The Land Where The Blues Began Summary

For centuries, music has been defined by history, time, and place. To address this statement, Tom Zè, an influential songwriter during the Tropicália Movement, produced the revolutionary “Fabrication Defect” to challenge oppression as a result from the poor political and social conditions. On the other hand, David Ramsey discusses, in mixtape vignettes, the role of music to survive in New Orleans’ violent setting. Furthermore, “The Land where the Blues Began”, by Alan Lomax, is a film and perfect example to understand under what musical conditions profound ways of communication are made to stand the hard work of cotton plantations. As a result, music plays a crucial role in the sources’ cultures and its creation relies on particular conditions such as the social

To illustrate how the social environment determined ‘The Politics of Plagiarism,” an article written by Jeff Stark exploring how Tom Zé’s unusual music is a result from the flourishing civil society in Brazil and the collective critique of capitalism. During this time period, the Tropicália movement was “set against injustice, restrictive sexuality and a military dictatorship.” Therefore, songs that protested against the state and that claimed freedom rights was the perfect environment for artists such as Zè or Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. These artists then used music as a tool for creating “a genre of music loosely based on the idea of marrying native sounds with foreign influences or music from other cultures.” Similarly, Professor Ramsey’s ‘I will Forever Remain Faithful” also illustrates how social environment can impact individuals and encourage them to embrace Lil Wayne’s music. When Ramsey points out that he “had a student who would rap a Lil Wayne line if he didn't know the answer to a question”, he shows the fact that the rapper himself had become a part of everyday life. Especially, when "On New Orleans radio, it seems like nearly every song features Lil