[FA Worldmusic] surge of diplomacy

[Dore Stein]

This link provides some details about what Anastasia is talking about.

http://www.greenleft.org.au/2005/636/34163


On 9/14/07, Anastasia Tsioulcas <anastasiat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Back in the '60's the biggest names in jazz were sponsored by the U.S.
> > State
> > Department on world tours. In 1960 Herbie Mann traveled to 15 African
> > countries which resulted in the "Common Ground" album featuring
> Babatunde
> > Olatunje. In 1963 Duke and his Orchestra toured Sri Lanka, Egypt, India,
> > Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey - which was
> commemorated
> > by the "Far East Suite". It should have been labeled the Near or Middle
> > Eastern Suite but what the hay.
>
> In case anyone's interested:
>
> There is a really excellent book on this topic by Penny von Eschen called
> "Satchmo Blows Up the World"...she examines in wonderful detail how the
> American musicians participating in these trips very often had politics
> and
> a message that were far more politically and socially progressive
> than--and
> in certain instances even subverted--the "official message" the US
> government meant to send. And in certain instances, the trips (especially
> to
> African countries) underscored/encouraged the African-American artists'
> link
> to a pan-African identity, which was one of the last things that the State
> Department wanted to cultivate!
>
>
> Best regards,
> Anastasia
>
>
> --
>
> www.anastasiat.com
> Anastasia Tsioulcas
> anastasiat at gmail.com
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