So why is it that anything that is not rock, pop (distinctly American traditions), or classical (distinctly a European tradition), is now called world music? Shouldn't it all be called world music? Or none of it be called world music, and instead just categorized under its own specific name? The categorization is oversimplifying and to my mind somewhat patronizing. If you don't have time to classify some stuff over others, then you shouldn't be classifying at all.
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I agree, "world music" is a lazy answer to categorization. anyway, those wreckord companies are sinking fast, artists will start doing a better job categorizing their own music.
btw, my own bloggy-blog is up. thanks for inspiring me to jump the hurdles.
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