I don’t think it’s analogous. While the music you listen to can offer an insight into your mood and state of mind, practically all music we listen to today is c

I don’t think it’s analogous. While the music you listen to can offer an insight into your mood and state of mind, practically all music we listen to today is composed by artists, and none originates from everyday people. There are no songs from secretaries or bakers or cashiers or programmers lamenting or celebrating life. In contrast to our popular music that is created by a small number of (often the same) people and distributed commercially (forced on the populace), slave music seems to be analogous to what is described in the article. It originated directly from affected people and helps them to vent, gather hope and strength and let’s them dream. I wonder what future historians will say about our music. In my opinion, popular music is crafted to create superficial desires that can’t be fulfilled and lead to more consumption because of feelings of inadequacy.