Minor Musical Observations (1 Viewer)

[magicbastarder]

IIRC blindboy talked about this in one of his podcasts - it has its roots in africa and was brought to america by the slave trade.
to suggest her comment means 'it has a race' is looking for an argument that's not there IMHO.

 

[seanc]

Many years ago in a museum there was a list of African musical instruments. Banjo was on the list.
Two things I thought; one, that surely all instruments are ultimately from Africa. And two, when I think of a banjo I think of C&W, folk, white people music so to speak.

The fact that the banjo was adopted by white folk is not widely known I think.

 

[egg_]

to suggest her comment means 'it has a race' is looking for an argument that's not there IMHO.

So what is her comment saying? Why does it matter that "the nation" is aware which groups of people were involved in the development of a particular musical instrument?

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I wonder was an example of the music originally played on a banjo before the white man got his hands on it?

 

[magicbastarder]

i'll tell you the truth - i haven't the slightest clue what her comment is saying, beyond the bare information contained in those dozen words, because it was presented here devoid of context.
the only 'context' i have is that you seem to think it's possibly problematic. like Unicron suggested, if someone said 'rock and roll started out as a black musical genre' no one would bat an eyelid.

spitballing here, if i was a black person living in the states, commenting on what was a 'black' instrument being appropriated by a quite a 'white' art form, would be totally reasonable i think.

 

[egg_]

I don't think it's problematic, I think it's just silly. It's like that TV show in the 90s that claimed the Irish invented rock'n'roll, or the Greeks claiming they invented more or less everything.

 

[therealjohnny]

It probably matters a whole lot more in the USA. Her erstwhile bandmate from The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom Flemons has done a lot of work to educate about Black Cowboys. I'm guessing it's reclaiming the part black people have played in shaping American society that most people are unaware of. Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

 

[the_jen]

It's useful to consciously acknowledge different races' contributions to culture when you live in a society that unconsciously associates culture with dead white men.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Leadbelly singin' about being a cowboy...

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[therealjohnny]

tenuously connected

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[Kermit McDermott]

Ashley Banjo would be be a good example. He's half black, half white and his name is banjo.

 

[Cormcolash]

I don't think anyone should be allowed to play an instrument unless they are part of the race that invented the instrument. Anything else is just pure cultural appropriation.

 

[therealjohnny]

Interesting

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[magicbastarder]

why does that lad think it's fascinating?

 

[Cormcolash]

 

[chris d]

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[pete]

why does that lad think it's fascinating?

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[magicbastarder]

Where did the audio swap happen?

 

[Kermit McDermott]

The deep state autotuned her. Its all part of the plan to steal the election.

 

[ann post]

In 5-10 years, we'll all be fighting over whether Keyes actually flubbed the opening notes of her Superbowl performance because our memories will be at odds with the “official” record

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