Jazz singer Melody Gardot seeks digital orchestra to beat coronavirus blues

Toasted HereticMay 19 10:48 am JSTShe's doing what Peter Gabriel often does.

Appropriating other culture's musical traditions?

Nah, only kidding.

The best music is often borrowed. Look at Jah Wobble's Chinese and Japanese dub albums, Joe Harriott and John Mayers Indo-Jazz, Damon Albarn and the African Express project, David Byrne's love of Brazilian music, Afro-Celt Soundsystem etc.

Dick Dale translated Arabic scales to electric guitar to invent the 'surf' sound. George Harrison of the Beatles explored Asian music - especially from India. Rock'n'roll itself began in the USA as a fusion of styles and influences and now it's all over the world in so many styles.

Stevie Wonder said that music is a universal language and he's right.

She's doing what Peter Gabriel often does.

Appropriating other culture's musical traditions?

Nah, only kidding.

The best music is often borrowed. Look at Jah Wobble's Chinese and Japanese dub albums, Joe Harriott and John Mayers Indo-Jazz, Damon Albarn and the African Express project, David Byrne's love of Brazilian music, Afro-Celt Soundsystem etc.

She's doing what Peter Gabriel often does. He records musicians playing rhythms and such from around the world  and then compiles these various recordings from his studio into songs, and songs into albums - like his own 'Us', the worldbeat compilation 'Big Blue Ball', and other albums.