Using the directions for access to the music provided below, you will select a world music album and write a 2-4 page essay reflecting on the ideas of music as “music” but also music as representative of culture. Utilizing the skills and feedback you have acquired with previous writing assignments, seek to ask and answer questions about the music of the album you choose. Talk about characteristics of the musical performance as well. The album you choose may point toward particular questions that you can formulate and answer in your essay, but you may wish to think about the following general questions as well: what kind of representation does the album purport to give of its music/culture? Is it meant to be representative of a large cultural group or trend? Is it meant to be unique to a particular musician? Does it represent itself as entertaining or scholarly, or some combination of the two? Does it include field recordings, studio recordings, or a combination of the two? Does that make a difference in the way you listen to it? Position yourself to make a clear thesis statement about what you have questioned and learned and how you will articulate that in your paper.