Does performing arts life style qualify as a culture?

Why culture is important?

Culture is essential because it permits people to communicate between themselves simply, without thinking about the meaning of every word.

Generally we are unaware of its influence on how we perceive the world and how we interact with in it.

What is culture?

Culture governs every aspect of our lives and, like most people, we’re not really aware. The first definition of culture would be: music, literature, visual arts, architecture and language.

However, cultural products that we perceive with our five senses are simply manifestations of that culture really means – what we do, think and feel.

Culture is taught, learned and shared – there is no culture for each person. Yet culture is not monolithic – people exist differently in a culture. It is symbolic.

The significance is attributed to behaviour, words and objects, and this meaning is objectively arbitrary, subjectively logical and rational.

http://luciebellot.unblog.fr/category/definition-culture/

Hip hop heads

This is the name given to people that live their lives, around Hip hop culture. It is manifested through the way people dress, walk and talk. There’s an entire dialogue of words that have meaning founded in this sub-culture if I may call it that, some of the words have meaning as per their language of origin. The origins may be traced to attempts of trying to conceal the true meaning of the statement made by the speaker, which is a metaphoric. It’s an entire lifestyle is this not enough to say this is a culture?

Izikhothane

Self-proclaimed money spenders, their lifestyle is built around the Pantsula culture and dancing, for house music. Their clothes are normally slim fit and vintage wear.

There are other subcultures worth noting.

Performing arts lifestyles

If these sub-cultures are thoroughly investigated you would find their languages are interconnected though not entirely but if all these people were to be put in the same room they would be able to communicate using their respective slang with no trouble at all.

• They stem from performing arts
• They have images
• Languages

A lot more similar attributes exist for example, one may dress like a sikhothane, live like a pantsula, and listen to hip hop. 

A look at SAMRO

ABOUT SAMRO

Music has always had a big effect on culture throughout history. From struggle songs to sports anthems, music has the power to move people. Influencing politics, faith, fashion and popular culture. Music doesn't just make for a better dance scene - it’s the soundtrack to our past and our future. So it’s incredibly important that we protect our musical talent and heritage. And encourage new music creators to join the party. 

Since 1961, SAMRO has been South Africa’s music rights champion. We protect the rights of composers and authors (music creators) both locally and internationally. Collecting licence fees from music users – television broadcasters, radio stations, in-store radio stations, pubs, clubs, retailers, restaurants and all other businesses that broadcast, use or play music. 

Five decades of experience managing music rights has given us a high-definition picture of the way music is used out there. And we use this knowledge to assess fair and reasonable royalties on a track by track basis – looking at when and where each piece of music is used. We pass on these royalties to the talented folks who play a role in creating the music we all love to share.

http://www.samro.org.za/about-SAMRO

This article seeks to encourage people to make their own work, register it and reap the rewards; it is not a SAMRO advert or what so ever.

People always insinuate that Props and Street cred are important, but on the real do any of those pay bills? Can you buy food with props? My land lord served me with an eviction notice saying that he will not be accepting credibility for rent anymore.

So let’s look at what media does!!!

They take your music, your ideas, and use it to gain profit to earn a living, while you are busy getting exposure becoming famous they are getting bellies and swelling with wealth. Heads have iPhones, Blackberry’s internet access (not from their pockets) but do not want to research how they can earn a living doing what they love, in hope that plies is rich but he once said “mom your baby boy made a million with his mouth” form that sentiment I say let’s continue being ourselves but let’s make a living of that.

If a producer tells you buy his beat/instrument and pay for recording time he is not insane, that is his bread and butter. He could be studying somewhere for an office job or working in one, but he wants to do what he loves doing.

So as artists do charge my your work too, if you pay for the above and then give away your music as well as performance time for free you are working on a loss that is not a way to hustle (Stop claiming that you are hustling, cause you are spending in a fruitless manner).

Do you even know your rights? Let’s discuss the following topics and see who knows what they are doing.

1.         Royalties
2.         Mechanical Rights
3.         Needle time Rights
4.         Performing Rights
5.         Types of Music User Licences
6.          Broadcasting Licences
7.        General Licensing

That’s a lot of questions or words that artists should know, you do not really need to go to school for such.

