Music Resources

Articles

  • Deracination
    When we refer to deracination we refer very specifically to cultural deracination, wherein aggression goes past brute militarism and seeks to eradicate—systematically and generationally—any trace of a pre-existing, native culture. It is an insidious form of genocide, one that leaches systematically into the heart of a battered culture to affect everything from religion to art to cuisine....read more
  • Music as a Cultural Bridge
    The language of music is universal. Although each culture produces its own specific musical forms, the appeal that these forms hold is not limited to any particular time or place. Like the other arts, music is able to transcend the arbitrary boundaries that humans devise to separate themselves from others....read more


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  • Music Links
    An evolving list of useful websites with information on musical traditions, trends, and the importance of music in conflict resistance, prevention and resolution.
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