I played in a post-punk band for 5 years. One of my friends (who is Asian) was also in our band, and the drummer of our band is white. Is post-punk black people music? Is it Asian music? Is it white music? Yes, yes, and YES because we are all of those things and we enjoy playing/listening to that type of music, among other genres.
Ain’t nothing worst than people being politically correct about the REALITIES of music and it’s origin
I will side-eye anyone who tells me “there’s no such thing as Black music”. That’s like cursing the Black American experience. Our history (and arguably our fate) is so intertwined with the music we’ve produced over our existence, particularly here in America.
Let’s not gloss over that big Black elephant in the room. Clearly the majority of music that has been embraced GLOBALLY has been from the experience of the African diaspora. SHAME to any person, Black or White, that calls music generated by (primarily) Black peoples “not Black music”… UGH
I feel like music wants to be Blake… Every time I hear a new artist of any race they stay sampling, emulating or mimicking our shit! Which isn’t all bad I fuck wit my white folks wit pipes, Amy Winehouse RIP, Adele, Sam Sparro, Kimbra and feel free to add… But they all want a piece of us, never want to be us.
I listen except country . I just can’t get with it! Shania Twain kinda swayed me but not enough to like it. Anyways right now my music is dark rock music and trip hop to reflect my current situation .
I played in a post-punk band for 5 years. One of my friends (who is Asian) was also in our band, and the drummer of our band is white. Is post-punk black people music? Is it Asian music? Is it white music? Yes, yes, and YES because we are all of those things and we enjoy playing/listening to that type of music, among other genres.
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You ain’t said nuttin but the truf!!!
Ain’t nothing worst than people being politically correct about the REALITIES of music and it’s origin
I will side-eye anyone who tells me “there’s no such thing as Black music”. That’s like cursing the Black American experience. Our history (and arguably our fate) is so intertwined with the music we’ve produced over our existence, particularly here in America.
Let’s not gloss over that big Black elephant in the room. Clearly the majority of music that has been embraced GLOBALLY has been from the experience of the African diaspora. SHAME to any person, Black or White, that calls music generated by (primarily) Black peoples “not Black music”… UGH
I feel like music wants to be Blake… Every time I hear a new artist of any race they stay sampling, emulating or mimicking our shit! Which isn’t all bad I fuck wit my white folks wit pipes, Amy Winehouse RIP, Adele, Sam Sparro, Kimbra and feel free to add… But they all want a piece of us, never want to be us.
But it shows how our culture is at the roots of humanity.
I listen except country . I just can’t get with it! Shania Twain kinda swayed me but not enough to like it. Anyways right now my music is dark rock music and trip hop to reflect my current situation .