Re: Thoughts on ethnic music after reading certain recent posts

[Sylvie Braitman <curlySylvie...>]

But honesty is necessary to any style of music. Not only ethnic music. And
it's not because it's ethnic that it's honest either. I think it has to do
with the performer, her/his emotions and commitment to whatever music is
played.
Sylvie
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From: <elliott_simon (at) dca(dot)net>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 3:45 PM
Subject: Thoughts on ethnic music after reading certain recent posts


> The thing I love about ethnic music whether it is Jewish or not is its
> honesty. I just reviewed a new CD by Dino Saluzzi an Argentinian
> bandoneon player who also recently appeared on "If" by Miriam Alter, he
> was able to express that same honesty in his wonderful playing that I
> hear in Jewish music.did it remind me of my grandmother.no..but it is
> probably no accident that tango and jewish music have had a fruitful
> association. These days I think it is important to celebrate the
> similarities in the various world musics while also celebrating the
> differences. Last week I travelled to Washington, Pa to see my in laws
> who are Slovak.there is an incredible Polish/Slovak community there
> with at least 3 ethnic music radio stations.festivals every weekend.and
> in the polkas on these stations there was also this honesty.One of my
> best memories over the past year happened at the Frank London BOB
> concert in NYC. The two young Serbs on either side of me had come to
> see Boban Markovic and had no clue from klezmer let alone Frank London.
> by the end of the night we were all holding hands to both bands and
> singing...no one concerned whether we were listening to Serbian or
> Jewish..at KlezK watching the video of the Polish TV program that
> showed 10,000 people rocking to Shtreiml and HHK in the streets of
> Poland and Michael Alpert singing .was that the Polish National Anthem?
> ..with ..was that the Polish Prime Minister?..aside from music and the
> arts these days there ain't much else with that kind of power.best to
> all for the coming holidays..Elliott
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