As you finish your entry encouraging us to develop the positive aspects of multiculturalism, I will cite a paragraph that directly connects with your suggestion and your musical preferences. The cite proceeds from Per Wirtén´s article "Doing the world differently (In defence of multiculturalism)". I know that the quotation is maybe too long, but I think it express the gist of optimistic multiculturalism, so there it go. “Cosmopolitanism is not just political theory. It is primarily lived experience. Take a walk through London: through the East End, Southall, Brixton. Be shocked by the inequality – but see the life. How people every day open up the mosaic and move the boundaries. How they prove that an individual is not governed by an unequivocal cultural affiliation. How the barriers of racial discrimination are overcome. Discover music as a wordless discussion about how the cosmopolitan city should be formed. Rishi Rich, Nitin Sawhney, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, and don't miss Ellika Frisell's amazing collaboration with Solo Cissokho. It is no coincidence that London-based cultural sociologist Les Back has used improvised music and jazz as a metaphor for the cosmopolitan. You have to be able to improvise, but it is not possible without knowledge of both your own and others' traditions”. ( http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2007-07-11-wirten-en.html ).
What do you think? It is fusion music a good metaphor of the ideal that multiculturalism should reach? It will be possible to found a society on the explicit desire of its citizens to mix their values in an improvised armony? Not every body likes fusion music...
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As you finish your entry encouraging us to develop the positive aspects of multiculturalism, I will cite a paragraph that directly connects with your suggestion and your musical preferences. The cite proceeds from Per Wirtén´s article "Doing the world differently (In defence of multiculturalism)". I know that the quotation is maybe too long, but I think it express the gist of optimistic multiculturalism, so there it go.
“Cosmopolitanism is not just political theory. It is primarily lived experience. Take a walk through London: through the East End, Southall, Brixton. Be shocked by the inequality – but see the life. How people every day open up the mosaic and move the boundaries. How they prove that an individual is not governed by an unequivocal cultural affiliation. How the barriers of racial discrimination are overcome. Discover music as a wordless discussion about how the cosmopolitan city should be formed. Rishi Rich, Nitin Sawhney, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, and don't miss Ellika Frisell's amazing collaboration with Solo Cissokho. It is no coincidence that London-based cultural sociologist Les Back has used improvised music and jazz as a metaphor for the cosmopolitan. You have to be able to improvise, but it is not possible without knowledge of both your own and others' traditions”. ( http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2007-07-11-wirten-en.html ).
What do you think? It is fusion music a good metaphor of the ideal that multiculturalism should reach? It will be possible to found a society on the explicit desire of its citizens to mix their values in an improvised armony? Not every body likes fusion music...
Gabriel Carpintero Román
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