Previous posts for April 19th may be found here: Germaine Tailleferre (2019) and Jonathan Tunick (2020)
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David Fanshawe (19 April 1942 – 5 July 2010) was an English composer and self-styled explorer with a fervent interest in world music.
(mis)Appropriation
I wonder how Fanshawe rewarded
The African folks he recorded.
His thrill was vertiginous
From all things indigenous,
But it feels just a little bit sordid.
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