"Etto Ao Bed Ilo Entan"
Ronald Jorkan
Marshall Islands
Instrumentation: drum set, guitar, ukulele, singer
In listening to this music I hear a western culture influence. Ronald Jorkan is considered popular among the Marshallese. This music represents what my Marshall island students are listening to. Through studying world music we discover that all musics are different. While one culture of music may emphasize reading music, others may not see reading music as something needed. I would consider this to be Marshallese music, but it is influenced by American pop music. Other musics from this culture are more basic, and don't offer the same kind of pop feeling that this music provides.
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