Letters to the Editor

As for Attar's statement that the music of his village goes well with rock and roll, that is his opinion. Music cannot and does not live in a vacuum, and I would not hesitate to admit that I've enjoyed the collaboration between Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and a group of Gnawa musicians (their ancestors were slaves taken to Morocco from Guinea) from Morocco. At the same time, I was not impressed by Brian Jones's collaboration with musicians from Jajouka when I heard it some years back. I much prefered a recording done by Bill Laswell, which added nothing to the music.

Sometimes music doesn't need improving or enhancing.

Randy Rick
Denver