Critical Review 4

The goal of the article was to explain and expand upon world music. Instead of putting people into a box like ethnomusicology does, world music aims to seperate the connection on world music and Western tradition. It does through the hiring of non-Western musicians but as the Author describes, there is a separation within the academy. The author drives at a greater point, saying European ideals in music often end in 'ologies' whereas marginalized or non European groups begin with 'ethno'.

I enjoyed reading the article and especially enjoyed the mention of Hamm and Meintjes because it tied in well to what we had discussed in our previous class. I thought the authors example of Graceland as a perception of world music was interesting because it only linked two cultures granted it did later spread to a wider global audience. When I think of world music in this context I think of an incorporation of many different cultures into one piece of music, not two or three. When I think about it in my own personal way, I believe its fair to say any piece of music is world music and we should not judge it by how many cultures it molds together. Do think world music should be judged by global appeal? If so does the world not miss out on other important cultures of music who may not be able to afford promoting their music?