House-rent party

Japanese: house-rent party(英語表記)houserentparty
House-rent party

...In Chicago, black neighborhoods were clearly defined, and the population doubled in five years, causing rents to soar. When income alone could no longer cover the rent, blacks organized "house-rent parties" as a mutual aid movement, and made profits from admission fees and food and drink to use to pay the rent. Pianos were used at these parties, giving birth to the percussive blues piano style known as boogie woogie.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "house-rent party" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…シカゴでは黒人居住区がはっきりと定められ,その人口は5年間で2倍にふくれあがり,家賃が高騰した。収入だけでは家賃がまかないきれなくなると,黒人たちは相互扶助運動として〈家賃パーティhouse‐rent party〉をおこし,入場料と飲食費から利益をひねり出して家賃の支払にあてた。このパーティではピアノが使われ,打楽器的ブルース・ピアノ奏法〈ブギウギboogie woogie〉が生まれた。…

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