[FA Worldmusic] Khalifa

[Steve Hochman]

Dr. Banzi,

Would love to hear some of your group's music. But I don't seem to be 
able to connect to the web site you linked.

thanks

Steve

Around the World
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Julia Banzi wrote:
> 	Dialogues such as the debate regarding  Marcel Khalifa are  an 
> important starting point to understanding the cultural tapestry that 
> underlies all musical performances.  It prods us to question: Isn't any 
> musical presentation political in some way?  What can we present that 
> cannot be viewed as political in some manner by some members of the 
> communities we serve?  Even choosing not to present something which 
> could be construed as political could be viewed as  political.   I am 
> working on organizing a music festival and this question plagues me.   
> Creative suggestions as to how some of you have resolved this ethical 
> dilemma would be much appreciated.
> 	The topic of censorship deeply touches our efforts at creating 
> peaceful understandings between varied cultures.  Our ensemble 
> Al-Andalus (www.Andalus.com) is composed of artists of Jewish, Muslim 
> and Christian backgrounds. Philosophically, we work very hard not to 
> "preference" any one culture and instead present historically informed 
> Andalusian works from the three cultures.  Unfortunately, as a 
> consequence we receive little concrete support from any one community 
> except from those members who are truly committed to the idea of 
> creating peaceful co-existence.   We are truly grateful for this.  Much 
> of our fan base comes from audience members who are, like ourselves of 
> mixed Jewish-Muslim-Christian backgrounds and/or who have children of 
> mixed ancestry.  In our work, we also  create new works rooted in the 
> Andalusian legacy yet reflective of today's global soundscape aimed at 
> younger generations of listeners.  I encourage those interested to 
> sneak a listen to our varied discography 
> (http://cdbaby.com/group/banzis).
> 	Dr. Julia Banzi
> 	Ph.d. Ethnomusicology
> 	Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Morocco
>
> 	Tarik & Julia Banzi
> 	Al-Andalus
> 	www.Andalus.com
> 	Contemporary Andalusian Music
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