“The medium is the message” – Marshall McLuhan
The effects of music on our society are immense. Here in Rio everyone is singing. They know the words by heart and the private life of each artist. I am really impressed about their capacity of lyrics, etc.
The society is based on an oral exchange.
To read the podcast you can visit this site.
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könnt Ihr Musik hier nachlesen.
So I got a very interesting email about a podcast ‘Nuestra Familia Unida’ from the University of Texas, where Mark Pedelty talks about the musical ritual in Mexico City – starting with the Mesoamerican and ending with the mariachi.
Here is the link to the 2 episodes concerning the music:
http://nuestrafamiliaunida.com/podcast/musica.html
Music has always been an important media!