Why did slaves develop their own culture?

The slave culture was a blending of African and Western practices. The blending of these two distinct cultures created an entirely new entity, which was eventually absorbed into part of the American culture as one of its subcultures. Many factors contributed to this culture; the music, for example, helped the slaves get into a steady rhythm as they picked crops and did field work, and helped them take the mind of their work. They related strongly with the Hebrew culture and stories of enslavement to Egypt, and strongly emphasised this in their religion.