RFI: Bahia Black- Fusion? Appropriation? Theft?

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I'm relatively new here, and suspect this topic may have been done, but my googling wasn't too helpful, so here goes:

I was listening to Bahia Black's "Ritual Beating System" It reminded me of another jazz/world thing, Seck and Jones' "Sarala" (not quite as good as the former, I think.) I'm neither a jazz nor a world guy, so I'm interested in hearing recommendations on interesting collaborations by artists from different backgrounds/cultures).

― Tom Hunter, Saturday, 12 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

tell me more about bahia black fusion. sounds like a top idea.

― Daniel, Saturday, 12 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Meant to say Bahia Back of course. The word fusion is slightly scary, but if it means anti-purist mixing and matching, then wonderful. Bahia has some fantasically hipshaking rhythms. About time they were experimented with and explored. Am I barking up the wrong tree?

― Daniel, Saturday, 12 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Re 'fusions' - if you listen to something without knowing what it is and you like it, then it's good!

― dave q, Saturday, 12 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Simon Reynolds wrote this piece some time ago about evil purists which articulated something I've thought for some time: (in a nutshell) fusion = experimentation,good / purism = dogmatic, bad.

― Daniel, Sunday, 13 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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