Originally posted by mindseye
They've contributed a lot to the world's music, but your question seems to be more like "what have they contributed to western music".
Originally posted by Dissident
there I said it. I'm not saying they can't be artists. Their architecture is beautiful. But when it comes to music... What have they contributed? Flutes? bamboo reeds?
there I said it. I'm not saying they can't be artists. Their architecture is beautiful. But when it comes to music... What have they contributed? Flutes? bamboo reeds?
They've contributed a lot to the world's music, but your question seems to be more like "what have they contributed to western music".
They also use instruments from India and Iran, and then of course you have the influence that Javanese gamelan has had on modern classical music (Steve Reich, Philip Glass) and some forms of modern 'popular' music- I'd say the German groups 'Neu' and 'Can' show signs of definite East Asian influences.
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