And BTW, I agree with you when you say that to learn music from another culture, you need to respect it and become aware of its context as well as involved in the culture of the music as well as forming relationships that will gain you respect- and the best way to do it would be to be taught by someone from that culture who has extensive experience of the tradition. That's partly why I started this thread in the first place- if I didn't want to learn the tradition correctly, I wouldn't have asked, I'd just have assumed I could do whatever I want and people would love it. Now does anyone have any tips as to how I might go about learning the tradition accurately and respectfully in the future, as well as having fun, by finding tradition bearers in my home city?