Steve Catanzaro (stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:15:57 -0700
Hmm, "impact of african music on the western world." A little piece?
Well, I think it's safe to say that the African influence is the single most
important thing that happened to music in the 20th century, and it goes way
deeper than Fela. Any gospel, any ragtime, any blues, any jazz, any R&B, any
rock&roll, any hip hop piece you can name (not to mention quite a few 20th
century classical pieces) is what it is only because of the African
influence.
Anyway, as far as African funk tracks, well, Fela was heavily influenced by
African-American music, which is not the same thing as African music. Funk
is Afro-American all the way; so, the more interesting thing about Fela is
how Afro-American music influenced African music, which isn't the title of
your paper (yet!)
Maybe you should just pick one artist and describe how they were influenced
by African styles... Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, James
Brown, and Paul Simon come immediately to mind... but there are thousands
more.
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Cohen <adam_cohen@hotmail.com>
To: Acid Jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:27 AM
Subject: African info?
> I've gotta do an essay for my music class and was thinking about writing a
> little piece about the impact of african music on the western world..
Maybe
> talk about the resurgence of african funk tracks by house remixers and
> such.. Anyways, just wondering if anyone knows of any good links for
> information on Fela, manu dibango or anything else related to african
music.
> Or even better, if someone already has an essay on this subject (or an
essay
> on any other music related subject at the University level !!! :) Thanks
> for any info/essays..
>
> Adam
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Cohen <adam_cohen@hotmail.com>
To: Acid Jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:27 AM
Subject: African info?
> I've gotta do an essay for my music class and was thinking about writing a
> little piece about the impact of african music on the western world..
Maybe
> talk about the resurgence of african funk tracks by house remixers and
> such.. Anyways, just wondering if anyone knows of any good links for
> information on Fela, manu dibango or anything else related to african
music.
> Or even better, if someone already has an essay on this subject (or an
essay
> on any other music related subject at the University level !!! :) Thanks
> for any info/essays..
>
> Adam
>
>
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