Louis: > But unlike Fela, whose songs evoked James Brown, his Ethiopian > counterparts sing in a modal style unique to the country that sounds > vaguely East Asian.
It is not vaguely East Asian, it is distinctively East Asian. I have never listened to Ethiopian music before, but after listening several songs at youtube it is evident that their music is pentatonic. This is why it sounds East Asian. Best, Sabri _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
