saxophone, trumpet, drum, trombone and bass being performed in a steady beat. The song’s intro highlights the jazz’s influence with the long note of trumpet accompany by slight drum playing and the saxophone solo after the first verse. Since jazz is the music of African American, sailors in the riots may have associated “Chicas Patas Boogie” with the minority group and attacked them during the riots. The song can also be linked to Mexican American community because the lyrics of the song are in Spanish with a hint of Calo. However, the vocal in the song was sung in a blue and rhythm manner rather than in Mexican American’s style like the corridor. The subtle clapping and the fixed rhythm scheme in the song make it an ideal song for the dancing clubs in downtown Los Angeles and the attendees of these clubs usually wear cloth more loosely than normal to prevent restrictions on their dancing movements. This style of loose suit or the “zoot-suit” is often linked with Mexican American because of the infamous riot took place in downtown Los Angles, along Figueroa Boulevard. But not of people realize zoot suit was actually associated with African American youth in the 1940s and provided several “racial connotations as the preferred choice of hip black men and entertainers.” 7 Moreover,
This was an ideal song to perform at a dancing club due to its catchy tune and its lyrics about how one man cannot stop dancing on his swing feet. When listening to the song, one can hear the jazz influence melody in the background with Spanish and Calo singing in the foreground. Jazz sounds are difficult to describe in words, but one can hear the saxophone, trumpet, drum, trombone and bass being performed in a steady beat. The song’s intro highlights the jazz’s influence with the long note of trumpet accompany by slight drum playing and the saxophone solo after the first verse. Since jazz is the music of African American, sailors in the riots may have associated “Chicas Patas Boogie” with the minority group and attacked them during the riots. The song can also be linked to Mexican American community because the lyrics of the song are in Spanish with a hint of Calo. However, the vocal in the song was sung in a blue and rhythm manner rather than in Mexican American’s style like the corridor. The subtle clapping and the fixed rhythm scheme in the song make it an ideal song for the dancing clubs in downtown Los Angeles and the attendees of these clubs usually wear cloth more loosely than normal to prevent restrictions on their dancing movements. This style of loose suit or the “zoot-suit” is often linked with Mexican American because of the infamous riot took place in downtown Los Angles, along Figueroa Boulevard. But not of people realize zoot suit was actually associated with African American youth in the 1940s and provided several “racial connotations as the preferred choice of hip black men and entertainers.” 7 Moreover,