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Old 07-11-2006, 05:59 PM
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Re: "World" music

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Originally Posted by progdirjim
But world music to me is a stupid name, and I'm not worried about being an ugly American. There is no comparison musically between Celtic music (which does have a "sound"), the Senegalese musicians Gabriel played with, Scandanavian folk, and Salsa, all of which is likely to be called "world" music. It's a stupid term. That's all. No political agenda, no concern about being PC.

That's a very good point...i think "lazy" and stupid, too...
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