ok so i know it's been done before - look away now if you're bored of it - but what are the main arguments against the term "urban" ?
to me it works in practice: where the pirates tail off around urban and suburban london, so the music tastes change. greater britain has different tastes to its inner cities. 1xtra use the term "street music" which is surely the same thing.
"black music" is undefined. does it mean music of black origin, listened to by the black community or made exclusively by black people? the latter doesn't seem to fit: look at the influence of so many white artists and entrepreneurs on "black music." even early gospel and blues have influences from european classical traditions.
last year a reporter from The Voice said the paper was against the term "urban," that they used only "black music." To me, especially in recent decades, there's too much fusion, interaction and collaboration between people of different ethnic origins to justify terms that imply segregation over co-operation and mutual understanding.
any thoughts? play nicely please
to me it works in practice: where the pirates tail off around urban and suburban london, so the music tastes change. greater britain has different tastes to its inner cities. 1xtra use the term "street music" which is surely the same thing.
"black music" is undefined. does it mean music of black origin, listened to by the black community or made exclusively by black people? the latter doesn't seem to fit: look at the influence of so many white artists and entrepreneurs on "black music." even early gospel and blues have influences from european classical traditions.
last year a reporter from The Voice said the paper was against the term "urban," that they used only "black music." To me, especially in recent decades, there's too much fusion, interaction and collaboration between people of different ethnic origins to justify terms that imply segregation over co-operation and mutual understanding.
any thoughts? play nicely please