[FA Worldmusic] Fwd: Your question about Historical Women in WorldMusic

[Steve Hochman]

Yes, of course. Much of it is highly subjective, which is what makes  
these kind of discussions fun and, at times, lively....




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On Jun 4, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Evangeline Kim wrote:

> It's very difficult to separate historical importance from  
> qualitative achievement, comparative international and national  
> cultures, and the myriad genres involved - for both women and men in  
> the realm of the arts.
>
> Evangeline
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hochman" <shochman at pacbell.net 
> >
> To: "Kutay Kugay" <music at seveneighths.com>
> Cc: "Folk" <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Fwd: Your question about Historical  
> Women in WorldMusic
>
>
>> So then as the list gets longer and longer, the question becomes:
>>
>> Which ones would you put at the top of the list based on historical
>> importance?
>>
>> The original question was not about which women are the best, or even
>> most significant in their countries/cultures/genres, but presumably
>> "historically important" in a way that far transcends those settings.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Around the World
>> http://www.spinner.com/category/around-the-world/
>>
>>
>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Kutay Kugay wrote:
>>
>>> And let's not forget the greatest living Persian singer Fatemer  
>>> Vaezi
>>> Parisa and Kurdish vocalist Aynur.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kutay
>>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Angel Romero wrote:
>>>
>>>> Since the topic has moved to living women:
>>>>
>>>> Dolores Keane
>>>> Carmen Linares
>>>> Maria del Mar Bonet
>>>> Pastora Pavon (deceased)
>>>> Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera
>>>> Agnes Buen Garnas
>>>> Maria Kalaniemi (instrumentalist)
>>>> Susana Seivane (instrumentalist)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> coracomp at aol.com wrote:
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: coracomp at aol.com
>>>>> To: Sandy at SandyMiranda.com
>>>>> Sent: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 1:54 pm
>>>>> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Your question about Historical Women
>>>>> in World Music
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kandia Kouyate and Cesaria Evora.
>>>>>
>>>>> Linda Bawden Allen
>>>>> The Cora Company
>>>>> 8306 Wilshire Blvd, 254
>>>>> Beverly Hills, CA, 90211, USA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Sandy Miranda <Sandy at SandyMiranda.com>
>>>>> To: olivier conan <barbes at earthlink.net>
>>>>> Cc: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>>>>> Sent: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 1:14 pm
>>>>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Your question about Historical Women in
>>>>> World Music
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The topic is not closed, and thanks for your input.  I'm still
>>>>> collecting and will send the final list to everybody....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:50 PM, olivier conan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Roza Eskenazi
>>>>>> Lydia Mendoza (who Crumb killed off in his liner notes a good 10
>>>>>> years before she actually died last year in San Antonio)
>>>>>> Chavela Vargas
>>>>>> Lola Beltran
>>>>>> Chabuca Granda (probably one of the greatest Latin American
>>>>>> composer)
>>>>>> Fairuz
>>>>>> Frehel (my French bias)
>>>>>> Esma Redzepova
>>>>>> Reinette l'Oranaise
>>>>>
>>>>> Sandy Miranda
>>>>> radio host/producer since 1988
>>>>> KPFA/KALW
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>>>>> http://www.SandyMiranda.com
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