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Printableshorttrini said: I am from Trinidad
Home of the, Mighty Sparrow, Arrow, (composer and singer of the original version of, Hot, Hot, Hot.), made famous here by Buster Poindexter. We are the originators of caylpso and Steelband music as well. Going home for a visit next month, by the way. I can't wait. [Edited 1/20/08 13:09pm] When I was on vacation in Trinidad I found out that trinis like to play music really loud  .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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Serious said: shorttrini said: I am from Trinidad
Home of the, Mighty Sparrow, Arrow, (composer and singer of the original version of, Hot, Hot, Hot.), made famous here by Buster Poindexter. We are the originators of caylpso and Steelband music as well. Going home for a visit next month, by the way. I can't wait. [Edited 1/20/08 13:09pm] When I was on vacation in Trinidad I found out that trinis like to play music really loud .Yeah we do. This is why I am going, AFTER Carnival. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: Serious said: When I was on vacation in Trinidad I found out that trinis like to play music really loud .Yeah we do. This is why I am going, AFTER Carnival. I see . BTW, I was not there during carnival either .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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I am from Austria. The most famous musicians/composers from there are probably Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Falco and for some reasons most non-Austrians think of the Sound Of Music when they think of Austrian music  .
Here are 2 local Austrian acts: With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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tane1976 said: In New Zealand
WE have Neil Finn (Of Split Enz (1978-1985) and crowded house (1986-1996) and solo now Actually, he reformed Crowded House last year. They toured for the last six months. BTW, you didn't mention his older brother, Tim Finn (co-founder of Split Enz, temporary member of Crowded House, and successful solo artist in his own right). Neil's son Liam Finn is also a recording artist who released his debut solo album last year after years in the band Betchadupa. Bic Runga, another girl who writes Tracy Chapman style songs
She's best known in the U.S. for the song "Sway," which was featured in American Pie (and a host of TV shows). I saw her open for the Finn Brothers a few years back and she was great! "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Some other great Dutch artists:
Alain Clark, huge at the moment in the Netherlands: This Ain't Gonna Work (received massive airplay): http://youtube.com/watch?v=6Q16o87sPoM Father and Friend: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZD5suAGfEGk Boris, winner of Dutch Idols: Ain't No Sunshine (cover): http://youtube.com/watch?v=7tGNN5K26tg Check out his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/borush Upcoming Dutch jazz singer called Wouter Hamel - Breezy: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hZUUOEoArgQ [Edited 1/20/08 13:43pm] | |
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Natalia y la Forquetina. They split up 
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HamsterHuey said: PS Cheek, I love this thread.
It's a lame thread...  | |
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shorttrini said: I am from Trinidad
Home of the, Mighty Sparrow, Arrow, (composer and singer of the original version of, Hot, Hot, Hot.), made famous here by Buster Poindexter. We are the originators of caylpso and Steelband music as well. Going home for a visit next month, by the way. I can't wait. [Edited 1/20/08 13:09pm] Here is some calypso. [Edited 1/20/08 13:21pm] But the most famous Trini worldwide is Billy Ocean: | |
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AlexdeParis said: tane1976 said: In New Zealand
WE have Neil Finn (Of Split Enz (1978-1985) and crowded house (1986-1996) and solo now Actually, he reformed Crowded House last year. They toured for the last six months. BTW, you didn't mention his older brother, Tim Finn (co-founder of Split Enz, temporary member of Crowded House, and successful solo artist in his own right). Neil's son Liam Finn is also a recording artist who released his debut solo album last year after years in the band Betchadupa. Bic Runga, another girl who writes Tracy Chapman style songs
