🎵 Monthly Song Challenge 🎵

[Peter_Out]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

The HU, "Wolf Totem" (I hope this is the correct video, I can't see YouTube)

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
Once again, the scope of my musical knowledge is, at times, rather limited. And just like chronologically I'm dependent on a few sources for newer music, so it is geographically as well. One of those sources is, of course, the Eurovision Song Contest. Which, despite its name, includes a handful of countries that are decidedly NOT in Europe. Such as Israel, which is, according to my 1996 Rand McNally World Atlas, a country in Asia.
"Toy" - Netta (Israel)

 

[Bry1313]

Day 13 - Song from an Asian artist

Mira Awad, a Palestinian, and Noa, Jewish Israeli, frequently sing together, with songs of peace. The part of the song in Arabic is particularly beautiful.

 

[lavendersilk]

South Korea!

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

'NA' MV - Hwasa

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Smooth like

 

[Wonderer67]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

I love Electric Eel Shock. One part old school rock, one part punk rock, one part fun!

equally fun, is the fact that one of the members (guitar player I think) is a professional fly fishing person. (W/O Google I maybe wrong on which member, and whether it’s regular fishing or fly fishing…)

Electric Eel Shock- My Favorite No. 9

 

[curious_slut]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

An absolute bop from this Vietnamese singer. I've listened a couple times today already. Unfortunately I couldn't dance because I was wearing headphones and didn't want to look crazy

Chi Pu - Đóa Hoa Hồng (Queen)

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Okay, okay, I know that as recently as yesterday I said I don't listen to jazz.... but, BUT, and hear me out here. I'm a hypocrite. There. Now that we got that out of the way...

Hiromi is a bonafide pianist virtuoso. She's one of The Greats of our time, living and breathing pure music... An unbelievably cool human being!
I hope You can take a moment and listen to this, because it's transformative.

Uehara Hiromi - Pachelbel's Canon in D, but it keeps getting jazzier
Improvisation, with notes provided by another virtuoso, George Collier, after the fact!

Like you (surprise!) I do not enjoy jazz that much (some cool and modal I do like, such as early Miles). I appreciate it more than enjoy it. But that was fucking remarkable! I love how she kept returning to Pachellbel, wandering around his work but never fully leaving the path. Wonderful!

 

[curious_slut]

Day 12: A song from an African artist

Obo Addy was a Ghanaian drummer and dancer who was one of the first to bring the concept of "worldbeat" to Euorpe, then to the United States. He moved to Portland, and I took courses from him at Lewis and Clark. His primary instrument was the "talking drum," an hourglass-shaped drum that you hold under your arm, which allows you to change the tones for each of the two heads. A skilled user can make it sound like human speech, and Obo was brilliant. (I could usually change tone when I was supposed to, heh). He passed away in 2012, but his legacy lives on though his students who still uphold the music and traditions in our city.

He and his various groups did a lot of collaboration with Western artists, but I wanted something more purely Ghanian (and I don't want to get yelled at!). This is with his band Kukrudu, It is very percussive, so it is absolutely in my wheelhouse, and fit in well in the jazz culture of the PNW.

"Odze," Obo Addy and Kukrudu.

This is so perfectly beautiful

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Okay, okay, I know that as recently as yesterday I said I don't listen to jazz.... but, BUT, and hear me out here. I'm a hypocrite. There. Now that we got that out of the way...

Hiromi is a bonafide pianist virtuoso. She's one of The Greats of our time, living and breathing pure music... An unbelievably cool human being!
I hope You can take a moment and listen to this, because it's transformative.

Uehara Hiromi - Pachelbel's Canon in D, but it keeps getting jazzier
Improvisation, with notes provided by another virtuoso, George Collier, after the fact!

Oh I adore this (unsurprisingly)! She's mega talented

South Korea!

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

'NA' MV - Hwasa

I'm going to have to look up more of her work because she was giving so many flawless looks but also what a fab song!!

 

[vagrantx]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Like you (surprise!) I do not enjoy jazz that much (some cool and modal I do like, such as early Miles). I appreciate it more than enjoy it. But that was fucking remarkable! I love how she kept returning to Pachellbel, wandering around his work but never fully leaving the path. Wonderful!

Could not have said it better!! I also love how the (though I don't know if it's her intention) metal ruler in the piano emulates the sound of a harpischord, a precursor to the piano, which would have been the instrument of choice for composers during Paschelbel's time!

