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Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by drumhead » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 8:43 AM UTC

windowshopping wrote: post #49

Seems most commenters know him from the Band, so I thought I'd share how I know him instead since I seem to be in the minority. When I was a kid my father gave me a copy of "Music for the Native Americans"[0], an album he put together in collaboration with several Native American artists as a soundtrack for a documentary. It's my favorite album ever written. I know that's just because I grew up listening to it so it…

If he did that today it would be called "cultural appropriation" and his reputation would be trashed. But thankfully he did it years ago so we've still got a chance to hear this sort of rare music.

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by drumhead » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 8:45 AM UTC

So many greats leaving the stage now, who I wonder replaces them?

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by jordanf » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 11:27 AM UTC

windowshopping wrote: post #49

Seems most commenters know him from the Band, so I thought I'd share how I know him instead since I seem to be in the minority. When I was a kid my father gave me a copy of "Music for the Native Americans"[0], an album he put together in collaboration with several Native American artists as a soundtrack for a documentary. It's my favorite album ever written. I know that's just because I grew up listening to it so it…

Thanks for the recommendation. Just listened to it this morning. Really beautiful album.

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by IanHalbwachs » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:05 PM UTC

drumhead wrote: post #51

windowshopping wrote: post #49

Seems most commenters know him from the Band, so I thought I'd share how I know him instead since I seem to be in the minority. When I was a kid my father gave me a copy of "Music for the Native Americans"[0], an album he put together in collaboration with several Native American artists as a soundtrack for a documentary. It's my favorite album ever written. I know that's just because I grew up listening to it so it…

If he did that today it would be called "cultural appropriation" and his reputation would be trashed. But thankfully he did it years ago so we've still got a chance to hear this sort of rare music.

His mother was First Nations

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by slac » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

drumhead wrote: post #51

windowshopping wrote: post #49

Seems most commenters know him from the Band, so I thought I'd share how I know him instead since I seem to be in the minority. When I was a kid my father gave me a copy of "Music for the Native Americans"[0], an album he put together in collaboration with several Native American artists as a soundtrack for a documentary. It's my favorite album ever written. I know that's just because I grew up listening to it so it…

If he did that today it would be called "cultural appropriation" and his reputation would be trashed. But thankfully he did it years ago so we've still got a chance to hear this sort of rare music.

His mother was Cayuga and Mohawk. I fail to understand why he would be accused of cultural appropriation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by drumhead » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 1:08 PM UTC

slac wrote: post #55

drumhead wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If he did that today it would be called "cultural appropriation" and his reputation would be trashed. But thankfully he did it years ago so we've still got a chance to hear this sort of rare music.

His mother was Cayuga and Mohawk. I fail to understand why he would be accused of cultural appropriation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson

If he wasn't native American?

Re: Robbie Robertson has died

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Post by windowshopping » Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 8:00 PM UTC

drumhead wrote: post #56

slac wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

His mother was Cayuga and Mohawk. I fail to understand why he would be accused of cultural appropriation? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson

If he wasn't native American?

Okay, but he was, so.... this comment is pretty empty. And even if he wasn't, he made this music in collaboration with First Nations musicians. I don't think there's a taboo against people working with each other who aren't of the same ethnic background. Cultural appropriation accusations usually come up when someone who has nothing to do with a certain ethnic background starts drawing on it for something - and even then those accusations are often pretty empty.