Caught a BBC bit on the radio this morning about the first performance of Beethoven in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was a striking reminder of just how disconnected the Gap is from the Core. One commentator goes so far as to say that “in terms of global cultural crossovers, this is as major as debt cancellation.”
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Very interesting.
Comment by A.E. — April 26, 2007 @ 11:59 am