And for 3K, if I counted right, a follow up to a little practical joke.
For 4K, my money’s on a post with an offhand comparison between Tuvan throat singing and the malambos of Argentina. I for one will be looking forward to it, because nobody, and I mean NOBODY, does gravitas like you do, Wombat.
Congratulations on 3K, Wombat, and many more Ks to come!
Carol
Edited to change the title: my sincere apologies. The reference, of course, was to the song K-k-k-Katy, with 3Ks and all.
K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy,
You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore;
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
Over the c-c-c-cowshed,
I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.
There is no one less likely to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan than Wombat.
My bet’s on a post detailing the relation between Kwela and African American fife and drum bands, and the influence of both on the phrasing in Mahalia Jackson’s 1968 performance of Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Well as you can see I have changed the title of this thread. I regret the original title now, but I’ll use my mistake to make a point worth making: anyone who has read Wombat’s lovely posts over the years will know that few people have as deeply knowledgeable a respect for the music of other cultures, and for the peoples who produce it, as Wombat has. Indeed his practical joke pokes fun at stereotyping. We could all learn from his model. Keep 'em coming, Wombat!
When I saw the new title of this thread I (seriously) thought this would be a post with Carol announcing that Wombat was getting married or something. :roll:
Now that really would be bizarre since I don’t even believe in the existence of races as popularly conceived. Genetic variation: sure. A bit of inbreeding here and there: yep. But races as conceived by racists, even the most ‘polite’: never met one and don’t expect I ever will. Since my family’s ethnic background includes Jewish, Scottish traveller and Gypsy elements it would be doubly bizarre.
Earlier today I was warning a graduate student from Botswana about a recent spate of racist attacks in the city he was planning to visit this weekend while playing Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) tunes for him on a Syn whistle I keep in my office while he struggled to come to grips with a Susato. Unfortunately I don’t think there will be a kwela revival in Botswana any time soon. He knows and likes Nkosi West though.
Gee I was going to say something, but lost the thread of this thread…I guess congratulations are in order for something, though… Hail Wombat! (Not to be confused with a command to throw stones or ice pellets at Wombat).
Of course I know Wombat isn’t a member of the KKK. But in these parts, such groups are actually quite active, so that’s where my mind immediately went seeing “KKK”.
Before this thread disappears into the cybervoid, let me take the opportunity to do what I should have done a day or two ago: offer heartfelt thanks to all those who congratulated me on my little milestone and wished me well.
Hail Wombat! (Not to be confused with a command to throw stones or ice pellets at Wombat).