[Tango-L] The ZVI MIGDAL group

[Jeff Gaynor]

Caroline Polack wrote:

>As per Hector Pablo Pereyra's post to Lucia, he said he picked this name in 
>order to bring about awareness and discussion.
>
>Whether you all agree or not with his choice of band name, he certainly got 
>your attention and he certainly got you talking about it.
>
>He achieved his purpose. Just wondering if anybody noticed that.
>  
>

No he didn't. He got us talking about appropriate band names.

So what is more disturbing, that a band might just have a gimmick for 
free publicity or that someone actually thinks giving a band a shocking 
name will result in any meaningful discussion or insights on anything? 
Having been in and out of the media for years I would not ever want to 
trust the entertainment industry with a nuanced investigation of a 
serious topic. If Hector's band is wildly successful then in a few years 
everyone will assume that Zvi Migdal is just a Yiddish tango band --  
completely eclipsing its supposed namesake.

I think the far better question is how serious issues are presented in a 
profit-driven media. But that's just me...

Cheers,

Jeff