Comments on: BBC Launches World Music Archive http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/bbc_launches_world_music_archive.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: zafrika http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/bbc_launches_world_music_archive.html#comment-14520 zafrika Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:05:10 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=9613#comment-14520 @yeah, about that No,no! I think, bloger is right. Indian culture is really "upper then" others. Get it? "upper then"! ;-) LOL @yeah, about that

No,no! I think, bloger is right.

Indian culture is really “upper then” others.

Get it? “upper then”! ;-)
LOL

]]> By: yeah, about that.... http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/bbc_launches_world_music_archive.html#comment-14479 yeah, about that.... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:14:09 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=9613#comment-14479 While nationalistic ideas might cloud your vision, it's naive and ultimately short-sighted to say that one culture's music is better than any other. Music is a dialogue and exchange above all else. When dealing with folk music, it's also important to remember that the music fulfills a specific function in life and is concerned more with that than preserving "heritage" and denying outside influence. This is also true in classical music styles as well. Specifically, the great musical culture of India, and especially Hindustani classical music, was highly influenced by foreign cultures, especially Middle Eastern music via the Persians and Mughals. Of course, this is a two-way street as well. The Arabic maqam and the Indian raga systems (both Carnatic and Hindustani) are not better than eachother or necessarily more complex, they are just different ways of naming specific groups of frequencies--in fact, they share quite a bit in common (rhythmical modes, quartertones/shruti [more prevalent in maqamat], etc.). Anyway, in some cases on is more complex, in others the other is more complex, but nothing makes one BETTER than the other. All I'm saying is don't be fooled by nationalistic musical diatribe. While nationalistic ideas might cloud your vision, it’s naive and ultimately short-sighted to say that one culture’s music is better than any other. Music is a dialogue and exchange above all else. When dealing with folk music, it’s also important to remember that the music fulfills a specific function in life and is concerned more with that than preserving “heritage” and denying outside influence. This is also true in classical music styles as well. Specifically, the great musical culture of India, and especially Hindustani classical music, was highly influenced by foreign cultures, especially Middle Eastern music via the Persians and Mughals. Of course, this is a two-way street as well. The Arabic maqam and the Indian raga systems (both Carnatic and Hindustani) are not better than eachother or necessarily more complex, they are just different ways of naming specific groups of frequencies–in fact, they share quite a bit in common (rhythmical modes, quartertones/shruti [more prevalent in maqamat], etc.). Anyway, in some cases on is more complex, in others the other is more complex, but nothing makes one BETTER than the other. All I’m saying is don’t be fooled by nationalistic musical diatribe.

]]> By: bloger http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/bbc_launches_world_music_archive.html#comment-14476 bloger Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:28:25 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=9613#comment-14476 I think Indian culture is upper then other culture. I think Indian culture is upper then other culture.

]]> By: Shelley http://www.openculture.com/2010/07/bbc_launches_world_music_archive.html#comment-14474 Shelley Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:08:16 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=9613#comment-14474 I hope the country of Texas is included.... I hope the country of Texas is included….

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