why has an indigenous artist won best world music in his own country? | brigid delaney /

The Australian musician Gurrumul has won an Aria award for best world music album but feels uncomfortable with the catch-all term as should weWhat is “world music”?Is it Bollywood sing-along, Zimbabwean prog rock or the Balkanesque via Melbourne ska groove of Cat Empire? Is it Rohingya mandolin lullabies or Welsh organ-grinding funeral dirges? Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com