Hey, play me the right music and my dance moves will look cool in any neighbourhood on the planet. I dont feel I need to particularly be in touch with Black African American Culture to understand what is soulful and what is not. I'm a Brit, the only culture I need to be in touch with is my own, but that never stopped me from getting down. I agree that to understand the roots and culture of a music is to gain a better understanding of the music itself, but surely what most people think of as the 'soulful' element of any music has nothing to do with anything except your own heart! Man, if it touches you, if it moves you and makes you wanna smile and do good, if it takes you up momentarily to a higher state of mind than you live at day to day, then right at the moment who gives a damn where you are from, how old you are, what you know and what you don't. For me, soul in music is a personal thing that transcends race and culture and if you really need to be a fountain of knowledge on Black African American Culture to get it then something just aint right.
Stewart --- Original Message ----- From: "techno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:49 PM Subject: Re: (313) What! Nothing about Lost? (rant) > I'm talking about the "soul" phenomenon. how many people who think they know > their "soul" are actually in touch with > black (African American) culture? > Could you go to a black neighborhood and show people your dance moves with > out getting laughed at? > Or show people your deep house, soulful techno projects and pass it off as > "soulful" music? > I think a lot of you need a reality check especially you people living in > Europe. __________________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime - Go online whenever you want for just £6.99 a month for your first 3 months, that's HALF PRICE! And then it's just £13.99 a month after that. For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890
