>>But, yes I agree with the problem of "Latin" being used as a blanket term.
>I have this problem w/ alot of these types of labels
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I guess it's just lack of cultural knowledge(musically),,,but you've got to
deal with it,,,it's like all those house productions, where they throw a
trumpet in their track and call it jazzy house................
Same thing with people in the USA calling themselves Americans........I
guess America extends all the wy to Argentina.
This goesw back the never ending labeling thread.............
Chavira/SLSS
Don't label me...
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>>From: "Dr. Axel Barcelo Aspeitia" <abarcelo@minerva.filosoficas.unam.mx>
>>To: "Joni ." <bigorangecat@hotmail.com>
>>CC: Triplusion@aol.com, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>>Subject: Latin? Was: re: music for babies (teens of course :))
>>Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:12:21 -0600 (CST)
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>>On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Joni . wrote:
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>> > 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.....
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>>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.
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>>. . . or, again, is it just me who finds this odd?
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