International music (in general)

VEGANGELICA · 01-11-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Petula07

Hello everybody

I am big fan of music in many languages. As we can see - spanish, german and finnish music have their own threads here. But many other languages are interesting too.

Could you recommend me some non-english bands or singers? Do you know something non-english? Please, post it here

Hi Petula07,

I am also a fan of international (world) music. Thanks for sharing some of your favorites!

Below is an old Israeli song, Erev Ba ("Evening Comes"), that I have loved ever since I was five and first danced the accompanying folkdance with candles and a circle of loved-ones. I was able to dance Erev Ba at my wedding also, which was very special for me because many of those loved-ones were still alive and part of the circle. The music is performed by Arieh Levanon. The singers are Shimon Bar and Aliza Kashi Oshik Levi, and various others. The song is from the CD Such A Beautiful Country Track 14, Audio link from the Jewish Music.com website. (EDIT: Oh! I now see you just started an Israeli music thread, so this post could have gone there!)

Lyrics from Hebrewsongs:

EVENING COMES
(Words transliterated by Henry Lederfeind of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Words translated by Aura Levin Lipski of Melbourne, Australia.)

Again the flocks wander
along the village street
and the dust rises
from sandy paths.

And far away the bells
merge with the gathering shadows.

Evening falls, evening falls.

Again the wind whispers
amongst the garden fences
and from the tops of the cypress
the doves coo

And in the distance
the last rays of the sun caress the hilltops
Evening falls, evening falls.

Again the rose dreams
languorous dreams
and gradually on high
the stars begin to twinkle

And afar in the dark valley
the jackal accompanies the approach of night.
Night falls, night falls.

EREV BA (Lyrics by Oded Avishar)

Shuv haeder noher
Bimvo'ot hakfar
Veolech haavak
Mishvilei-afar

Veharchek od tzemed inbalim
Melave et meshech batz'lalim

Erev ba, erev ba.....

Shuv haruach lochesh
Bein gidrot ganim
Uvtzameret habrosh
Kvar namot yonim

Veharchek al ketef hagvaot
Od noshkot, karnaim achronot
Erev ba, erev ba...

Shuv havered cholem
Chalomot balat
Uforchim kochavim
Bamaron at at

Veharchek, baemek ha'afel
Melave hatan et bo baleil
Layil rad, layil rad...

Petula07 · 01-12-2010, 12:18 PM

@VEGANGELICA - thank you for this video, I really like this song! Do you know more of israeli music? You can post in in the right thread. But it's ok, this thread is for everything international

If somebody is interested, I have Youtube playlist of international videos.
Here is the link - International videos - Youtube - Petula1985

VEGANGELICA · 01-14-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Petula07

@VEGANGELICA - thank you for this video, I really like this song! Do you know more of israeli music? You can post in in the right thread. But it's ok, this thread is for everything international

If somebody is interested, I have Youtube playlist of international videos.
Here is the link - International videos - Youtube - Petula1985

Unfortunately, "Erev Ba" is the only Israeli song I knew before reading your two threads...besides "Hava Nagila," that is. I'll check out your international videos, Petula07! It's nice that you've collected them all together.

Petula07 · 01-14-2010, 08:22 AM

Yes, I collect international songs, now I found more hebrew music, two bands which seems to be interesting. But now I am too busy for something new to check it, I will do it later.

Oh yes, I know "Hava Nagila", we sang it in music camp 8 years ago, it was a lot of fun

Zaqarbal · 01-14-2010, 02:07 PM

I forgot to mention two well-known Italians: Andrea Bocelli (opera, pop) and Adriano Celentano (rock, pop, and he's an actor too).

Also, Toto Cutugno, best known for his hit L'Italiano (1983):

Petula07 · 01-17-2010, 12:24 PM

They are really well-known

But nice, thank you.

Here are my two favourite songs by Valravn. Maybe too experimental or electronic for somebody...

VEGANGELICA · 01-24-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Petula07

If somebody is interested, I have Youtube playlist of international videos.
Here is the link - International videos - Youtube - Petula1985

Hey Petula07,

I've been listening through your Youtube collection of over 50 videos. I especially enjoyed Faun's "Egil Saga." I like the somber, ominous echo sounds, the meshing of new instruments with old instruments (a recorder or block flute and a lovely stringed instrument). Plus, the lyrics in Icelandic are interesting to hear!

I read that the group sings songs in a variety of languages. I'll plan to listen to more of Faun, because this video you posted on your site definitely piqued my interest:

I found the translation of the Icelandic lyrics to EGIL SAGA on someone's MySpace:

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MySpace

EGIL SAGA:
words: S. Sturlurson 13th century
music: Elisabeth Pawelke & Faun

Egil’s saga Skallagrimssonar is the myth about the most outstanding skald in the 10th century: “Egil Skallagrimsson”. In the extract set here he heals a girl, who has been taken ill because of wrongly-scratched runes on smoothed out fish bone. Only by means of the properly-employed rune magic of Egil the skald does the girl awake as from a bad dream.

