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In the past, I've asked you all to share music from your native country in our Homeland Edition, but this time I wanna do the inverse of that. I'd like everybody to try and highlight music that is not from your homeland. Props to @darkterminal for dropping this comment that got my wheels turning and led me to choose this topic. I really enjoy learning about music from other cultures and am siked to hear y'all's suggestions! Of course, as always, if you wanna share music outside of the prompt, then go for it. 🙌
How we do
In this weekly series, folks can chime in and drop links to whatever it is they've been listening to recently + browse others suggestions. You can follow the suggested genre if you'd like, but don't feel confined to it; you're free to suggest whatever you wanna. 🙌
If you're interested in having other discussions about music, consider following the aptly named #music discussions organization.
I'm siked to do some musical globetrotting with y'all.🌍🌏🌎 Note: you can embed a link to your song using the following syntax {% embed https://... %}. This should work for most common platforms!
Looking forward to listening to y'all's suggestions! 🎶
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Listening to Haggard today, a German band who blends classical music with metal, going to watch them live here in São Paulo (Brazil) in two weeks
Good to know they are still touring!
Last time I've seen them was 2006, I believe... 😅
Yeah, hope they release a new album soon
It's almost cheating because it's not my homeland, but it's my wife's homeland.
I think I talked here about how I love Cumbia. And in particular there is the song Yo me llamo Cumbia that I had been hearing so often that I decided to try to sing it.
Thing is singing Cumbia was way outside of my comfort zone on multiple fronts.
... but after lots of practice and guidance some friends
🎧 I was able to record Yo me llamo Cumbia just today. 🎧
Oh awesome Jean-Michel! This is seriously cool and major congrats on putting this together. Your vocals sound awesome here! Also, how did ya get the background music?
YouTube > "yo me llamo cumbia" instrumental
Today, I've been listening to the Hermanos Gutiérrez excellent guitar-centric performance on Tiny Desk. It's such a cool vibe, just check it out:
As for whereabouts they're from, the description on Tiny Desk explains their unique background:
Funny, enough National Public Radio's Tiny Desk is a pretty darn good channel for finding interesting international music. I love it! ☕️
I'm from Michigan, in the northern United States, and my not-my-homeland pick is Filha de Mil Mulheres (in English: Daughter of a Thousand Women) by Clau Aniz, an artist based in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
filha de mil mulheres | clau aniz
9 track album
I stumbled upon this record as a recommendation on Bandcamp in 2018 and it has really stuck with me since! I was initially drawn in by the album art, hahah. It's so eclectic, rich, and experimental with its sounds and melodies. Clau's voice is gorgeous, too. The opening track, "Berro," is a favorite.
This! Trying to still do mixing/mastering as a hobby
I'm listening to a lot more kpop. I watched XO Kitty recently so I've been listening to some of the playlists people created based on all the songs featured in the Netflix show.
Oooo this sounds like fun! Thanks for chiming in here, Sarah. 🙌