r/WorldMusic • u/Sea-Run3691 USA • 1d ago
Discussion A unique take on "world music"
i have not really seen many playlists where people actually mix music from across continents. usually when they are doing so, it is out of an obligation, such as trying to get a song from every country. that's okay. but how many people actually add songs from all these places in their normal listening habits? do people just have playlists separated by country / region / language and never mix them at all with the music of their native country / language / region? i can't speak for others, but i definitely do.
really though, i don't often see people doing what i have just described: having different mixes for different places. i want to shout out someone who did some good ones relegated to specific regions in the past: https://www.youtube.com/@goldilockszonemusic8582/videos (i'm not affiliated with them, trust). these are probably the most accessible to people here. he did some very good work, and making these would not have been easy, in fact i'm not sure how he would have found most of these songs. he's definitely worth checking out, as his channel is very underappreciated. next, I will go over why even more diverse mixes can be good as well.
why total mixes are a good thing: you are going to be confronted with something you are unfamiliar with, thereby increasing your tolerance for things different to you in the world. not focusing on the country of origin keeps you away from biases that you will unconsciouslessly or sometimes consciously (unfortunately) associate with a country. news, people and communities on the internet help propagate these negative biases and you may not even be able to tell it's happening. the different languages gives this away, but your ear gets tuned to this eventually. to me, this is true equality, seeing someone as they really are and not tied to a country and everything that comes with it. deep down, you will know their country of origin, but eventually the distiction becomes less important once it's within a pool of lots of different types of music you all enjoy. at this point you appreciate the differences without biases, as the enjoyment outweighs all else.
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u/IntroductionMuch5534 15h ago
Fair point - never really like the anglicentric term 'world music' - based in SEAsia there's an abundance of new sounds, I love playing then on the radio, without any rigid format. https://www.mixcloud.com/H%C3%A0N%E1%BB%99iCommunityRadio/the-glorious-rant-show-074-w-grant-riley-111026/?utm_medium=share&utm_source=clipboard&utm_content=cloudcast&utm_term=VXNlcjoyMDYyMzY1
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u/antiquemule 1d ago
Thanks for the tip of the Goldilocks Youtube channel. Tons of pretty wild stuff to discover.
To me, the obvious source of eclectic playlists is the back catalogue of the late Charlie Gillett's yearly "best of" from his radio show, which appeared from 2000 to 2009. I have most of them on CD. You can find a lot on Spotify. They are an endless source of gems to chase up, looking for "more of the same".