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Foreign music

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:13 pm
by Gendo
Given that we have people here from different countries; foreign will mean different things to different people. Let's say that British music doesn't count as foreign to Americans, or vice-versa. And of course most famous classical music would be foreign... really; I guess this should be about music with lyrics from a language that isn't your native tongue.

I already made a thread about Croatian music a while ago. Looks like most of the YouTube videos were taken down though. Anyway, a few foreign songs I really like... I'm also excluding music from anime as that would probably be a different topic.

Norwegian:


Chinese:


Fun fact; I first heard this song when I bought the album while in China.

German:


Indian:


(Same guy that did Tunak Tunak Tun, which was one of the internet's earliest memes.)

Croatian:

Re: Foreign music

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:40 pm
by Eva Yojimbo
World music isn't really an area I've explored much. A long time ago an online friend did introduce me to the Polish jazz singer Anna Maria Jopek and I became a pretty big fan even though I don't understand a word she's singing:


Re: Foreign music

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:35 pm
by Cassius Clay

Re: Foreign music

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 10:08 pm
by maz89
Heard this a few weeks ago in My Life as A Zucchini and it makes me want to learn French.


Re: Foreign music

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:01 am
by Lord_Lyndon
My Taiwanese ladies: