Soldato
Always wondered, has anyone got any thoughts on this or know the answer?
Why aren't there MOWO (Music of White Origin) awards?
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Soldato
Because black people are a minority, apparently we need to be more aware of their music, but when you look at the charts and see half of it is by black people anyway it does seem pointless.
It should be like African Tribal music or something.
It should be like African Tribal music or something.
Soldato
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One of the main reasons the MoBo's exist is due to the lack of recognition of black music and black music artists in award shows such as the Brits.
Is that right? It seems to me there is loads of recognition of black music at the Brits
perhaps even more recognition than white music/artists getIsn't that a statement that would have been true in the 1980s but 20 years later is a bit tired.
That had crossed my mind. I also wondered if a "MOWO" could actually cause some trouble in some circles.
caff - agree with that mate, can imagine its nice for artists to get something to show for what they've written/performed apart from sales though.
Were those we're 'celebrating' actually suppressed or was it their ancestors?
If we're following your logic; why does it have to be race? Why not class?
Soldato
Agreed - Also, how do you determine the origin of certain music? I can't think of what current music could be of white origin?
EG: Drum and bass is split down the middle, many of the producers are white while many of the MC's are black...
Agreed, but the only musician I've been glad to see win an award is Roni Size in '97 or '98, purely because he gave back his Mercury Music prize winnings to the community - giving kids the opportunity to spend time in the studio rather than spending their nights on the street.
Caporegime
Tell you what, someone find the thread about a "White Policeman's Association" and paste it all in here. It'll save a lot of time for everyone.
Soldato
Heh, about time this came up again for it's annual airing 
It's clearly nothing to do with the race of the artist, as previous award winners including such famous black people as Eminem, Jamie Cullum, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera...etc
It's called MOBO, because most people think hip-hop, r&b etc is music of black origin, so as a catchy name for an awards ceremony about genres of music like hip-hop, r&b etc they decided to call it the Music of Black Origin awards which conveniently can be condensed to a catchy acronym of MOBO.
On the other hand, Music of White Origin doesn't really mean anything to most people, so even if you had a 'MOWO' awards, you'd have to first pick a bunch of 'white' genres, and collect them all together ending up in a slightly bizarre hotchpotch of genres, so it's quite likely people wouldn't be interested in any event.
It's clearly nothing to do with the race of the artist, as previous award winners including such famous black people as Eminem, Jamie Cullum, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera...etc
It's called MOBO, because most people think hip-hop, r&b etc is music of black origin, so as a catchy name for an awards ceremony about genres of music like hip-hop, r&b etc they decided to call it the Music of Black Origin awards which conveniently can be condensed to a catchy acronym of MOBO.
On the other hand, Music of White Origin doesn't really mean anything to most people, so even if you had a 'MOWO' awards, you'd have to first pick a bunch of 'white' genres, and collect them all together ending up in a slightly bizarre hotchpotch of genres, so it's quite likely people wouldn't be interested in any event.