music from all those funny sounding places

[grass_roots]

so aparently they make music in places where they speak languages other than english, who woulda thunk it?

I think a healthy understanding of other cultures is a vital first step in dealing with ANY international issue and a good place to start is another cultures music, it can littereally get you hooked and give you a reason to delve a little deeper into another world. So ya, use this thread to list off all that good stuff you've heard from way out there in the world, ANYTHING. Feel free to post up other stuff too, like foriegn authors or poets who have been translated and published in english, or interesting on-line international news sources, etc, etc, ANYTHING, let's broaden some horizons shall we?

My pic for today is from Nigeria(that place with a big nasty American owned oil pipe-line and American backed quasi-demorcratic military dictator which both result in lots of un-reported death and destruction), his name's Keziah Jones and his new album Black Orpheus is mind boggling GOOD, it's like acoustic hip-hop and funk with a real good politicial edge, you should be able to find him on kazaa if you want a little taste.

[wb256]

Petrona Martinez is an amazing vocalist from Columbia. I highly recommend her music to anyone interested in world music (or south american music in general). Her percussion section is really interesting, and I found it to be pretty fun to dance and workout to.

Now, with a HUGE change in genre, I have to give mention to Sepultura (metal band from brazil). Although a heavy metal band...and ridiculously heavy...I still appreciate some stuff they do. They incorperate some neat tribal chants and drumming, and it's just really charged and neat. If you're like me and dislike most metal, you will have to do some searching through their stuff (some of it is, in my opinion, pretty bad...but then again I dislike most heavy metal music).

And of coarse, Django Reinhart, the three fingered gypsy jazz guitarist from france. He was amazing...not considering the fact that he had only 3 fingers...but considering the fact he dosn't have four arms (he can play SO quickly and gracefully).

Anyways, that's all for now.

[grass_roots]

Sepultura, haha, I had a buddy who was really into that and this wierd norwiegian death metal, crazy stuff, a little to heavy for my taste, but good

and Django, oh man, that's pure amazingness(if that's not a word it is now just cause he's that good)

Todays Pics:

Richard Desjardins-a folk artist from the Abitibi region of Quebec. Lately he's been a huge advocate for conservation efforts in the boreal forests of Quebec in the face of forestry giants like Forex and Domtar. Also if your interested, his documentry L'erreur boréale , on the clear cutting practices of Quebecs forestry companies, is probably available in english translation at your local library(if your in Canada). His recent album Kanasuta is one of my current faves, highly recomend it.

Putumayo World Music-a record label that puts out themed compilations albums for practically every genre of music world wide, it's a great way to kind of get a taste of what's out there and learn the names to some otherwise unkown artists. You can find Putumayo CDs at any major music chain and other places like cafes, book shops, gift stores, etc, etc. One album I really recomend from thier series is African Odyssey totally chilled out African stuff, it's great.

peace, and good listening ;)

...pst, let's see some more faces in here

[wb256]

Yeah, there's only like 2 songs by them that I can actually stand, but I figured it was something a little worldly that people who dosn't normally like world music might be into.

The Skatalites are a great early ska band from Jamacia. I reccommend "rude boy dreams".

[Bright Eyes]

I had never heard of Django until a site offering pictures of him was put up on memepool.com :) Amazing.

I'd recommend Ravi Shankar. He made me love the sitar. :D

[wil_kla_von]

I tend to listen to some music from Brazil. The Brazilian dialect of Portuguese is actually very interesting to listen to.

Plus, there are many different genres. Including Jazz, a little techo; overall, really good music to relax to. Portuguese, I feel, is a beautiful language. :)

[Bright Eyes]

I tend to listen to some music from Brazil. The Brazilian dialect of Portuguese is actually very interesting to listen to.

Plus, there are many different genres. Including Jazz, a little techo; overall, really good music to relax to. Portuguese, I feel, is a beautiful language. :)
I'll agree with that one. A friend of mine here at university is from Brazil and I love to hear him sing. :)

[Thib]

Gilles Vigneault a "poète chantant" from Québec might be an interesting artist to listen to. Some of my favorite is "Mon Pays" wich in my opinion demonstrat the importance of winter in the society and "Gens du pays" wich was sing to celebrate the anniversary of the Province of Quebec (it might have been for the St-Jean I am not sure) and it's now beeing seeing as a replacement for the "birhtday song"

[grass_roots]

Brazil? Portuguese? YAHH!

I'm actually listening to the Tribalistas right now, great stuff

[grass_roots]

Mon cher Thiiiiiiiib
c'est a ton tour
de te laisser parler d'amour

;)

I much prefer that to our lamo happy birthday english diddy

[sgt4life]

I often listen to music in Japanese. It's a REALLY pretty language to listen to! I really recommend it to people who like listening to other languages! Hayashabara Megumi (or Megumi Hayashabara in western name order) is my favorite JPop singer.