{"id":744,"date":"2023-03-03T19:52:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apiyo.ch\/?p=744"},"modified":"2023-08-14T00:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T23:42:03","slug":"decolonizing-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apiyo.ch\/en\/decolonizing-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Decolonizing Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decolonizing Jazz<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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On March 2, 2023, I finally sat down for the long-awaited panel on cultural appropriation. Although I was the moderator and not a keynote speaker, I expected it to be a difficult talk for me. When i initiated the discussion on cultural appropriation in Switzerland in 2017, i was accused of cultural apartheid and racism at the time. Most people in the Swiss cultural scene demanded that my Swiss nationality be revoked and I be deported back to Kenya. So, it took six years before I agreed to face the aggressive Swiss cultural mob who were still hungry for my blood.<\/p>\n

We needed to create a safe space to hold such a critical discussion, so we created some rules.<\/p>\n

Diskussionsregeln<\/span><\/p>\n

Goal: create a safe space for a respectful discussion<\/span><\/h1>\n

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  1. We are not here to discuss whether cultural appropriation exists<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Culture thrives on a healthy exchange and today we are talking about how this exchange can happen on an equal footing<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It is crucial that both sides can express themselves: those affected by racism and those not affected by racism<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Today we give the floor first to those affected by cultural appropriation. In the previous discussion about cultural appropriation, we have mostly heard privileged people speaking in the media<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. If someone does not follow the rules of a respectful discussion this afternoon and interrupts the conversation with inappropriate comments or heckling, does not listen or interrupts others, we will escort them outside<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. We recognize jazz's historical origins as African-American music<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Based on this, we discuss further information and background of jazz music<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Today we will not primarily be looking for answers, nor is it about finding solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Today it's about starting an exchange and a dialogue on the same wave length and it's about us starting to listen to each other and learn from each other.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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