I also here Tuuvan throat singing, Gregorian chanting, and vocal techniques from “other” “exotic” cultures. If you don’t understand why this is problematic allow me to elucidate.
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This is appropriation. The third movement (at about 12 min) is entirely based on Inuit throat singing. Specifically the Love Song. No Inuit are named as composers, no Inuit hired. This won the @PulitzerPrizes @roomfulofteethhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NDVMtnaB28E …
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The dominating culture is a colonial based hive mind that constantly undermines our voices. They are used to taking without asking, without naming our names. Everything has been taken. Our land, our bodies, our children, our lives, our blood, OUR SONGS.
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When we finally stand up and try too keep something THAT IS OURS like the love song, people get angry like we took a toy away from a toddler. They are used to taking. WE ARE NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY. We are not YOUR indigenous popluation.
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To reduce our songs and culture to public property vocal techniques is problematic for a series of reasons. Firstly, we are in a manifest destiny induced socio economic crisis. Taking from poor brown people and siphoning it into white throats and profiteering is wrong.
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AT LEAST CREDIT THE INUIT WHO TAUGHT YOU AS COMPOSERS so they too can benefit and book more gigs to put food on the table. This piece won the
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Thank you for calling this out.
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@roomfulofteeth has amended their Twitter bio. They no longer self-identify as "throat-singers" and "yodelers," but as a band "dedicated to the full palette of human expression."pic.twitter.com/1wE6ZEBR4N
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These people choose to ignore the privileges they have.
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OMG, Tanya. When I first saw you speak out about this, I didn't realize you were talking about Caroline Shaw. Lol. She & I won the Rising Stars competition w/ the
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Of Course. I LOVE Tanya and She is ALWAYS Welcome on the Show anytime.
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