... a marketing strategy. In Fairley's excerpt, he addresses how small independent companies played a big role in the marketing of world music by starting the "world music movement" in the United Kingdom (Fairley, 2001, p. 276). Even though, the world music movement was initialized through recording and licensing decisions, the individual recording companies behind the decisions were driven by their commitment to ... and 'third-world' musicians. Fairley explains the encounter between a musician with a global reputation and local musicians in a concept called the Cooder paradigm, where mu...

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... advance in worldwide transportation and communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A global perspective of music is a sense of the lifestyles, traditions, values and the music of several nations and cultures throughout the world. An awareness of the diversity within our national boundaries that has contributed significantly and beneficially to ... It can have universal appeal; may be remembered through decades, generations, and perhaps centuries; and has a degree of substance that challe...

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... about certain ways of life or attitudes about life. I often wonder what the next generation has to offer to the wonderful world of music. In the Fifties it was do-wop and swing music, America had its first taste of "Rock and Roll" in this era of happy times. People's lives were safe and happy and ... this do-wop bee-bop music reflected the way people's attitudes were about life. In the Sixties "Rock and Roll" made its collision with mainstream American culture and people like the ... Beetles and Elvis Presley became the forefathers for a huge cultural gateway. The era of peace love and...

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... in worldwide transportation and communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A global perspective of music is a sense of the lifestyles, traditions, values and the music of several nations and cultures throughout the world. An awareness of the diversity within our national boundaries that has contributed significantly and beneficially to ... It can have universal appeal; may be remembered through decades, generations, and perhaps centuries; and has a degree of substance that challenges th...

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... babies to soothe and calm them, children are taught short songs and rhymes which helps strengthen their memorization skills. Roy M. Legette makes a valid point in his article "Social Context and Music Learning". He states, "Students must be able to relate what they learn in school to how they live and what they do outside of school" (1). He believes this is very ... component for all people to possess in their lives. It is a part of who we are, it can be a reflection of personality, and more important, a healthy way to express yourself. Music can also contribute to students" mastery of ...

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... pottery but to create figures used as art objects or in some early ritual. A modern day example relates to CDs. They were developed for the music market but are now being used to store data. Although music plays a part in all cultures, in each it serves different roles, has different meanings and different degrees of importance are attached to it. Listeners from ... other cultures often have difficulty in perceiving the emotions expressed in music because emotional expression is culturally determined. In most cultures, music has functions beyond those of providing entertainment and enjoy...

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... United States alone, are racked next to field recordings of Thai hill tribes". According to the definition supposedly used, "world music" consists of the vast majority of music in the world, both in terms of production volume and the various types of music, as opposed to an obscure branch of miscellaneous sounds largely ignored by western consumers. To restrict your listening to English ... of the article, with the author making a strong and impassioned argument that we, as westerners, are allowing our ignorance and fear of the unknown to distort our attitudes towards any music that may...

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... it allows the youth to incorporate their own spin on things while still always being closely rooted in its origins. In a culture where their music has changed very little, country was heavily impacted by the song's brave hip-hop participation. I believe that the song as participation in hip- ... hop is using the cultures need for change in its favor. People everywhere love country music, but this song exposed people of genre that would infatuate thousands of people. The energetic and brisk nature behind a hip-hop song keeps someone ... hip-hop rather than copy what a similar hip-hop arti...

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... flexible in different instances allowed him to be so accepted in the West, while remaining in relatively good standing with purists of his musical tradition. The music which he brought to the West during the 1960s was highly revered and accepted in certain subcultures. This can be explained by the immense upheaval in ... socio-political life during these times. In the face of such tumult, many persons turned to Shankar's music because it conveyed a sense of calm and peace in the light of such uncertainty. Although the superficial connection might be there between this ... the centuries ...

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... Spanish-speaking countries has been a focal point in every culture. From the classical composers to the modern pop music, great musicians have influenced the language and spirit of Latino culture. In the early 16th century a famous Spanish composer ... uniting popular and artistic elements, he broke new ground in the field of Spanish music in the Renaissance. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the Muslim influence in Spain added a new flavor to the music. Organ music began to become popular through such composers as Aguilera de Heredia. Juan Hidalgo used the ... the most renown compo...

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A man walked up to me the other day and said, "Hey bro", you listen to rap music?" I replied with a yes; the man then tried to sell me his CD, but being the broke college student I am I had no cash on me. Once I told him this he replied ... as Ebonics have a huge impact on popular culture. This is because lots of those words are used in rap and hip-hop music which a lot of people listen to. So they start to use what they hear in the music, this is called convergence. Many words have been introduced to me that have had an impact on my language usage. Words such ... ...

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... ? What is it that we value the most when it comes to cutting the budget and improving our society? It is very interesting that the arts programs in a school, particularly music programs, are often the first on the chopping block. The "extracurricular" activity last affected by economic woes are sports programs. What does that tell us about American society? As Americans ... age of 35. It is at this point of life that most musicians begin to blossom. Even a tired old grandmother at age 70 can sit and play or listen to music and lift her spirit. We must re-learn to evaluate our lives on th...

