Open Letter from John Santos: NARAS Oblivious to the Obivious

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John Santos at Grammy Protest Feb.12, 2012 Outside Staples Center, Los Angeles

The epic and historical blunder committed last April by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was etched into the archives last week by the conspicuous absence of the 31 categories they pulled from Grammy consideration, and the musically vacuous telecast they promoted (at $800,000 per 30 second commercial) as the best that American music has to offer. We hope that sooner than later, NARAS will understand that pretending to not know what all the fuss is about, infinite procrastination, and two tons of lip service are not solutions to their unethical practices and offensive actions. They obviously have no idea that undermining and eliminating a huge portion of the most culturally diverse and creative music in our country is a form of violence against communities that historically have had to deal with this kind of mentality for much too long...

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more > Open Letter from John Santos: NARAS Oblivious to the Obivious – Feb. 18, 2012 Grammy Watch

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see also

Presente - We Want Latin Music Fully Recognized At The Grammys

Grammy Watch

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