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Music as a way for colonists to impose cultural norms upon others
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e and what to hear often contrast
Why is this so?
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there are plenty of communities along the US-Mexican border where the arts, information, and money move freely among community members who cross the border regularly
As I read this, I realize that, despite living so close to the US-Mexico border, my playlist includes little to no Mexican music. While my music taste does reflect my interaction with Asian-American populations, I wonder why I listen to little Hispanic music.
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In densely populated places such as Toronto, New York, or Los Angeles, many people cross paths as travelers and immigrants.
As I look through my Spotify playlist, I see more and more international influence, more than I expected, despite being from San Diego. I notice songs by Shakti, an international ensemble that fuses Carnatic & Southern Indian music with modern jazz, which were first introduced to me by my ex-boyfriend, whose parents had emigrated from India. I notice Taiwanese songs introduced to me by my friend Zong-Xiang. I see lyrical songs by Mongolian and Thai artists, and I see instrumental songs by Japanese composers, Ghanaian and German ensemble Karl Hector & The Malcouns, and UK-based and Carribean- and African-influenced fusion group Sons of Kemet.
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The music you hear may also tell you something about who you are as a person:
The music we listen to, and the reasons behind why we choose to listen, can tell us information about our values and how we relate to the world around us.
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consider the music you have heard in the past week
Right now, I'm listening to Appletree by Erykah Badu with my headphones. I haven't listened to this song before, but my friend Jacob introduced Erykah Badu to me. On my walk to Blair, I was listening to Amy Grant's Every Heartbeat. I first discovered this song through the TV show House. I heard some music eating in Rand today and from a loud car passing by this morning.
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