Joseph Francis wrote: > Was Joni the first to make "world music"?
The Beatles had Indian music on the ST to their movie "Help!" in 1965 (American LP version). Then they did more on Revolver and Sgt Pepper in '66 & '67. They have a break in 1963's "I Call Your Name" that is a ska or reggae beat they had heard in England. Harry Belifone did "The Banana Boat Song" in the early '60's (carribean). "Lemon Tree" Trini Lopez. "The Girl From Ipanema" 1963?? Carmen Maranda and Josephine Baker in the 30's. And don't forget Charro! RR > > Just reading the Karen O'Brien book where she makes a > point of saying how Joni beat Paul Simon (before > Graceland), Sting and Peter Gabriel to it because of > 'The Jungle Line' having Burundi drums etc, and 'The > Boho Dance' (in The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975) > > I'm not so sure whether she was first. > Paul Simon recorded "El Condor Pasa" as early as 1970 > with the Los Incas group, calypso style on "Me and > Julio Down By the Schoolyard" and "Take Me to the > Mardi Gras", and reggae in "Mother and Child Reunion" > (recorded in Kingston, Jamaica with local musicians in > 1972). > Does that classify as world music? > I think it does :) > > Still, I agree that there weren't many others at the > time. > > Joseph > > http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies > - What's on at your local cinema?
