RudyPiper Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5456 days ago 7 posts - 12 votes Speaks: EnglishB2
| Message 185 of 261 18 December 2009 at 9:04pm | IP Logged |
Hmmmm....
Why am I not surprised? Ac ountry the size of Sweden gets every possible singer listed on here, yet the Arab world that has singers as much as the number of Swedish, gets a mention ONCE only, and it is because s/he is a native of Arabic.
SHAME on ALL of you on this forum. I am OUT OF HERE!
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Lindsay19 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5819 days ago 183 posts - 214 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC1 Studies: Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic
| Message 186 of 261 20 December 2009 at 3:03am | IP Logged |
RudyPiper wrote:
Hmmmm....
Why am I not surprised? Ac ountry the size of Sweden gets every possible singer listed on here, yet the Arab world that has singers as much as the number of Swedish, gets a mention ONCE only, and it is because s/he is a native of Arabic.
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Sorry, can't say I'm all that interested in Arabic, otherwise I might have mentioned songs..
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Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7163 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian
| Message 187 of 261 20 December 2009 at 7:12am | IP Logged |
RudyPiper wrote:
Hmmmm....
Why am I not surprised? A country the size of Sweden gets every possible singer listed on here, yet the Arab world that has singers as much as the number of Swedish, gets a mention ONCE only, and it is because s/he is a native of Arabic.
SHAME on ALL of you on this forum. I am OUT OF HERE! |
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Actually, there were two mentions: one on page 7, and one on page 16. If you can't even take the time to read the thread properly, how can we take this criticism seriously?
Plus, I don't see you rectifying the situation by posting any suggestions, so I'll list some for you (despite not studying Arabic--bam, in your face! :)
Cyrine--Law Bass Fi Aini; mellow pop
Amr Mustafa--Ana Nseetik; sorrowful, but with movement
Now children, let's please be nicer to each other as the New Year approaches!
EDIT: For below, I do know what you mean: You are upset that a language with a much greater spread in terms of population has a much smaller spread culturally on this forum. However, this is not the correct thread for your rage: that would be the one on "language wusses." Here, again, the better way might have been to introduce us to more of the music. Who knows? Maybe someone will like a song so much that he/she will take up the language.
Edited by Sprachjunge on 20 December 2009 at 8:18pm
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RudyPiper Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5456 days ago 7 posts - 12 votes Speaks: EnglishB2
| Message 188 of 261 20 December 2009 at 10:03am | IP Logged |
I don't think you have read and understood what I've written, either.
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Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6232 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish
| Message 189 of 261 20 December 2009 at 9:32pm | IP Logged |
One Morrocan duo singing in Arabic and French:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWqLVRhSU3w
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Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6232 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish
| Message 190 of 261 20 December 2009 at 9:36pm | IP Logged |
Another song in French, but from North Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUXzv2vIzYE&feature=related
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kyssäkaali Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5551 days ago 203 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English*, Finnish
| Message 191 of 261 20 December 2009 at 9:56pm | IP Logged |
Surely the Finnish band Värttinä has been mentioned, but even if so, they deserve to be mentioned again. Karelian band that puts a twist on traditional folk music. They're amazing. They also speak the dialect of Finnish that I am learning, which is great. My favourite songs of their's:
Merten Kosijat
Kauan Kulkenut
Päivän Nousu Nostajani
Niin Mie Mieltynen
Mie Tahon Tanssia
The official translations found on their website are waaaay off in most cases.
Edited by kyssäkaali on 20 December 2009 at 10:01pm
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Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6232 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish
| Message 192 of 261 09 January 2010 at 8:02pm | IP Logged |
a good Uruguayan band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CyPixDcNzk
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