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... certainly be able to destroy that relation. In the story "Grace", the author Robbie Clipper Sethi shows us an example of this divergences (such as the Hindi culture customs, can't be stand by a person who is not used to them) and how they ruin what it could have been a great couple. ... with his culture, therefore he doesn't seem to give importance to anything else but his culture. Another particular aspect of some selected cultures, like the Hindi, is that between family members they help each other to succeed, no matter if they need to give away such an important thing as part of ... . ...

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... . Many gods are worshiped on a daily basis throughout India and the Hindu world. Sanskrit, the word for culture means the most cultured language. Prominent languages within the Hindu religion include Hindi, Gujarati, Avadhi, Tamil and Bengali. Hindus speak the dominant language in their country. There are many philosophies within the Hindu religion; main philosophies are in Tamil and Sanskrit. There are ... ...

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... 's infrastructure, rail system, government, and ethnic/religious divisions. These influences had culturally hybridized India; and it has now cause problems with Indian immigrants to Britain. What are they, British, Indian, Hindi, etc? Post-colonial cultural hybridity is a key part of globalization. Places are becoming more and more the same by at the same time becoming different. Globalization is also sometimes called ... ...

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... be ubiquitous, every where you look clothing, food, architecture. Language Urdu in its self is an amalgamation of different languages spoken by people that were influential in the subcontinent primarily Hindi, Arabic, Persian with a tinge of French of English. With globalisation becoming a key feature on the eve of a new millennium, it is worth asking how it relates to culture. Is culture ... ...

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... society today. There were several events in the 1960's that caused a change in American social and culture society. The 1960's affected people's attitudes, music, fashion, and education and these changes would pave the way for positive effects in decades to come. The 1960's affected politics and the economy ... but above all society and social culture. Music more or less created the hippie culture. Hippies were "a young person who rejects the mores of established society" (Puz). Many of the musicians ... The Beatles, in particular, introduced, "Beatle haircut" and so began the fashion of...

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... dividing others. First, I will show you that the commercialization of popular culture changed society by bringing Americans together. Probably, the biggest commercialization that took place was that of music. In the 1920's, music became accessible to Americans from one coast to the other. This allowed for an extraordinary change in American society that hadn't been seen in years. The change I am referring ... to was the boom in popularity that music from various subgroups experienced. Music like Jazz from new Orleans or hillbilly music from the south shot up in popularity and was listen...

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... two men now quietly acknowledge each other and walk up to and brutally murder the first man, all while Samuel is watching. High tempo music starts playing as soon as the two men acknowledged each other and adds drama and tension to the scene.Throughout the murder, interjecting close up ... he's being exposed first hand to the vile values of murder and corruption that plague the modern world. Thus the various camera shots and music in this particular scene effectively convey the nefarious values and attitudes of the modern world that infect and corrupt the innocence of a young child ... ...

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... people are following the trends. Popular culture comes to us in many ways. Some of the branches are music, and the film industry. Since the beginning of popular culture, the music and the film industries are changing in incredible speed. Throughout the decades, pop culture has become an important part ... 1950-1970, popular culture started to influence people all around the world. People of all ages and cultures started to follow the trend. Television and music were the major attractions in the old popular culture. Elvis, Jonnie Cash, The Beetles, and the Rolling Stone. These were the ma...

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... story to be retold, many changes had to be made so that it could be adopted into modern culture, such as the most noticeable change of involving rap music as supposed to the original classical form. Since rap is already a commercial sensation, MTV capitalized on its popularity by converting the entire Carmen story into the hip- ... the same characteristics, as well as being just as seductive and sexual as the gypsies were. Along with the society that the story has been transposed to, the music must also be fit the change. Classical Opera at the time was the most popular form of musical,...

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... at the time was the Twin Towers and finding those who were responsible for this heinous crime. A patriotic message was sent out through music as well as fashion and its sudden burst of flag accessories. Popular culture is always changing to adapt to society and its current state ... and dramas on air no matter how controversial the ideas are, to help the people through this time. Popular culture also used music to help soothe the feelings of the people. Music is always shaped by the responses to its listeners. The responses to September 11 were that of fear, depression, anger, ... Star...

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... the growing hip-hop culture, and they, along with the hip-hop community, have not yet learned how to deal with this separation. Music is one of the largest rifts between the civil rights generation and the hip-hop generation. An increase in violence, sex, and disrespect in modern ... violence, sex, and disrespect in the modern pop culture. This is the view of younger black Americans. Older Americans feel that the violent and sexually explicit music is the cause of such chaos and degradation of our society. Morals have declined, and this is evident even in the professional world of the NBA...

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... question will run along the lines of how American popular culture promotes this servitude among women. For the purpose of this project I will use the music industry, television, and magazines to represent the popular culture. I will focus on these three main facets of American popular culture in order to prove ... By glamorizing the idea of being controlled, pop culture is able to convince females that what they desire more than anything is to please men. The music industry, television, and magazines alike do this by showing the perks of serving men. Some perks advertised are the materia...

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... have. The Japanese in enjoy a certain number of musical styles of their own as well as Western styles of music. The Japanese also have something called the music of Shinto, which is played at religious ceremonies, as well as Shinto Folk Festivals. The music is played to praise the gods as well as entertain them. During the late 1860's Japanese started to accept ... western influence over their music and has become very popular in Japan. Much of the popular classical music that is being played is from Western influence. Graphic art is extremely popular in Japan dating back to the 7th and...

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