Culture Making Articles items tagged african-american cultureCulture Making Articles:Writing on Christianity and culture from Andy Crouch2025-01-03T22:54:05ZCopyright (c) 2025, Andy CrouchExpressionEnginetag:culture-makers.com,2025:01:02Interpreters, not just reenactorstag:culture-makers.com,2025:author/1.18722025-01-02T22:53:00Z2025-01-03T22:54:05ZAndy Crouchandy@culture-making.com Nathan: ?"We've all seen examples of people who very reverently recreate traditional music, and it's already a relic. . . . And then there are people like the Chocolate Drops—you can talk about the tradition with them, [and] they have studied it. But nothing about their performance seems to suggest that they are trapped by it." (Joe Henry, producer). An amazing example of cultivating a neglected tradition and creating remarkable new music at the same time. (Don't miss the down-home remix of Blu Cantrell at the four-minute mark.)? from "The Carolina Chocolate Drops Preview Genuine Negro Jig," by nonesuch records :: first posted here 19 April 2010
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