Modern Spanish-language music to help a complete newbie? ... but I have some specific preferences based on what I like in French! [more inside]
posted by wingless_angel on Sep 17, 2009 - 8 answers

How do you pronounce composer Charles Wuorinen's name? Which syllable is accented?
posted by mediareport on Jul 16, 2009 - 8 answers

In the CD liner notes for the McGarrigles "French Record," partial translations of the lyrics are printed in English, but not in French. Fully expected to find French lyrics online, came up empty. Can anyone provide a clue?
posted by dorgla on Mar 5, 2009 - 2 answers

Help me learn Japanese via its music! [more inside]
posted by molybdenum on Jan 7, 2009 - 9 answers

Where does Doo-Wop come from? [more inside]
posted by phylum sinter on Oct 1, 2008 - 8 answers

I need a very specific type of music video. [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Sep 9, 2008 - 25 answers

How did songs come to be called 'numbers'? [more inside]
posted by Pecinpah on Aug 5, 2008 - 13 answers

What is this song I heard in my high school French class? [more inside]
posted by chillmost on Aug 4, 2008 - 4 answers

Can anyone recommend any good "multilingual" songs? [more inside]
posted by ElectricBlue on Aug 27, 2007 - 36 answers

Contemporary pop culture term equivalent, in both meaning and ridiculousness, to "getting jiggy wit it"? [more inside]
posted by Robot Johnny on Aug 13, 2007 - 18 answers

Sound (or video with sound) clip of the "Happy Birthday" song ... sung in German? [more inside]
posted by donpedro on Jun 28, 2007 - 3 answers

Foreign-language music, for fun and learning [more inside]
posted by thumpasor on Mar 1, 2007 - 25 answers

Gutteral, musical throat chanting, used as a way of communicating - an actual language? Used as a soundtrack for a BBC documentary, and I need to find a specific piece. (much more inside) [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Apr 13, 2006 - 10 answers

Music and emotions [more inside]
posted by knave on Mar 20, 2006 - 19 answers

What is the origin of the term "Hip Hop"?
posted by Edible Energy on Dec 20, 2005 - 12 answers

I stumbled upon this amazing Russian electronic rock group but I can't even pronounce their name! Can anyone help me figure out who these guys are? (It'll probably help if you have a cyrillic font installed!) [more inside]
posted by shanevsevil on Nov 14, 2005 - 10 answers

How do you sing in Chinese and other tonal languages? Does the music follow the notes as usual but deviate a little bit to express tones (which could explain the sort of warbly psychedelic sound of the Chinese singing I've heard), or does the music itself dictate what tones are used - in which case I'd guess lyrics are mostly limited to flat tones since singing is mostly level notes.
posted by abcde on Sep 4, 2004 - 18 answers

I'm listening to some Public Enemy MP3s and it has ocurred to me that I don't know, nor have I ever known, what "cold lampin'" means or refers to. Anyone?
posted by archimago on Jul 15, 2004 - 12 answers

Is there a good place to find lyrics and discussion in english about non-english music? I have been trying to find information on the lyrics of Emir Kustarica's No Smoking Orchestra (specifically Pitbull Terrier) but no luck. Where do you get lyrics?
posted by crazy finger on Mar 27, 2004 - 3 answers