 

[summer_reine]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
The theme from a favourite movie, Nausicaä
It is an animated film by Studio Ghibli, made in the 80's. As with all Ghibli films the female lead is portrayed as strong, intelligent, and independent. Hayao Miyazaki interprets stories and puts them into film with a focus on environmentalism, compassion, and courage. If his films express romance/relationships it is always shown as two people forming a bond that strengthens each of them; there is rarely even a disney kiss. Many of his older films had a strong impact on my younger self. Including grave of the fireflies, but don't watch that one unless you want to cry for days.

Legend of the Wind - Joe Hisaishi (Japan)

 

[orangecurious]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
time to irk the purists once more...

Cliff Richard is from India.... Cornershop are not. One of these artists, however, often sings in Punjabi (including doing a Beatles cover in that language) and has won several awards to contributions to Asian music. So, where does the music come from, your country of birth, or your heritage, ingrained from family? Anyway... this artist was also a staple of Asian radio in the UK before they had "mainstream" success..

so, ladies and gentlemen, i give you
CLIFF RICH

Cornershop - 6am Jullander Shere

(once had the pleasure of playing this between live band sets at a music venue... LOUD)

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
time to irk the purists once more...

Cliff Richard is from India.... Cornershop are not. One of these artists, however, often sings in Punjabi (including doing a Beatles cover in that language) and has won several awards to contributions to Asian music. So, where does the music come from, your country of birth, or your heritage, ingrained from family? Anyway... this artist was also a staple of Asian radio in the UK before they had "mainstream" success..

so, ladies and gentlemen, i give you
CLIFF RICH

Cornershop - 6am Jullander Shere

(once had the pleasure of playing this between live band sets at a music venue... LOUD)

YouTube is throwing a "Video Unavailable" error, and I wanted to hear it.

First time, very cool song.

 

[orangecurious]

YouTube is throwing a "Video Unavailable" error, and I wanted to hear it.

First time, very cool song.

Dang.... that was from their YT feed, so i thought it should work. thanks for posting the single version (check out the 8+min version, it draws you in until even that is too short!)

 

[TXRafe]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
time to irk the purists once more...

Cliff Richard is from India.... Cornershop are not. One of these artists, however, often sings in Punjabi (including doing a Beatles cover in that language) and has won several awards to contributions to Asian music. So, where does the music come from, your country of birth, or your heritage, ingrained from family? Anyway... this artist was also a staple of Asian radio in the UK before they had "mainstream" success..

so, ladies and gentlemen, i give you
CLIFF RICH

Cornershop - 6am Jullander Shere

(once had the pleasure of playing this between live band sets at a music venue... LOUD)

YouTube is throwing a "Video Unavailable" error, and I wanted to hear it.

First time, very cool song.

brimful of asha was definitely on my playlist in college

 

[UnquietDreams]

brimful of asha was definitely on my playlist in college

Well, everyone needs a bosom for a pillow, so it was so relatable.

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist
I came to find Japan's Unlucky Morpheus through a side project, QUADRATUM From Unlucky Morpheus, which did an album of covers aptly called Loud Playing Workshop. I am a fan of neoclassical guitar work, and they covered fantastic but little known artists like Toney McAlpine, Racer X, and Yngwie Malmsteen, as well as the better known like Van Halen, Dream Theater, and Steve Vai. I could have chosen any of those songs, but I wanted something original.

This is the live version of "Angreifer," from their second full length album, Vampir. I chose the live version as it spotlights the interplay between their lead guitarist, Jinya, and their violinist, Jill. (And I adore that she uses the mononym "Jill").

"Angreifer," Unlucky Morpheus (Japan)

 

[PassionatePanther]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Jaan Pehechaan Ho - Mohd (Mohammed) Rafi (India)

**every Bollywood video link I’ve posted is blocked so I have to settle for this one. I recommend you check out the actual video on YouTube. It’s so much fun.

 

[Bry1313]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

Jaan Pehechaan Ho - Mohd (Mohammed) Rafi (India)

**every Bollywood video link I’ve posted is blocked so I have to settle for this one. I recommend you check out the actual video on YouTube. It’s so much fun.

Ohhhhhh, I almost went with my favorite Bollywood song, but I won’t share it lest vengeance come down on my by the hostess with the mostest

 

[Biggalute]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist

I don't know a lot of Asian music, but know Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) from seeing them on Jools Holland.
A real mixture of dub, reggae and whatever else they feel like, often played with traditional Indian instruments.
This is a cool number, with Sinead O'connor providing the vocals

 

[FreckledSprite]

Day 7: A song for a cold day

 

[FreckledSprite]

Day 8: A song that is a Pt 1 or Pt 2

 

[FreckledSprite]

Day 9: A song for cardio

 

[FreckledSprite]

Day 10: A song for lifting weights

 

[Mewalkabout]

Day 13: A song from an Asian artist