She's best known in the U.S. for the song "Sway," which was featured in American Pie (and a host of TV shows). I saw her open for the Finn Brothers a few years back and she was great! True your right, there was a reunion tour, but its a different drummer, the original CH drummer Paul Hester (Australian, only Neil is a kiwi and thats why a lot of people list CH as an Aussie band, the Aussies are notorious for stealing our thunder, eg Phar Lap was born in Timaru, Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand) took his own life 3 years ago. Also sorry about Tim Finn, he fronted Split Enz and was the lead singer. He then embarked on a solo career from 1980 onwards with the hit "I hope I never" and then had a big hit with "Theres a fraction too much fiction" in 1983, and "Parihaka" in 1989 was about a maori land occupation which ended up in bloodshed in the 1880s. Tim is still active in Music and releases a new album every 3 or so years, hes also done some with Neil (Tim was born in 1952, Neil in 1958). Bic has been very quiet lately, she released an album in 2004, but her sister BOH fronts an enormously successful group called Stellar. (They are of mixed Maori and Chinese ancestry in case u r wondering) Two other acts are the Topp Twins (Lesbian singing duo and comedians who drag up a la Barry Humphries and yodel), and Herbs, the legendary Maori reggae group of the 1980s. The 1990s had the Maori groups, Upper Hutt Posse, Moana and the Moahunters, and Maori protest rapper "Damn Native" all became passe when gangsta rap arrived with people aping Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg in the early 90s 17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince | |
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Africa:
Fela Kuti King Sunny Ade Osibisa Ali Farka Toure Lionel Loueke Cuba: Irakere Chucho Valdez Paquito d'Rivera Arturo Sandoval Celia Cruz South America: Antonio Carlos Jobim Astrud Gilberto Stan Getz Charlie Byrd Airto Moreira Tania Maria Milton Nascimento Baden Powell Paulinho Da Costa India: Ravi Shankar Trilok Gurtu Australia: Tommy Emmanuel Austria: Joe Zawinul Russia/Soviet Union: Eugene Maslov Eldar Djangirov tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: Africa:
Fela Kuti King Sunny Ade Osibisa Ali Farka Toure Lionel Loueke Cuba: Irakere Chucho Valdez Paquito d'Rivera Arturo Sandoval Celia Cruz South America: Antonio Carlos Jobim Astrud Gilberto Stan Getz Charlie Byrd Airto Moreira Tania Maria Milton Nascimento Baden Powell Paulinho Da Costa India: Ravi Shankar Trilok Gurtu Australia: Tommy Emmanuel Austria: Joe Zawinul Russia/Soviet Union: Eugene Maslov Eldar Djangirov tA Tribal Disorder
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My expatriate country of Germany has a few enjoyable acts in between all the usual dance and rap nonsense they put out . I'll start with a smattering here:
R&B/ (Neo) SOUL Glashaus (for those who like the subtle musicality of maybe Sade) http://www.youtube.com/wa...XU7s3FLkLk Joy Denalane (for all the Jill and Erykah fans out there) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Jp0pbPvdao POP & ROCK (this catagory could be good for Voices Carry & Cinnie) Wir Sind Helden (clever indie pop band that blew up like a Motha) http://www.youtube.com/wa...KAcShfgq54 Jan Delay (a MARGINALLY talented but very likeable chap who started in reggae & hip hop here) http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZITtb-Abgs MIA (the "it" band among the German fashionista set, from Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Clb3XmzrgQ HIP-HOP & REGGAE Seeed (German dancehall) http://www.youtube.com/wa...oJS0HCxUgY Fantastischen Vier/the Fantastic Four (Old Skool icons pretty much the German equivilent to the Beastie Boys...they're ollld but have mad luv )
http://www.youtube.com/wa...rDQRSBWGak JAZZ, ADULT CONTEMPORARY Roger Cicero (German Harry Connick/Michael Bublé, but started his career as a Donnie Hathaway Stevie Wonder follower, a multi-instrumentalist formerly similar in style to maybe Robin Thicke/Raul Midon. His current breakout cd is actually the first time I've ever heard him sing in German since I've lived here, and heard him do swing, which his father was known for in post-war Germany and Romania http://www.youtube.com/wa...8wvKWxUs9y Annette Louisan (pleasant singer/songwriter adult cont. occasionally similar to Norah) http://www.youtube.com/wa...3gWmMJ5cO4 OLDIES BUT GOODIES: I know you guys haven't seen her since 99 Red Balloons, but she's been right here all the time making records for the last 20 years, prettier than ever, still skinny, and with 50,000 kids Germany's beloved rock/pop icon-soccer mom,
NENA!- this is from her 20th annivesary record back in 2002, "Nena Ft. NENA": http://www.youtube.com/wa...RZ1RPf_d_E [Edited 1/22/08 15:54pm] | |
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sextonseven said: shorttrini said: I am from Trinidad
Home of the, Mighty Sparrow, Arrow, (composer and singer of the original version of, Hot, Hot, Hot.), made famous here by Buster Poindexter. We are the originators of caylpso and Steelband music as well. Going home for a visit next month, by the way. I can't wait. [Edited 1/20/08 13:09pm] Here is some calypso. [Edited 1/20/08 13:21pm] But the most famous Trini worldwide is Billy Ocean: Another Trinidadian that has achieved success in the states is Heather Headley: | |
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sextonseven said: Is there any continent you are NOT from, tA?
