First off, three songs I've just discovered, and loved:
- Ludovico Einaudi's In Un'altra Vita (classical piano)
- Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams (alt-country)
- and Ah Mon Amour by Rachid Taha (world/arabic)
Then, a random note: how Western-centric is a 'world' tag, really? I mean, 'world' isn't descriptive of the music in any way that counts - Bruce Springsteen, Elton John or U2 are just as Earth-based as Rachid Taha. Still, perhaps fear of cultural bias was what spurred that silly tag in the first place. They're all doomed experiments in stereotyping, anyway!
Second random note: why do I want to write 'a euphemism' instead of 'an euphemism'? Because it's right, that's why (duh :-P) - but why? Why? Oh, that's why. And even though you don't want me to, I'll explain - just skip ahead. The 'eu' in 'euphemism' is pronounced 'you', so it has a consonant sound. *wondering headshake* Learning, new, always, etc.
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