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Re: demand for "authentic" ethnic

In a message dated 1/7/0 12:49:38 PM, ritzrev (at) post(dot)tau(dot)ac(dot)il 
writes:

<< No, thank you!
Seeking for authenticity is like seeking for purism - the most sterile
approach to any language, and especially to music. Great art is always
shamelessly borrowing >>

In Israel (where I believe this e-mail originated) "Great art is always 
shamelessly borrowing."    In the US,  it's called Plagiarism  
Simon

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