English text (translation)

“She has been ill for a long time,
she has the exhaustion,
cannot sleep any night and was
as if she had lost reason and shape.”

Runes have been scratched therefore, it is a farmer’s son,
not far from here, he has done that,
but afterwards it was
much worse than before.

Egil scratched runes and placed them under the cushion of the bed
she rested on.
It was to her as if she had awoken from sleep,
and she said she was well now.

Chorus:
No man shall scratch runes
Not being able to use them well;
Many a man is misled
by dark forces.
Ten secret runes have I seen
Scratched on smoothed out fish bone;
For the girl this has caused
sorrow for a long time.

Original Text

“Hefir hon haft langan vanmátt,“
ok pat var krom mikil;
fekk hon enga nótt svefn ok var
sem hamstoli vaeri.

“Ristnar hafa verit rúnar, ok er sá einn bóndason
hedan skammt í brott, er pat gerdi,
ok er sidan miklu
verr en adr.

Egil reist rúnar ok lagdi undir hoegendit
Í hvíluna, par er hon hvildi;
henni potti sem hon vaknadi or svefni ok sagdi
at hon var pá heil.

Refrain:

Skalat madr rúnar rista,
nema rada vel kunni,
pat verdr mrgum manni,
es of myrkvan staaf villisk;
sák á telgdu talkni
tiu launstafi ristna,
pat hefr lauka lindi
langs ofrtrega fengit.

Petula07 · 01-25-2010, 01:53 AM

Hi VEGANGELICA,
nice to know you found something nice for you

This song is my loved one, you can listen to it on album Licht and all my favourite songs are from this album so I would recommend this one like first.
Thank you so much for lyrics and translation! I didn't have it.

Now something new...

I know one folk-rock italian band - Modena City Ramblers

Now I got new recommendation for some other italian band - Argine. It's mixture of neofolk, classical and post-punk.

Both bands are interesting for me.

Modena City Ramblers - Morte di un poeta

Argine - Memorie

Argine - Le luci di Hessdalen

Petula07 · 01-25-2010, 06:49 AM

And again something new although it's different music genre.

If somebody likes progressive metal...
I just found band Orphaned Land. It's mostly english but they have also some songs in hebrew. Influenced by oriental music.

This one song seems to me more oriental / hebrew music than metal...

PuebloFuerte · 02-06-2010, 09:37 AM

I've always loved traditional Arab instruments, the last song above is really cool.

Nothing to do with the subject but does anyone know what the top 20 international music producers are in terms of sales?

01-12-2010, 12:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	@VEGANGELICA - thank you for this video, I really like this song! Do you know more of israeli music? You can post in in the right thread. But it's ok, this thread is for everything international If somebody is interested, I have Youtube playlist of international videos. Here is the link - International videos - Youtube - Petula1985 __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫

01-14-2010, 08:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	Yes, I collect international songs, now I found more hebrew music, two bands which seems to be interesting. But now I am too busy for something new to check it, I will do it later. Oh yes, I know "Hava Nagila", we sang it in music camp 8 years ago, it was a lot of fun __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last edited by Petula07; 01-14-2010 at 08:42 AM.

01-14-2010, 02:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	I forgot to mention two well-known Italians: Andrea Bocelli (opera, pop) and Adriano Celentano (rock, pop, and he's an actor too). Also, Toto Cutugno, best known for his hit L'Italiano (1983): __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."

01-17-2010, 12:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	They are really well-known But nice, thank you. Here are my two favourite songs by Valravn. Maybe too experimental or electronic for somebody... __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last edited by Petula07; 01-18-2010 at 02:43 PM.

01-25-2010, 01:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	Hi VEGANGELICA, nice to know you found something nice for you This song is my loved one, you can listen to it on album Licht and all my favourite songs are from this album so I would recommend this one like first. Thank you so much for lyrics and translation! I didn't have it. Now something new... I know one folk-rock italian band - Modena City Ramblers Now I got new recommendation for some other italian band - Argine. It's mixture of neofolk, classical and post-punk. Both bands are interesting for me. Modena City Ramblers - Morte di un poeta Argine - Memorie Argine - Le luci di Hessdalen __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫

01-25-2010, 06:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	And again something new although it's different music genre. If somebody likes progressive metal... I just found band Orphaned Land. It's mostly english but they have also some songs in hebrew. Influenced by oriental music. This one song seems to me more oriental / hebrew music than metal... __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫

02-06-2010, 09:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
PuebloFuerte Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: London Posts: 9	I've always loved traditional Arab instruments, the last song above is really cool. Nothing to do with the subject but does anyone know what the top 20 international music producers are in terms of sales?