Jero (j.vander.ent@freeler.nl)
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 12:26:09 +0100
> yeah, for me the classic examples of genres being
> really linked to a physical place are hiphop, j/dnb,
> and a lot of brazillian styles, let's say batucada for
> argument's sake.
now here's something I can relate to..playing batucada (brazilian
percussion) in the streets of urban Rotterdam, Holland - about 1500 km from
Brazil is quite different than playing in the streets of Salvador da Bahia
(I did both). It feels way different but it's still feels great in both
places..and I agree that you shouldn't try to copy the original sound but
add something of your own..my band for example uses influences from funk and
sometimes punk.to mix with the brazilian rhythms (the same is being done in
urbanized Brazil as well btw, listen to Chico Science, Marcelo D2 etc) but
we first tried to learn how the original music sounded and should be played.
From there you explore further..This makes the music more interesting..new
kinds of music arise. etc
but I think a lot of the beauty of music for me comes from the fact that
when hearing it I can or try to imagine! the place where it is being played
or made...not so much as where I am at that particular moment. Of course it
must be awfully nice to have been at the Shrine where Fela Kuti was
playing/inventing his afro-beat and see The Roots play for their hometown
fans in Philly but most of the time it's not possible to be there..
Life is music, music is Life - Kamau Daaood
cheers,
Jeroen
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