Re: [microsound] humorous beasts

[Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I wasn't sure how to phrase it, since the word "band" can also
mean musical group.  I'm talking about bands in the anthropological
sense, in which a band is the smallest classified cultural mode.  This
link explains it better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_society

~Kyle

On 10/5/06, Milan Davidovic <milan.davidovic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/5/06, Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > (Think anthropologically about how tribal bands, the best real world
> > example of true democracy with their lack of bureaucratic structure,
> > tend to fission after their populations get above 50 members.  Or try
> > to imagine a corporation that operated like a tribal band:  it would
> > have a hard time going public!)
>
> I'm going to plead ignorance of what a "tribal band" is; most of my
> google hits are about tattoos and aboriginal societies. I'm guessing
> it's a kind of large musical ensemble -- is this on the right track?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Milan Davidovic
> http://altmilan.blogspot.com
> http://www.terminus1525.ca/studio/view/2758


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