Abstract
Access to the world's cultures through the media, and the preservation of cultural products in the frame of changes and migrations, present both benefits and challenges to musicians and educators. The author notes the effects of media coverage of a cultural phenomenon as typically selective, incomplete, inaccurate, and distorted by the producers, and advises that “the owners” of culture be consulted for a valid representation or image of themselves. She draws on local examples of Latin American music genres, blends of indigenous, European, and African expressions, to argue the need by teachers to recognize that no tradition remains identical in time, that cultural fusion is inevitable, and that it is the responsibility of the musical and educational communities to be present a realistic representation of a musical culture, including its roots and transformations.
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