Favourite non english music?

**dragonoverlord** · 03-15-2008 06:24 AM

I want you guys to share some of your favourite non english langauge music.

It can be in any language EXCEPT ENGLISH!

Here is some interesting stuff in Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2W4w...eature=related

And Italian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwAfZltBF60

Now you guys share!

**Replicon** · 03-15-2008 06:44 AM

Omega is a really successful Hungarian rock band from the 60-70's and beyond. Here is what is probably their most popular song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=197KagOWXS0

**Xox** · 03-15-2008 06:46 AM

Indian/Pakistani is my favorite, by far. Ahh so many songs...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-t-fbba2g This is actually an Indian movie song, but the artist is Pakistani.

Heres another - Indian movie Pakistani singer again - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzDGcaXw4u0

I also like Spanish, like this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpfshN1wJKU

**Identity X** · 03-15-2008 03:00 PM

Sigur Ros - from Iceland

They're great.

**Sornaensis** · 03-15-2008 04:06 PM

Dragostea Din Tei

**Daeva** · 03-15-2008 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Xox

Indian/Pakistani is my favorite, by far. Ahh so many songs...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-t-fbba2g This is actually an Indian movie song, but the artist is Pakistani.

My Senior English teacher used to show us songs from movies like that, he had a lot of really good ones.

For me though, I like this one a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Onk5S-p_fU

**Replicon** · 03-15-2008 05:18 PM

Does this count as non-english?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JGI3scOF6t0

**dragonoverlord** · 03-15-2008 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Replicon

Does this count as non-english?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JGI3scOF6t0

That video was great!!! wow!!! Seriously im impressed. there pronounciation was terrible but still LOL

**Universal Mind** · 03-15-2008 11:27 PM

This is such a good idea for a thread, and I have a feeling I am going to become a fan of some new acts because of it. My favorite non-English language musical act is La Sonora Dinamita. I am a big fan of Latin jazz. It is so positive and fun.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=K2o_nUopMqM

**Grod** · 03-15-2008 11:33 PM

Though many of his songs are in English, a good portion of Carlos Santana's music is in Spanish.

**Universal Mind** · 03-15-2008 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Grod

Though many of his songs are in English, a good portion of Carlos Santana's music is in Spanish.

I absolutely love that performance. I think it is by far the best Santana performance on video, but it is an instrumental. I like Latin jazz more than the Santana music with vocals.

**ninja9578** · 03-15-2008 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Dragostea Din Tei

That warrants a video.

I like french music.

**Goldney** · 03-16-2008 12:13 AM

Anything by Serge Gainsbourg or Vanessa Paradis (her new album is excellent.)

**Moonbeam** · 03-16-2008 12:26 AM

Finnish Folk Metal:

Fintroll--good song and scary video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMwWIg3pE8

Korpiklanni--they sing in Finnish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSrNq...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0_7...eature=related

and English, but you can't undersand them anyway (and what is "Yoiking?":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4V...eature=related

and a good instrumental:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwaoP...eature=related

**panta-rei** · 03-16-2008 12:30 AM

Japanese, baby.

**suttsman** · 03-16-2008 12:37 AM

I don't know, I tend to pay attention to the lyrics in music a lot, since I like to actually understand stuff. I don't know much about foreign languages, so the only non-english songs I listen to have no lyrics at all.

**dragonoverlord** · 03-16-2008 12:48 AM

for those of you guys who saw the inside man and never found out what that cool indian song was, you can rest easier tonight cause i found it.

Its called chaiya chaiya

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yecUHD...eature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTDBZ1NOTs

**Universal Mind** · 03-16-2008 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by dragonoverlord

for those of you guys who saw the inside man and never found out what that cool indian song was, you can rest easier tonight cause i found it.

Its called chaiya chaiya

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yecUHD...eature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTDBZ1NOTs

It looks like a bunch of terrorists trying to blow up a train. Just kidding. That is really good stuff.

**shotbirds** · 03-16-2008 11:28 AM

http://www.last.fm/music/Amiina

AMIIIIIINA

**ThePhobiaViewed** · 03-16-2008 04:23 PM

French:
Louis Attaque - Ton Invitation
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WRGZh-vbll4

Italian:
Nessun Dorma
(3 tenors)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MDtcidMR_6I

(Just Pavarotti)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4&feature=related

and the version that imo is the best ever
(3 rock tenors)
http://www.tsr-project.com/media.php

Esperanto:
Drag Queen by Kore (weird topic but great song)
Sur la Arbo by Krio de Morto

**Bearsy** · 03-16-2008 08:34 PM

I dig Seu Jorge, he did the soundtrack for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
His acoustic covers of David Bowie songs in French are pretty sweet.

Seu Jorge - Life on Mars

**Jonathan** · 03-16-2008 09:19 PM

I like the way french rap sounds, and other languages that rap seems wierd to imagine, like hebrew rap.

**wa'el** · 03-16-2008 09:54 PM

Noir Désir .... best french rock band ever ......

they're probably working on a new album, now that Bertrand Cantat is out of jail ..... can't wait ....

**Spartiate** · 03-16-2008 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Grod

Though many of his songs are in English, a good portion of Carlos Santana's music is in Spanish.

I love Santana. Italian opera can be nice to listen to also. Some German rock stuff too maybe.

**analyst** · 03-17-2008 02:33 AM

thanks Moonbeam for pointing out this thread. Here goes... get your paper and pencils out boys and girls.

i will stick to 70s music for this at first and only what first comes to mind (as mind blowing) each in their own way.

*Can* (german krautrock band of 60-70s) Listen to Damo Suzuki's performances (yes, he is Japanese). Although he supposedly singing english most of the time, no one has ever really been able to make it out (therefore it counts as a foreign language!). f*ckin awesome band which inspired a whole host of 90s indie rock. easily always 20 years ahead of their time. listen to Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, or Future Days for starters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vLewIZEsOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76Ce...eature=related
quote from listener, "Jesus, this is fucking mind blowing..and i'm sober."

*Popol Vuh* (german band, Florian Fricke = electronic and proto new age pioneer). Hosianna Mantra (east meets west spiritualality)... so tasteful, so beautiful, so meditative. either greek vocals sung by Korean (lol) or german vocals sung by german.

the river here is deep and wide. not one track will ever tell the story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q19C220Vvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DON-C...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u7vzaqITMA
quote from listener, "Just beautiful music, played by sensitive people."

*Le Orme* (italian prog rock band highly influenced by early Genesis). counterpoint is the name of the game here. heavy bombastic instrumental sections mixed with some of the most heart-touching vocals ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v232l...eature=related
5 minutes in... turns me into a pussy everytime.

anyone else love youtube for this type of thing?

oh and Moonbeam (semi-off-topic-wise), have you listened to Opeth? un-f-real metal (beautiful and mind-numbing). i'd recommend Meshuggah too, but let's take it step by step, shall we?

oh and Sigur Ros is great as previously mentioned!

analyst

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