Can culture be appropriated ethically? We explore why giving credit is so important, how racism affects music to this day and whether artists have an obligation to activist messages. We meet some of the forgotten women of classical music, analyze mediocrity and explain laws around covering and sampling.
Listen to the songs mentioned in the episode: Spotify Playlist / Youtube Playlist (Black & female classical composers, Cultural Appropriation, Giving Credit, Kings of Rock'n'Roll & Activist Motown artists)
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Mad Makings of Music is a podcast production by Jina Rose and Mike Doctor. Official website: roseanddoctor.com/podcast
SOURCES
Fascinating article about how fascism killed classical music:
https://jacobin.com/2022/03/political-economy-classical-european-music-history-revolution-elitism
Study about equaltiy/diversity in classical concert programs:
https://donne-uk.org/equality-diversity-in-concert-halls-2020-2021/
Discover forgotten female composers on this interactive map:
https://svmusicology.com/mapa?lang=es
Cover laws:
https://help.songtrust.com/knowledge/who-do-i-need-to-get-permission-from-to-record-and-release-a-cover-song
Sampling Laws:
https://www.romanolaw.com/music-sampling-rights-what-you-need-to-know/
Sampling vs. Interpolation:
https://help.songtrust.com/knowledge/what-is-the-difference-between-a-sample-and-interpolationhttps://help.songtrust.com/knowledge/what-is-the-difference-between-a-sample-and-interpolation
Posthumous releases:
https://prelawland.com/post/611305774846803968/pop-smoke-and-the-law-of-posthumous-albums
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230113-martin-luther-king-day-the-song-that-changed-the-us
more numbers about women in music:
https://blog.audionetwork.com/the-edit/music/history-of-women-in-music
CHAPTERS
00:00 How fascism killed classical music
05:04 Racism in classical music
07:07 The forgotten women in classical music
11:58 All covers considered: cultural appropriation
14:07 Laws: Covering, sampling & interpolation
17:58 Giving credit is important
21:00 Cultural Appropriation & giving back
27:25 Hierarchies
29:50 The Kings of Rock'n'Roll
31:20 Music needs to mix
35:05 Industry & Mediocrity
41:50 Posthumous Releases
45:44 Activist obligations
48:28 Martin Luther King Day & Motown Politics
51:37 Change through Music
