Any of you listen to good foreign music?

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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:06 pm

Me meself and I are big fans of breton music since we went to France 3yrs ago. We also like Russian classics, like The Volga Boatman and La Varshovienne.

I got into a patriotic/nationalist mood today.
Here's one of the songs I listen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddCvge4s3xA
It makes my hair stiff and my arms itching for a sword.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:14 pm

Since I'm from the US I guess Xavier Rudd would qualify for foreign.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:23 pm

Nevermind me. I fell into a nationalistic haze.
I'll post some more Romanian/Serbian/Russian wonderfull songs, but I do not think you'll understand what they are saying. Wink

Maybe you'll appreciate the music though.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:30 pm

Quote:

Any of you listen to good foreign music?

From who's perspective?

According to the last poll, for ca. 65% of Eater members Chris Brown is "foreign music."

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:34 pm

Oh well, there is no controversy about that... The Eastern European nationalistic/patriotic music is unique.
It really makes you want to fight.

Phoenix, one of the eldest and best Romanian rock bands....
Live too... The lyrics are about hayduks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhqP7gm8vro

This song was also in the soundtrack of a Romanian movie from '74, "Nemuritorii" - The Immortals. Cheesy movie, excellent music.

And a great voice... Veta Biris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sjYeZe7Ckg

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:49 am

I love Xhosa music. Especially Madosini Manqineni and Miriam Makeba (especially the stuff she did with Hugh Masakela)

I also love South African Township Jazz.....

If Opera counts, I despise Italian opera but love it in German.

Miriam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_FP2ICstk&feature=related

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:00 am

I like a lot of European metal, especially when the singer is a chick.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2rpa941q8c

I Ka Barra by Habib Koite

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:19 am

Some Euro Metal and German Reggae (Google the band "Seeed"). Damn Crimson got me addicted to that stuff.

419Eater is my life Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 476

I like Molotov, a mexican rap band. Most of thier lyrics are in spanish, so i only understand when they are swearing! still sounds suitably angry for my tastes.

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:47 am

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I love Xhosa music. Especially Madosini Manqineni and Miriam Makeba (especially the stuff she did with Hugh Masakela)

I also love South African Township Jazz.....

Lotta, on the Township Jazz side who in particular do you recommend?

I'm not sure this is really "township" but I've got a couple discs by Abdullah Ibrahim that I love and one of my very favorite compilations is a disc called "One Night at Moyo" that I picked up at Spier. Who else, who else?

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:12 pm

<br>Isn't there a 'What music are you listening to' thread kicking around and active at the moment? It's the one sandwiched between the fifteen thousand cat threads and the "My lad wants my passport/ID what do I do?" threads.

In answer to the question, I don't listen to any music, apart from The Spice Girls. That's because I'm deaf. Neither do I have a passport, so how could I listen to any foreign music? <runs away and waits for the rollies> Very Happy

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:46 pm

@Mr Green
If you love Abdullah Ibrahim, try to find an album called "Mannenburg", under his original name...Dollar Brand.

As for SA jazz, there are so very many to chose from:

Moses Khumalo
Pops Mohamed - "Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow"
Hugh Masakela
Mankunku
Robbie Jansen

Raw Soweto township jazz:

Kippie Moeketsi
Boyoyo Boys
Theres an album called "Indestructable beat of Soweto" various artists that is really good township music.

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I love Arabic music Smile

Egyptian mainly.

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:00 pm

Big Hamster fan meself Very Happy

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:21 pm

I listen to alot of Middle Eastern music.

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:36 pm

do "The Fratellis" count? Laughing

I would say I don't really.

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:37 pm

I'm with weasel and craig, I love middle eastern music. In particular Cheb Mami or any other Rai artist. I think it comes from being out that way a lot, you get used to hearing the call to prayer, and it becomes hypnotic after a while.

KD has a point though, what is foreign music? Well by definition, it's anything from outside your country or continent, so to me Britney Spears is foreign! Laughing

In keeping with the topic though, I suppose the OP means what "world music" are you enamoured with. Some of Peter Gabriels African cohorts from the 90's were good, Papa Wemba springs to mind along with Youssou N'Dour.

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:22 pm

Is AC/DC classafide as foreign music? since im in the US and there from the UK that makes it forein to me

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:30 pm

[quote="Mugatu"]... to me Britney Spears is foreign! ...[/quote]

Foreign, yes, but does her bleating classify as music? Wink

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I have mentioned this band before:

Gurt Bucket and the Armenian Red Cross Drivers

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:55 am

Lotta, thanks for the tips - I'll check out the early Abdullah Ibrahim CD you mention and some of the other jazz music too! I've got a couple discs by Hugh Masakela already and some other SA jazz compilation things floating around, but these were new names for me and I can't wait to get some of them into my collection. Very Happy

As for a couple others to throw into this discussion, I'd highly recommend Toumani Diabate and/or Ali Farka Toure from Mali, especially for anyone who also likes blues.

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:59 pm

As I already said, I like some Russian music. The Red Army Choir sounds great.
About a specific song, The Russian Navy Hymn (the song "The Hunt of Red October" starts with.)

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There is plenty excellent music coming from France and Belgium. French Chanson is something worth checking out IMHO. I am particularly fond of Gainsbourg and Brel.

Serge Gainsbourg - music could be considered NSFW - no need to understand a single word of French to figure out what this song is about...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiMDB19Dyc
The Vatican found this quite offensive when it was released in 1969. Laughing

Jacques Brel has a huge back catalog with lots and lots of excellent songs. Probably his most famous one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAGoLHMMoA
I like this one a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxsMIqWUGqs

Also worth giving a try: Edith Piaf, Georges Brassens.

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:08 pm

I'm Nin'Alu - Ofra Haza

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