Tiki Talk with Ben Willis: How Exotica opened the American Ear to the World
How could Exotica - a wholly inauthentic mishmash of foreign sounds, rhythms, and motifs - lead the way for American listeners to accept the sounds of authentic World Music? Ben Willis explores the influence that Tiki's biggest musical genre may have had in shaping tastes decades after its heyday, from Latin Rock, to Disco, and even children's TV.Tiki Talk airs Friday afternoons around 2:45 PM Eastern during the Ben Willis show at MegaRockPA.com
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