Re: demand for "authentic" ethnic

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

It always was cool. But it wasn't always as available as it is now. If you
never heard it (or of it), you could never know how good it was.

Then again, maybe I'm not talking about the 'trend' which you are referring
to, but to a more sincere desire to seek out cool stuff.
                            EK


----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Jaffey <mjaffey2 (at) mum(dot)edu>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: demand for "authentic" ethnic


> At 11:46 AM 1/7/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Because ethnic music is so cool, and readily available outside whatever
it's
> >original intended market was. Lots of great labels (such as Traditional
> >Crossroads, Institut du Monde Arabe, ARC, etc.) with good USA and
> >international distribution networks.
> >                                EK
>
> So this trend is only because the stuff is more available? Availability is
> driving demand? Question is, why is it widely perceived as "so cool" now
if
> it wasn't before?
>
> Matt
>
>
>

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