To borrow a phrase from the Miss Teen USA 2007 contestant from South Carolina (Caitlin Upton), i'm 100% U.S. American. Just thought i'd contribute a few International Artists to the mix. 
tA Tribal Disorder
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sextonseven said: sextonseven said: But the most famous Trini worldwide is Billy Ocean: Another Trinidadian that has achieved success in the states is Heather Headley: Great uploads there, theres some amazing music coming out of Trinidad!17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince | |
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Ottensen said: Fantastischen Vier/the Fantastic Four (Old Skool icons pretty much the German equivilent to the Beastie Boys...they're ollld but have mad luv
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I remember they have a track called "Die Das" or something like that... | |
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HamsterHuey said: Cheek said: Hey Hamster! No Boten Anna?
Who? I remember when I was in Holland in the fall of 2006 and that track was in the Dutch music TV all the time. I can't remember the singer but I think that was the title of the song.
 Pretty bad song.  | |
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Thanks for everyone who posted. And everyone who not posted. | |
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Cheek said: Ottensen said: Fantastischen Vier/the Fantastic Four (Old Skool icons pretty much the German equivilent to the Beastie Boys...they're ollld but have mad luv
)
I remember they have a track called "Die Das" or something like that... "Die da", it was their first hit many years back. With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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No Welsh orgers gonna post any Welsh-language bands?
Catatonia did the odd Welsh or part Welsh song, plus of course the Super Fury Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (hope I got the spelling right). I'm not Welsh, I'm English so I can't really add any more to the debate! This is not an exit | |
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Serious said: Cheek said: I remember they have a track called "Die Das" or something like that... "Die da", it was their first hit many years back. Oh, thanks! | |
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Ottensen said: My expatriate country of Germany has a few enjoyable acts in between all the usual dance and rap nonsense they put out . I'll start with a smattering here:
R&B/ (Neo) SOUL Glashaus (for those who like the subtle musicality of maybe Sade) http://www.youtube.com/wa...XU7s3FLkLk Joy Denalane (for all the Jill and Erykah fans out there) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Jp0pbPvdao POP & ROCK (this catagory could be good for Voices Carry & Cinnie) Wir Sind Helden (clever indie pop band that blew up like a Motha) http://www.youtube.com/wa...KAcShfgq54 Jan Delay (a MARGINALLY talented but very likeable chap who started in reggae & hip hop here) http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZITtb-Abgs MIA (the "it" band among the German fashionista set, from Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Clb3XmzrgQ HIP-HOP & REGGAE Seeed (German dancehall) http://www.youtube.com/wa...oJS0HCxUgY Fantastischen Vier/the Fantastic Four (Old Skool icons pretty much the German equivilent to the Beastie Boys...they're ollld but have mad luv )
http://www.youtube.com/wa...rDQRSBWGak JAZZ, ADULT CONTEMPORARY Roger Cicero (German Harry Connick/Michael Bublé, but started his career as a Donnie Hathaway Stevie Wonder follower, a multi-instrumentalist formerly similar in style to maybe Robin Thicke/Raul Midon. His current breakout cd is actually the first time I've ever heard him sing in German since I've lived here, and heard him do swing, which his father was known for in post-war Germany and Romania http://www.youtube.com/wa...8wvKWxUs9y Annette Louisan (pleasant singer/songwriter adult cont. occasionally similar to Norah) http://www.youtube.com/wa...3gWmMJ5cO4 OLDIES BUT GOODIES: I know you guys haven't seen her since 99 Red Balloons, but she's been right here all the time making records for the last 20 years, prettier than ever, still skinny, and with 50,000 kids Germany's beloved rock/pop icon-soccer mom,
NENA!- this is from her 20th annivesary record back in 2002, "Nena Ft. NENA": http://www.youtube.com/wa...RZ1RPf_d_E [Edited 1/22/08 15:54pm] Jan Delay and Seeed are great live acts. I saw Roger Cicero recently on a German TV show and he told he was a huge Prince fan and did a nice cover version of "Kiss". Mark Medlock the winner of DSDS (the German version of Pop Idol) has a great voice, but releases awful songs  .
