Grammys list shortened
By John P. McLaughlin
Among the 31 categories either collapsed together or eliminated entirely are Hawaiian, Native American and Cajun-Zydeco, which will all merge as regional roots, while contemporary and traditional blues are now just blues. Latin-music categories were especially hard-hit, going from seven categories to four, with Latin jazz dropped entirely.
"Why do they cut only this music? Why not other music?" asked Santana, who performs in Calgary at the Saddledome Aug. 29.
"I think they're racist. Period. I do. First of all, we have so many categories of country and western. Country and western people have seven to nine to 10 (awards) shows a year, and you seldom see Negroes or Latin people. You can't eliminate black gospel music or Hawaiian music or American Indian music or Latin jazz music, because all this music represents what the United States is: a social experiment."
2 comments:
I agree with Santana completely, but this has been ongoing not only with the Grammys, but with all American Media. Buffy St Marie was blacklisted in the 1970s for her political folk albums by the US government, yet Bob Dylans albums flourished, why? Of course I like Dylan, but Buffy St Marie could be considered the female Bob Dylan.
Why call it the Grammys anymore? Call it what it is, "Corporate Music". Manufactured artists selling consumerism, political and religious ideals. Another offspring of the Aryian agenda?
Let's not forget the fact that the first black woman to win an Oscar was in my lifetime.
And of course, the story about two gay cowboys where the Mexican was played by a white guy was "robbed" because it won a plurality of the awards.
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