Re: why use labels

[glenn tamir <klezska...>]

I guess what I meant to say is that we not get "hung
up" too much on labels.  Certainly everyone should be
proud of their musical heritage, whatever that may be.


--- Ari Davidow <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com> wrote:
> At 11:58 AM 5/3/2001 -0700, you wrote: 
> >
> > What it all really comes down to is this. Why use
> labels at all to describe
> > music? Hasn't there been enough damage done to
> musicians who were pigeonholed
> > into a particular genre by some record label or
> music critic? ALL music can
> > be traced back to other origins. ALL music is
> influenced by other music in
> > one way or another. Let's stop tying to "define"
> what is "Jewish Music".
> > We're Jews and we play music. Much of this music
> was influenced by other Jews
> > who played or wrote music or by t'filot,
> etc..DONE!
> 
> 
> 
> Because it's part of describing who we are and what
> we do. That matters not
> just to others, but to ourselves.
> 
> ari
> 
> 
> Ari Davidow
> ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
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