RE: [microsound] racial divide

[David Fodel <DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interestingly both Afrika Bambata (sp?) and Juan Atkins attribute much of
their inspiration to Kraftwerk, who are very decidedly non-black.

David Fodel
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> From: 	John von Seggern
> Reply To: 	microsound
> Sent: 	Friday, March 8, 2002 9:59 AM
> To: 	info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: 	microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Re: [microsound] racial divide
> 
> "Eric K." wrote:
> 
> > Well I hope this wasn't a one-sided view.  Did he also discuss the lack
> of
> > white go-go DJ's or the lack of vietnamese latin pop DJ's?
> >
> 
> Well -- the issue looks somewhat different when you consider that it was
> mostly
> black DJs and producers in Detroit and Chicago that invented house and
> techno
> in the first place.
> 
> Just like rock'n'roll, these musics have now been almost entirely
> appropriated
> by whites...
> 
> John
> 
> 
> --
> John von Seggern
> http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com
> 
> 
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