NYC (NRahav@ixl.com)
Thu, 20 May 1999 16:55:48 -0400
There are many internationally originating genres that hit big in the US:
- Reggae
- Punk
- Bossa Nova
whether or not Drum & Bass is the next thing, who the fuck knows...
It's inevitable that styles fuse & new things emerge. It may not exactly be
jungle or R&B but dont worry, someone'll slap a tag on to it!
lovely weather in NYC today, btw
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-----Original Message-----
From: BAO [mailto:tunde@arches.uga.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 3:02 PM
To: Elson Trinidad
Cc: Jason C. Heikenfeld; derf beerson; Acid Jazz
Subject: Re: Dru hill jungle?
I dont know though, this might be a bit different. Maybe if you can tell
me some international music genres that hit big in the US then I may
believe. It seems like the fact that jungle didnt start in america is part
of the reason why it isnt so big. But i shouldnt be so pessimistic u never
really know.
On Thu, 20 May 1999, Elson Trinidad wrote:
>
>
> BAO wrote:
> >
> > Its cool, but I dont think jungle will ever really pick up among R&B
> > fans, or evn america as a whole (even though its in all the comercials,
> > its still not mainstream). There have been too many trys in the R&B
area,
> > I thought that kenny latttimore song was preparingpeople, and a couple
of
> > rappers have adopted it for one or 2 songs, but it still isnt as popular
> > as it should be. wqhat can we do?
>
> It'll happen. Back in the early 80s, no one thought hip-hop would be
> big, people though it would die just as soon as breakdancing ent out of
> fashion, but we all know what happened...
>
> Don't worry, people will see that calendar on the wall that reads "2000"
> and will be pressured to do something more "futuristic." It's gonna
> happen.
>
>
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>
> "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
>
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