Mechanical Rights:

Mechanical Rights royalties are earned by music composers, lyricists and publishers when their musical works are copied onto CD, DVD, tape, video, MP3 or computer hard drive, or as cellphone ringtones. For example, every time a song is legally bought and downloaded online, Mechanical Rights ensure the owners of the song get their hard earned royalties.

Needletime Rights:

Needletime Rights royalties are earned by recording artists (such as musicians, singers or backing vocalists, and studio producers). They may not have actually written or composed the song, but they helped to record it. They score when their recorded performance is played or performed in public, for example, on a radio station. They don’t get as much as the person who owns the song, but they get their fair share.

Performing Rights:

Performing Rights are royalties earned by the people who own the musical work. They’re the people who create original works – such as composers, lyricists or music publishers. They earn royalties when their musical creations are performed in public – for example when they are played on the radio or on TV, or at a concert.

Types of Music User Licences

Do you want to know more about music licences? You’ve come to the right place! There’s a music licence for every occasion.

SAMRO offers two basic types of licences for Music Users to make use of the protected works of our members. They are Broadcasting and General Licensing.

Broadcasting Licences

The name says it all. SAMRO issues Broadcasting Licences to broadcasters such as TV and Radio broadcasters to enable them to broadcast music. The licence fees are calculated on an individual basis according to the size and nature of the broadcaster. The big players pay more than – say – a small community radio station. So it works out fairly in the end.

General Licensing

General Licensing covers every other type of Music User. That’s your clubs, bars, malls, restaurants, music venues and other establishments that play music. Again, we assess your licence fees fairly, according to the nature of your business using our knowledge and experience to arrive at the most appropriate fee structure.

In both cases, as a first step, a SAMRO consultant will visit your business and conduct a site inspection and an assessment of the nature of your operation. The consultant will take many things into account including the use of the music, the seating capacity and audience size that can be expected to benefit from the use of the music.

What happens to the licence fees I pay SAMRO?

Royalties gathered through licence fees are passed on to SAMRO Music Creators. Many people play a role in the creation of every piece of music. From songwriters and composers to recording artists and music publishers – they all play a role in creating the final musical product.

Thanks to SAMRO’s experience and the information we collect about the usage and value of every musical work, we are able to fairly calculate the royalties that are passed on to the different players. SAMRO deducts tax and levies an administrative fee on all royalties in return for managing the music rights of our members. We’re completely transparent about how our fees are managed and shared.

http://www.samro.org.za

What would you describe the words street jargon as?

Its amazing truly how language evolves and how words pick up meaning and lose it along the way, the concise definition of the words separately:

Street

A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic.

Originally the word "street" simply meant a paved road (Latin: "via strata"). The word "street" is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for "road", for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a road's main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets.

Now that's a mouth full NEH!!! but it further got stretched where the modern culture of hip hop included it in its language, the streets meaning the hood and the hood life at large, the thought pattern is a bit obvious but its just what we can call evolution.

Jargon

Jargon is "the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity occupational or social group." The philosopher Condillac observed in 1782 that "every science requires a special language because every science has its own ideas." As a rationalist member of the Enlightenment he continued, "It seems that one ought to begin by composing this language, but people begin by speaking and writing, and the language remains to be composed." In earlier times, the term jargon would refer to trade languages used by people who spoke different native tongues to communicate.

In other words, the term covers the language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Much like slang, it can develop as a kind of shorthand, to express ideas that are frequently discussed between members of a group, though it can also be developed deliberately using chosen terms. A standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage among practitioners of a field. In many cases this causes a barrier to communication with those not familiar with the language of the field.

Food for thought NEH!!! now how does this relate to hip hop? Well its obvious people that are into hip hop, that is those that live and love it need a way of communication and association. thus what we call slang a slow move into the global arena gives a wide range of words that form part of the culture.
Feel free to add any words that form part of the culture, their definition, origin as well as the place they are commonly used in for example

kasi, originated (not known to the blogger) meaning neighborhood, used in south Africa.

So street jargon!!! street language!!! Slang