Re: Rhythmic complexity of salsa singing vs. rapping

Yeah, try to find the Tego Calderon thread at the Salsero Collective yahoo
group.
I dont listen to rap anymore, but there is some that I like, all from before
1995.
I find that rapping and sonear-ing take similar skill, though produce a
different effect

"DeRayMi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Is it just me, or are many examples of the vocals in salsa (and maybe
> Afro-Latin music generally) just as rhythmically complex and as
> rapping?
>
> Is there anyone who reads this, who is at least a sympathetic listener
> when it comes to rap, who can comment?  (I don't think I can describe
> myself as sympathetic to it at this point.)
>
> There seems to be this idea among some hip-hop fans that because
> hip-hop is largely rhythmic, and has only the most minimal melodic
> content (not in rapping itself, but it some choruses, samples, etc.
> lest anyone think I am considering rapping melodic), that it therefore
> must be more rhythmically complex and engaging than other forms of
> music which are more watered down, so to speak, by things like melody
> and harmony.  But that doesn't necessarily follow.