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staxxy

The Music of Babel

Feb 07, 2007 08:10

Lately I have been pondering the music I listen to. Specifically, the *languages* I listen to music in.

I count 9 12 languages in the music I listen to ( Read more... )

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javagoth February 7 2007, 16:25:48 UTC

Let's see...

English
German
French
Spanish
Some Japanese
A various assortment of Middle Eastern languages
Some East Indian languages (Hindu, not sure of others)
African (no I'm not sure of the languages)
Does Regge count - Rastafarian?

That's what I know off the top of my head...

staxxy February 7 2007, 16:26:44 UTC

hee!! Cool!!

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Just FYI . . . culturalvacuum February 7 2007, 17:20:07 UTC

ALthough Afrikaans is one of primary languages in SA, most of LBM's songs are sung in Zulu (I wrote it mistakenly on my list as kwaZulu, but it should actually be isiZulu).

Re: Just FYI . . . staxxy February 7 2007, 17:34:52 UTC

I should change my list. I thought it was Swahili.

Re: Just FYI . . . culturalvacuum February 7 2007, 17:47:28 UTC

Swahili is a multi-country "trade" language spoken in Tanzania, Kenya, and parts of Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. If you have music from any of those places that's not in English and French, there's a good possibility it's in Swahili. Any music by South African artists (Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens, township jive, etc.) would probably be in Zulu, if its not in Afrikaans (which sounds like Dutch) or English. One of the other languages on my list is a creole street language from SA called Tsotsitaal, which incorporates roughly equal quantities of all three languages along with assorted bits and pieces from others and a lot of contemporary urban slang. A lot of the current pop music from SA (hip hop, kwaito, house, etc.) is in some form of mixed language like Tsotsitaal.

Re: Just FYI . . . staxxy February 7 2007, 17:54:02 UTC

I knew Swahili was a common northern language. Once upon a time I learned a little of it.

I also learned a little Swazi. All I can say in Swazi now is what translates to "blahblahblah" and it's "Wallawallawalla". Which is why I can remember it. It gives me FITS OF GIGGLES.

javagoth February 7 2007, 16:51:01 UTC

Other poster's reminded me:

I have Gypsy music as well.

My belly dance collection includes: Arabic, Egyptian, Tunisian, Turkish, Morrocan, Greek, and probably more I'm not sure of

And I completely forgot about Irish music

And there may be some italian in a couple sountracks I have...

staxxy February 7 2007, 17:35:51 UTC

*purrrr*

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