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RE: romancing (romanticizing) the shtetl
- From: Seth Rogovoy <rogovoy...>
- Subject: RE: romancing (romanticizing) the shtetl
- Date: Tue 09 Jan 2001 00.19 (GMT)
Seth Austen wrote:
> useful. In my opinion, the fusions that tend to work the best are those in
> which the players are the most grounded in the tradition.
I heartily second this maxim, or my name isn't also Seth!
Seriously, a firm grounding in the tradition goes a long way towards
excusing all kinds of
promiscuous fusionizing. I'd also say it's also important to have a firm
grounding in the music with which you're trying to fuse.
So that, for example, if you're trying for a klezmer-reggae fusion, you
ought to have a strong
foundation or understanding of the fundamentals of both. If you're weak in
either area, it will
show.
Seth Rogovoy
author of "The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and
Soul"
http://www.algonquin.com/catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1-56512-244-5
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