On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Relating this to the music - I can only wonder what kind of sounds we'll > hear coming from those who grow up & live in these conditions. > > gun shots? the sound of jail cells filling up? the sound of babies crying? > > just some of my guesses
What sounds did we hear in the thirties when black people were lynched at a rate of almost one a day? When places like Parchman would open the floodgates for prisoners whenever the planters needed more workers? What sounds did we hear in the eighties in places like Detroit, Queens, and Miami, when Reagan's budget slashed federal assistance to cities? When music programs pretty much disappeared from urban public schools? Black men and women have ALWAYS produced beauty in the face of chaos. The real question is how can those of us with technical skill actually impart some of these skills to kids to help them make the transformation that folks like TP, Mills, and others made. A couple of people here sent an email a few years ago about an idea they had--to actually teach detroit kids how to make electronic music, and how to dj. I asked them if I could share their idea with the mayors folks, and they told me no because they wanted to try to do it themselves. I wonder whether they are still sitting on the idea? (As an aside, as far as I know May, Saunderson, and Atkins didn't ATTEND detroit public schools.) peace lks
