Bye bye WAV. I'm leaving this discussion because of your continued refusal to answer even the most basic questions. I'm leaving because of your continued use of the same tired quotes from your "website."
I'm leaving because as the originator of the thread, you have refused to engage in any type of argument/counterargument-it's either your way or no way apparently. I'm leaving because you, so recently interested in this music, as opposed to those of us who have been listening and studying for a long time (By the way, in my case that is 21 of my soon to be 40 years)have deemed yourself to be some type of expert in this field. I'm leaving because you are wanting to impose some type of rule upon a musical form that by itself has no such rigidity. I'm leaving because you choose to defend yourself with your "life's work" as if anything that I have seen in there has any bearing whatsoever on any given point. Sorry, but tai chi, morris dancing, and tennis have no significance for me as to being an answer for any of the questions asked of you. Please, like so many other of my questions or comments to you, ignore this post as well, I'm sure its because you really can't answer. Now for a little multicularism. Let's see what CD's I have with me today. Ali Farka Toure, Sheila Chandra, Balkan Gypsies, Brass Monkey, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Talking Heads, The Clash, Khaled, Lila Downs,Jack Lukeman, Tulla Ceili Band, Fairport Convention, Divan Gasparyan, Eliza Carthy, Stevie Wonder.......................