Post by ie on Dec 28, 2006 4:10:29 GMT -5
This thread can be for all forms of world music. Popular to obscure, but remember, this is meant as a positive thread. World music is good for you.
Let's be broad with the definition here, though I want to exclude some good musicians from this thread because they just wouldn't count. Most anything besides your standard American or Westernized European Union guitar-based rock will count here.
andruini and I spoke briefly about this.
For example, I wouldn't count Rammstein as world music, because you take out Till Lindemann's vocals and slap on Serj Tankian's vocals and it wouldn't be that drastic of a change.
But I would count In Extremo as world music. Apparently they started using English vocals at some point, and they do rock out like the best of them, but they are primarily a folk metal band, with the folk part referring to tradition German folk music. Just trust me on this one, they do both separately and they mix them up. (I'd recommend checking out the album Sünder ohne Zügel, if you like that song.)
I wouldn't include Mogwai as world music, because they are included in the Westernized European Union guitar-based rock bit, even if the vocals aren't a big part of their music. I would count Sigur Ros (not Sugar Rose), though, because even though both bands have shoegazing elements to them, Sigur Ros isn't even from this planet.
The Seatbelts are one of the most diverse groups I've listened to, and they are Japanese, but most of the music they play is just too "Westernized" to properly count as world music. They do have a couple of songs that would definitely count, but for the most part, they don't. Same deal with the Beatles. A few of their songs would count, but overall, they wouldn't count.
David Byrne of the Talking Heads plays with world music, so the songs that he plays with world musicians would count, but it's unfortunate that he is rumored to exploit some of the musicians he performs with. I just remember slight details about this, so perhaps it's completely inaccurate, but I haven't found anything definitive either way.
So, to some degree, it's more on the type of music being played, rather than the country of origin of the musician.
...But enough with the qualifiers and what bands count and which ones don't. You can either post the names, YouTube videos, names of genres or instruments you like, or whatever, of musicians that fall under this "genre," if you will.
I mentioned this baglama player in the Videos thread.
As well as this video featuring both capoeira music and capoeista Lateef Crowder (from Tom Yum Goong).
andruini also mentioned Ali Hassan Kuban and Mulatu Astatke. I'm tired now. Remind me to check out both later, okay?
Let's be broad with the definition here, though I want to exclude some good musicians from this thread because they just wouldn't count. Most anything besides your standard American or Westernized European Union guitar-based rock will count here.
andruini and I spoke briefly about this.
For example, I wouldn't count Rammstein as world music, because you take out Till Lindemann's vocals and slap on Serj Tankian's vocals and it wouldn't be that drastic of a change.
But I would count In Extremo as world music. Apparently they started using English vocals at some point, and they do rock out like the best of them, but they are primarily a folk metal band, with the folk part referring to tradition German folk music. Just trust me on this one, they do both separately and they mix them up. (I'd recommend checking out the album Sünder ohne Zügel, if you like that song.)
I wouldn't include Mogwai as world music, because they are included in the Westernized European Union guitar-based rock bit, even if the vocals aren't a big part of their music. I would count Sigur Ros (not Sugar Rose), though, because even though both bands have shoegazing elements to them, Sigur Ros isn't even from this planet.
The Seatbelts are one of the most diverse groups I've listened to, and they are Japanese, but most of the music they play is just too "Westernized" to properly count as world music. They do have a couple of songs that would definitely count, but for the most part, they don't. Same deal with the Beatles. A few of their songs would count, but overall, they wouldn't count.
David Byrne of the Talking Heads plays with world music, so the songs that he plays with world musicians would count, but it's unfortunate that he is rumored to exploit some of the musicians he performs with. I just remember slight details about this, so perhaps it's completely inaccurate, but I haven't found anything definitive either way.
So, to some degree, it's more on the type of music being played, rather than the country of origin of the musician.
...But enough with the qualifiers and what bands count and which ones don't. You can either post the names, YouTube videos, names of genres or instruments you like, or whatever, of musicians that fall under this "genre," if you will.
I mentioned this baglama player in the Videos thread.
As well as this video featuring both capoeira music and capoeista Lateef Crowder (from Tom Yum Goong).
andruini also mentioned Ali Hassan Kuban and Mulatu Astatke. I'm tired now. Remind me to check out both later, okay?
I really liked the documentary, and have yet to listen to the album, but the music was quite good, so it's just a matter of time.