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In Reply to: I love Jessye Norman, but that's not quite the point posted by andy evans on September 14, 2020 at 14:32:10:
how many this or that. It's whether folks HAVE A CHOICE. There are many obstacles for poor folks to hurdle--- and African-Americans are our poorest group. Yeah, a lot of kids choose popular music--- many white kids do, too. But they have (as pointed out by the author of my linked article) far fewer obstacles after attaining skills.
I have the awkward feeling that (not necessarily you) many have a stereotypical view of black people, that somehow "serious" art isn't for them, whether to appreciate or participate.
There is plenty of history of black Americans in classical music--- but nowhere near what it could or should be.
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Follow Ups
- That exactly is the point. It doesn't matter - tinear 16:03:06 09/14/20 (1)
- Jazz is "serious art" and so are other forms of music - andy evans 01:00:14 09/15/20 (0)