Saw this on Little Detroit. This was my response: I think Danny Wang is talking out of his arse - the tone of his post makes me suspect he hadn't really thought much about these issues until he had to justify himself to his friend when he was confronted with the realities of the outside world - he seems p!ssed about being made aware that there is a world outside talced New York disco dancefloors. What he says about the boycott of South Africa is ignorant bullsh!t: 'If, in the 1980's, I were a black American musician, or of any color really, I'd at least like to have gone there and seen the truth of apartheid with my own eyes. Moreover, I think I'd like to have found a chance to play for black audiences, and to look around for more than just apartheid -- it would have been a chance to learn something about African traditions in general, and build a bridge, no matter how ephemeral, with people who very much needed music and and contact from the outside world.' I don't think Queen and the other bands who toured SA in the 80s ever got a chance to learn anything about African culture - they were playing at posh resorts for whites. Wang never mentions meeting any Palestinians in Israel and is naive enough to suggest that he would play for Palestinians too (overlooking the fact that most Palestinians wouldn't have the money to pay for jetsetting international DJs). -----Original Message----- From: ha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:57 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) danny wang
you know all this bitching & whining that daniel wang is cultivating for some time now is the result of this knowledge he has deep inside that theo is doing really something new & exciting while he is just rehashing old sounds. now who is this middleman between d.wang & m.herbert? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: (313) danny wang > > Really nice thread on the Deep space NYC board with this entry from Daniel > Wang about the meaning of international travel in dance music.. > > http://www.deepspacenyc.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1009 > > I'd really love to actually talk to this guy sometime. > > here's the 313 relevant part: > > There are some places where we might not feel comfortable playing > --like Tel Aviv, or Moscow. But you know? It's also a chance for > us, as musicians, to widen our own views. Many DJs (especially a > certain few from Detroit, dare I say) see it merely as "bringing our > sound to the locals" and earning a handsome fee along the way. > (Is this not also a sort of Ugly American syndrome, even if one is a > black American DJ, and not a white American tourist?) > Earn your money -- but there's something else to bring back home besides > the > shampoo from the five-star hotel specified on your contract. > Simply, you are there to make common ground with people of another > culture, > so rather than preach behind a curtain, get out there and SHARE. > ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
