Do I understand correctly that RA used your interview without clearance, Andrew?
> Am 18.10.2018 um 18:25 schrieb denisedalph...@gmail.com: > > We should hear the voice of a Black Detroiter narrating about Detroit music. > How often does that happen. That doesn’t communicate that the music is only > for people of color. White people are never excluded from anything. And in > 2018, unintentional? Please. > > Luis Manuel Garcia writes amazing pieces about intersectionality in club > culture for RA. They have the information, they’re just choosing to be old > grampas about it. > > On Oct 18, 2018, at 11:56, Steven Robertson <stev...@k-os.net > <mailto:stev...@k-os.net>> wrote: > >> As a white person who grew up in Scotland, listening to Public Enemy, and >> Paris, and reading the biography of Malcolm X, I don't exactly feel >> comfortable making comment here. I think here there's clearly a lack of >> sensitivity. It is likely to be unintentional, and in the case of the >> unattributed source, they have at least corrected this soon after the issue >> was raised publicly in the past few days. >> >> I appreciate that race and racism have a lot to do with the Drexciya story >> and UR. However, I do feel that the assertion here that it is _all_ about >> race and racism, should be challenged. There is a cultural context which is >> certainly important to remember. It's worth remembering too those that were >> lost in such terrible conditions on their way to America. I would argue that >> the music is not all about race and racism. The music has a soul and that >> soul is humanist, not racist. It's not racist towards white people from >> Europe. Drexciya stands against slavery. We are all human beings. We are >> each responsible to our own behaviour, and our shared futures. The music >> transcends race and racism. We fight the power, and the slavers wherever >> they may be. Drawing a line in the sand and saying that you don't belong >> here is not quite what I think is intended by the music either. We are all >> belong to the sea in some way. It's the strongest idea about it I feel. >> >> On Thu, 18 Oct 2018, at 4:14 PM, Andrew Duke wrote: >>> Sigh. I am absolutely disgusted by RA's handling of this at time of >>> publishing and since. Denise makes great points. Liz Copeland's interview >>> with James Stinson is also used. I am tired and cranky and thus this post >>> ain't eloquent. Someone just sent me this link (below) re RA that was >>> published Oct 11, just a few days before the original--uncredited--Drexciya >>> feature. The linked feature on RA is especially relevant re the mess they >>> made this week and how the concerns of Denise and others were ignored and >>> 313-moderator Kent's concerns "downvoted": >>> https://telegra.ph/Precedent-Advisor-10-11 >>> <https://telegra.ph/Precedent-Advisor-10-11> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 11:12 AM Denise Dalphond, <denisedalph...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:denisedalph...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> I told RA what I thought. They ignored me. That's what usually happens. >>> >>> >>> Denise Dalphond, Ph.D. >>> ethnomusicologist >>> schoolcraftwax.work <http://schoolcraftwax.work/> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 10:11 AM Callum MacGregor >>> <callum.macgre...@gmail.com <mailto:callum.macgre...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> What about redubbing the audio with you narrating? Make a corrected >>> version.... >>> >>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2018, 16:06 Denise Dalphond, <denisedalph...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:denisedalph...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> I love Drexciya. And it's really cool to be able to hear from James Stinson >>> still in 2018, thanks to Andrew Duke. And it's pretty amazing that Andrew >>> Duke did that interview. It's a priceless artifact. I could go on! >>> >>> Resident Advisor didn't credit Andrew Duke when they first posted the >>> video, and why is there a white woman's british voice narrating? It's off >>> putting. They're using the voice of the colonizer to tell the story of >>> brilliant, musical escape from enslavement and forced labor. Escape from >>> the colonizer. >>> >>> Oh here goes Denise, making everything about race. But this actually all >>> the way super duper is all about race and racism. >>> >>> And how much electronic music culture coverage is based in europe, the >>> birthplace of imperialism and colonialism? A lot. >>> >>> Music fans and writers should be more concerned about preserving and >>> protecting and respecting the culture that made this music. >>> >>> Why didn't they ask Cornelius Harris to narrate? Why didn't they ask John >>> Collins to narrate? That would be meaningful to artists and fans alike. >>> >>> >>> >>> Denise >>> >>> >>> >>> Denise Dalphond, Ph.D. >>> ethnomusicologist >>> schoolcraftwax.work <http://schoolcraftwax.work/> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:47 AM Jeff Davis <j...@jeffreyjdavis.com >>> <mailto:j...@jeffreyjdavis.com>> wrote: >>> Pretty sure most of you saw this already but I thought this short >>> video did a good job encapsulating and contextualizing the concepts >>> behind Drexciya. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgG-QiChiA8 >>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgG-QiChiA8> >>> >>> includes a snippet from an Andrew Duke interview as well!! >>> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Jeffrey J Davis >>> >>> j...@jeffreyjdavis.com <mailto:j...@jeffreyjdavis.com> >>> >>> www.jeffreyjdavis.com <http://www.jeffreyjdavis.com/> >>> >>> 218.833.2847 >>
