The rise of World Music: Young listeners in the US are falling for non-English speaking artists

Euronews ^ | 11/01/2024 | Anca Ulea

[Skywise]

Because US pop music, like most US media these days SUX.

[JZelle]

So they’re into Stevie Nicks and James Brown?

[al baby]

I love Nig Nog music from the 60 and 70s

[ComputerGuy]

I remember when ‘Sukiyaki’ came out about 1963. It was a great song. Nobody I knew understood a single word.

[V_TWIN]

I don’t see the problem

[4Runner]

I think what they’re not telling us is that the ones “falling for” this crap in the U.S. are the females. Always and forever.

[cyclotic]

My idea of World Music is Leonid and Friends, by many accounts the best tribute band in history. They began with Chicago, then Earth Wind and Fire. In the past couple years they’ve added Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Lighthouse, Tower of Power, Chaka Kahn and even The Carpenters.

Some of them barely speak english, het sing marvelously and they absolutely love America.

[Daveinyork]

What? No Italian opera?

[ConservativeMind]

LOL! You've got me singing their indeterminate words during a few songs.

Gypsy is what I'm currently having fun with. Abut every word in that, but the word “gypsy,” is not understandable, and half the “gypsies” are not understandable. When you hit the notes, while heavily mumbling, it sounds just like her.

[Dr. Sivana]

I actually prefer when my son plays stuff from anime in Japanese, no concerns about lyrics.

[Dr. Sivana]

Gypsy is what I'm currently having fun with. Abut every word in that, but the word “gypsy,” is not understandable

I can make out Stevie Nicks just fine.

blah blah blah gold dust woman
blah blah blah blah blah


blah blah blah Gold Dust Woan
Blah blah blah bla-blahhhhh


Rhinnon is like a blah blah blah
And who would be her lover?
She blah blah blah like a blah blah blah
And who would be her lover?

[DoodleBob]

Say what we will about Stevie, but ya gotta give her credit…

[KarlInOhio]

Any cute German Fräulein offering to sing for me if I have the time for her?

Hast du etwas Zeit für mich, dann singe ich ein Lied für dich...

[x]

J-Pop, K-Pop, and Euro-Pop aren’t really “world music,” are they?

Sort of like a lot of “folk music” isn’t really “folk music”?

[DoodleBob]

Your input would be greatly appreciated.

Frankly, I’m turning to instrumental music nowadays.

[Republican in occupied CA]

There has *always* been a lot of good music out there.

There is a bassist from India, Mohini Dey, who we bassists have known as a true virtuoso for years; I for one like the blend of jazz and Indian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbcW7nxcP3E

[fso301]

Oh it's a foreign language. How unsophisticated of me.

Here I was thinking the various genres were a collection of unintelligible gibberish, grunts, shrieks and wailing.

[Republican in occupied CA]

“Folk Music” has always reflected the culture, so it’s always changing. One way of looking at it is “folk” is music played *not* deliberately for professional fame and fortune.

[Sirius Lee]

I'm digging this kraut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1Ky7gj4vw