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zphage wrote: IanB wrote: Anyone watch this? Genius programme and great to hear due deference being paid to Larry Harlow. What a genius arranger that guy is.
Dug out my old copies of "Nuestra Cosa" and "Salsa - The Movie" for the first time in years. Fantastic stuff.
Anyone got any thoughts on why 70s Latin music not generally considered to be as cool as say Roots Reggae. Is it the language barrier or the James Last Orchestra / Johnny Wad styling?
It doesn't need to be considered cool. It is still very vibrant. It was part of Ny punk scene via Kid Creole. Plus the poly rhythms are not easy for most to pick up and play.
Well no. Objectively it doesn't have to be cool but given that rock n roll is a culture ruled by measurements made in degrees of cool of one kind or another it has an impact on which "foreign" musics get accepted and which don't. The Kid Creole thing was considered a bit of a fad here and spawned some awful domestic imitators( Blue Rondo, Modern Romance, Havana Lets Go etc). I like the first two Kid Creole lps a lot but Ze's post punk and straight up mutant disco records are probably more highly considered. Rightly or wrongly.
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