Lenin and Saudade

Looking for interesting quotes about saudade, fond longing for the past, I came across this interesting musician and has some great viewpoints on why certain areas like world music, "It's like, did you know that Japan and Germany are among the biggest markets for 'world music?' Why do you think that is?'' It was a rhetorical question, he answered it himself: ''Post-war guilt. And where was reggae most accepted? England of course. Why? Post-colonial guilt. Just like African music in France. And former slavemasters love the blues. The guilt is all mixed up with condescension. Condescension is always a clear consequence of guilt. One produces the other." [Mike Zwerin's webpage]