Foreign language artists

[trailerprincess]

Inspired by the Sigur Ros thread, who listens to what music which is sung in a language other than their own?

Me, I have a dubious penchant for mediocre German musician, Xavier Naidoo. I also own a CD by the Italian smoothie called Eros something which I accidentally started to like when I lived in Belgium. Otherwise, French hip hop tends to be pretty good and I fell in love with Anita Mui who was a Cantonese singer. I can't understand a word of her songs who cares.

[trailerprincess]

Inspired by the Sigur Ros thread, who listens to what music which is sung in a language other than their own?

Me, I have a dubious penchant for mediocre German musician, Xavier Naidoo. I also own a CD by the Italian smoothie called Eros something which I accidentally started to like when I lived in Belgium. Otherwise, French hip hop tends to be pretty good and I fell in love with Anita Mui who was a Cantonese singer. I can't understand a word of her songs who cares.

I know I have more to list but can't be arsed today

[TAL]

Pretty much all threads in this forum is about foreign language artists.

6000!

[trailerprincess]

Pretty much all threads in this forum is about foreign language artists.

6000!

Post-whore :)

[icy manipulator]

Planet Hemp have some pretty sweet stuff. they're brazillian

[Miho]

I listen to a lot of Japanese music, mostly by pop artists. Occasionally, though, some soundtracks I listen to will have tracks sung by foreign artists from Italy and Russia, such as Ilaria Graziano and Origa.

Like right now, I'm listening to the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society soundtrack, and as usual from the soundtracks, composer Yoko Kanno, brings all walks of life on her work. There are new Ilaria and Origa tracks on this.

[hitmonlee]

camille (frech girl) has a few good songs

[Humiliation]

Serge Gainsbourg. Fucking awesome. Same with Jean-Claude Vannier but there are no words in that. Ummm Rammstein? All i can think of for now

[DroppinScience]

Serge Gainsbourg. Fucking awesome.

Dammit, I was gonna say that. :mad:

[Otis Driftwood]

Manau, if anyone can remember them...
French hip hop is the shiznit, Sayan, IAM, Shurik'n etc.
Dynamic Duo from Swizerland...

[trailerprincess]

camille (frech girl) has a few good songs

I like that one 'Ma douleur' or whatever it's called.

[trailerprincess]

Manau, if anyone can remember them...
French hip hop is the shiznit, Sayan, IAM, Shurik'n etc.
Dynamic Duo from Swizerland...

And I know you like these lads http://www.roxxu.de/image/tokio-hotel.jpg

:p

[Junker]

Planet Hemp have some pretty sweet stuff. they're brazillian

(y) hehehe.

I didnt know until a month ago. But they were the ones who had opened the Beastie Boys shows here in Brazil in 1995.

[Otis Driftwood]

And I know you like these lads http://www.roxxu.de/image/tokio-hotel.jpg

:p
I ought to slap you! Nah, actually I never heard any song from them, but I know most people here hate'em like Mikizee hates the S.O.V.!

[MC Moot]

Control Machete,Ozomatli,MC Skeey,Cafe Tacuba and Don Abusivo are all Latin/Spanish groups I dig.....Buffalo Daughter,Corneilus,Shonen Knife,Pizzicato Five and Takako Minewaka are Japanese bands I like/follow....I always half admired the flow of french MC's....if anyone has some solid french hip hop to recommend like for purchase, I'd be obliged......about this Serge Gainsbourg fellow,the library has 2 titles which should I snag? "Pop A Paris" or "French Cafe"??

[Otis Driftwood]

Check the two Le FLow Samplers, they are both very good and the RZA Euro Cd. This should give you a good starting point.

[abcdefz]

I listen to a lot of stuff from other countries, but there aren't too too too many artists singing in foreign languages whose stuff I'm all up on: like, I can't wait until a new album comes out by so-and-so. Maybe Stereolab? Orchestra Baobob, Bebel Gilberto, Elíades Ochoa, folks like that. Bossa-nova, Cuban Son, etc. The international stuff I listen to most tends to be instrumental -- Indian classical music is pretty big for me, and ehru from China, Astor Piazzola's stuff is great, and I love a lot of other stuff from all over South America, too.

I guess I have some classical music in foreign languages which I listen to -- Rameau, Grieg, Massenet, Goudimel's psalms, Beethoven, Mahler -- but, for the most part, I'm not really big on vocals in classical music. I need small doses, for some reason, even though I think it can be beautiful. There's something just too mannered about it for me. I dunno.

Philistine! :D

[trailerprincess]

Check the two Le FLow Samplers, they are both very good and the RZA Euro Cd. This should give you a good starting point.

Agree. I have the first Le Flow one and the World According to RZA(y)

[mickill]

Omara Portuonda, Ibrahim Ferrer Ray Baretto, Ruben Blades etc for Latin Jazz.

For French music, Isabelle Antena is good for some laidback Jazz/Pop I'm ALWAYS in the mood for. And I like a lot of Françoise Hardy.

And even though it's actually American, I think that The Gulag Orkestar (http://www.amazon.com/Gulag-Orkestar-Beirut/dp/B000F5GO0A) by Beruit is easily one of my favorite Experimental Eastern European-Styled Folk Accordion albums ever. EVER.

[DroppinScience]

I just listened to a Brazilian post-punk compilation ("The Sexual Life of The Savages"). That stuff was awesome! (y)

[koolBASD]

O.S.T.R - hip-hop from Republika Polska
PCP they are from Poland 2

[laura]

I also own a CD by the Italian smoothie called Eros something which I accidentally started to like when I lived in Belgium.
Eros Ramazzotti?!?
holy shit!

while I lived in belgium I was into belgian music.. like dEUS, Millionaire and 2ManyDJs + Soulwax

[trailerprincess]

Eros Ramazzotti?!?
holy shit!

while I lived in belgium I was into belgian music.. like dEUS, Millionaire and 2ManyDJs + Soulwax

Yes. I was accidentally brainwashed by my flatmates. I'm trying to exorcise myself out of the nightmare

[koolBASD]

Ritm-U - Russian.Fast flows and...damn weird instrumentals. :)

[laura]

Yes. I was accidentally brainwashed by my flatmates. I'm trying to exorcise myself out of the nightmare
I support you! :cool:

[Lyman Zerga]

theres only like 3 austrian/german bands i listen to, the rest is mainly american or uk stuff

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

juana molina. her music is lovely. and in spanish. :)

[LE BROUHAHA]

well i listen a lot of "foreign" music...
j POP: Pizzicato Five, Kahimi Karie, Takako Minekawa, Towa Tei and also MU, Cornelius...

brass bands, crazy gypsy music: Goran Bregovic, Kočani Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Frank London....

French songwriters: Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy, Françoiz Breut, Julien Ribot, France Galle, Jeanne Moreau...

Brazilian music: Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Jil, Sergio Mendez

i love also indian music and those stuff of outcaste records (http://www.outcaste.com/)
and many other bands such as Stereo Total, Stereolab....

[Gareth]

jordy - dur dur d'etre un bebe

[Junker]

jordy - dur dur d'etre un bebe

hahaha...Jordy was a phenomenon back in the days. I wonder what happened to him.