On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Joni . wrote:
> What CAN be said is that all of our journeys have lead to this place - the
> AJ list. (pretty neat =]) My path was, in sorta chronological order:
> Latin, Opera, Pink Floyd (need special mentiion), Psychadelic/ 60's Rock,
> Latin House/House, Jazz, Grateful Dead, Acid-Jazz.....
Is it just me, or there is something definitely odd in the use of *Latin*
as a musical adjective? Somehow, it seems to end up including only
afro-caribbean rhythms (but still not include Reggae, Calypso or the like
somehow). When i was living in the USA, I could find Luis Miguel and
Mariachi music in the Latin section, as well as Salsa and Banda. However,
specially in this list, when I hear someone talk about latin elements in
some style, it always means salsa/son, merengue, etc. elements. Except for
Calexico and some Mexican bands, I see no influence of Mariachi --for
example-- on whatever-sort-of-music-we-discuss-in-this-list, much the less
son jarocho or tango.
. . . or, again, is it just me who finds this odd?
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