Tuesday, January 10, 2006

What Is That Music?

Is there a coinage clumsier and more naive than "world music"? One of these days, I swear I will tear that Word Art generated, laser-printed label off the public library's music shelf with my half-chewed nails.

I found out, after a little Googling that the phrase was not sprung upon us by some music company executive in Los Angeles but by a group of Englishmen. (link to an about.com site.) So much for the popular stereotype about the culturally isolated American and the, uh, globally integrated Britisher.

2 comments:

km said...

Intern,

My remark about the "culturally isolated American" should really be read in quotes. It is just a lazy stereotype and is not 100% accurate. America is my adopted homeland and I know that this country treats foreigners better than any other country.

Now we're getting too serious :)

krishna

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