Spin The Globe wrote:
>
> On 5/3/04 7:00 PM, in article 4096F954.4050001@music.ca, "Nightingale"
> <sing@music.ca> wrote:
>
> Here are the categories I was taught, dividing world music
> into 8
> looking for.
>
> 1. Europe, including classical, folk & popular
> 2. Native America
> 3. Pacific
> 4. South-east Asia
> 5. East Asia
> 6. India, South-west Asia, Middle East, North Africa
> 7. Sub-Saharan Africa
> 8. New World America
>
> It?s fascinating to see how different people organize. At KAOS-fm
> (http://www.kaosradio.org) we have an ever-changing variety of
> categories, which regularly fail to contain the genre-bending music we
> get, but are nonetheless crucial to our organization. I now share our
> system with the world, as far as I can reproduce it from memory:
>
> World ? includes (mostly non-English) ethnic music from all over,
> sacred, popular and classical. (And we do have a Hawaiian
> sub-category)
So, you're saying that all the kinds listed below don't come from the
world?
> Reggae ? okay, not all ethnic music gets lumped into World. We have a
> few exceptions.
> Latin ? includes Tejano, Tex-Mex, and other pop music, mostly by male
> groups in matching cowboy hats. More traditional Latin music (Susana
> Baca, for example) stays in the World category.
> Alt. Latin ? Rock en Espanol, Hiphop en Espanol (Orishas), etc.
> New Age ? instrumentals, chants, and other music that doesn?t have
> enough roots to be World or Celtic, or enough twang to be FCB
> Celtic ? But not Salsa Celtica or Hevia ? they go in World
> FCB ? Folk, Country, and Bluegrass. Another very broad category.
> Electronica ? used to be called RITA (Rave, Industrial, Techno,
> Ambient). Includes dance, chill, and other electronic forms.
> Experimental ? music I don?t understand.
> Blues ?
> Soul & Funk -
> Jazz -
> Childrens ? music marketed/labeled for children, not just stuff we
> consider infantile.
> Soundtracks ? of all musical genres.
> Hiphop ? used to call this Rap, but that?s so 1980s.
> Rock ? another huge section, mostly alternative rock here at KAOS.
> Loud Rock ? like rock, only less alternative and more louder
> Spoken Word -
> Classical -
>
> I?m sure I?ve omitted some crucial category, but that?s all I can
> think of right now. It will continue to be a work in progress....
>
> Scott
> --
> Scott Stevens, KAOS-FM World Music Director/Producer
> http://www.earball.net/spintheglobe
>
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