Which genre of music evolved from the african-american community, which uses african beats and scales from the middle east to sing spirituals, work, and simple ballads, with hollers, chants, and shouts?
a-gospels, b-soul, c-blues, d-rock, e-pop

The correct answer is:

C. BLUES

Explanation:

This African-American musical genre inspired by workers in the cotton fields of the southern United States merged with gospel, sacred songs and English rhymes would become the inspiration for later genres such as rock. since the blues would come thanks to the melancholy of all cotton field workers whose only escape from their work and their slavery would be their music.