Traditional Music and Globalization: A Continuous Battle or Cross Cultural Gain?
We've looked at attempts to bring traditional music to the realm of popular music and thus to larger audiences - OfraHazaand traditional Jewish-Yemenite songs in modern musical arrangements; bands such as The IdanRaichel Project and Teapacksthat include different types of Jewish- Eastern musical traditions.
1) What are the problems created by globalization in relation to traditional music AROUND THE WORLD, according to the ethnomusicologists? What about the genre of "world music" around the world, and the problem/question of globalization?
2) Do you agree or disagree with that and WHY? Give One example of singer/band from around the world that support agreement, and ONE example that supports disagreement.
Sources
Please use a minimum of 2 sources for your paper:
1) The last pages of the "Conclusion"chapter in the book "Popular Music and National Culture in Israel"byMottiRegev and Edwin Seroussi (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004)
2) Google Scholar
Available as an electronic-book
Please answer both questions (2-3 double-spaced pages)