My favourite German act though is Xavier Naidoo although he happens to have some songs I can't stand . I so love this song:
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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sextonseven said: theAudience said: Africa:
Fela Kuti King Sunny Ade Osibisa Ali Farka Toure Lionel Loueke Cuba: Irakere Chucho Valdez Paquito d'Rivera Arturo Sandoval Celia Cruz South America: Antonio Carlos Jobim Astrud Gilberto Stan Getz Charlie Byrd Airto Moreira Tania Maria Milton Nascimento Baden Powell Paulinho Da Costa India: Ravi Shankar Trilok Gurtu Australia: Tommy Emmanuel Austria: Joe Zawinul Russia/Soviet Union: Eugene Maslov Eldar Djangirov tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Is there any continent you are NOT from, tA? 
Great thread! I've got lots to listen to/read about later. | |
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I agree, Rip....it was refreshing to visit this forum today to find such an insightful, educational, and entertaining topic....thanks to everyone that contributed...I enjoyed reading it and listening... We need more topics like this....like everyone else, I tire of the typical subjects..... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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Serious said: Ottensen said: My expatriate country of Germany has a few enjoyable acts in between all the usual dance and rap nonsense they put out . I'll start with a smattering here:
R&B/ (Neo) SOUL Glashaus (for those who like the subtle musicality of maybe Sade) http://www.youtube.com/wa...XU7s3FLkLk Joy Denalane (for all the Jill and Erykah fans out there) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Jp0pbPvdao POP & ROCK (this catagory could be good for Voices Carry & Cinnie) Wir Sind Helden (clever indie pop band that blew up like a Motha) http://www.youtube.com/wa...KAcShfgq54 Jan Delay (a MARGINALLY talented but very likeable chap who started in reggae & hip hop here) http://www.youtube.com/wa...ZITtb-Abgs MIA (the "it" band among the German fashionista set, from Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/wa...Clb3XmzrgQ HIP-HOP & REGGAE Seeed (German dancehall) http://www.youtube.com/wa...oJS0HCxUgY Fantastischen Vier/the Fantastic Four (Old Skool icons pretty much the German equivilent to the Beastie Boys...they're ollld but have mad luv )
http://www.youtube.com/wa...rDQRSBWGak JAZZ, ADULT CONTEMPORARY Roger Cicero (German Harry Connick/Michael Bublé, but started his career as a Donnie Hathaway Stevie Wonder follower, a multi-instrumentalist formerly similar in style to maybe Robin Thicke/Raul Midon. His current breakout cd is actually the first time I've ever heard him sing in German since I've lived here, and heard him do swing, which his father was known for in post-war Germany and Romania http://www.youtube.com/wa...8wvKWxUs9y Annette Louisan (pleasant singer/songwriter adult cont. occasionally similar to Norah) http://www.youtube.com/wa...3gWmMJ5cO4 OLDIES BUT GOODIES: I know you guys haven't seen her since 99 Red Balloons, but she's been right here all the time making records for the last 20 years, prettier than ever, still skinny, and with 50,000 kids Germany's beloved rock/pop icon-soccer mom,
NENA!- this is from her 20th annivesary record back in 2002, "Nena Ft. NENA": http://www.youtube.com/wa...RZ1RPf_d_E [Edited 1/22/08 15:54pm] Jan Delay and Seeed are great live acts. I saw Roger Cicero recently on a German TV show and he told he was a huge Prince fan and did a nice cover version of "Kiss". Mark Medlock the winner of DSDS (the German version of Pop Idol) has a great voice, but releases awful songs .
My favourite German act though is Xavier Naidoo although he happens to have some songs I can't stand . I so love this song:
The funny thing is that many of these people are creative, professional, and social colleauges of mine ... and I can't belive I forgot Xavier Naidoo  !I totally could see some of the org ladies really falling for him .
Insofar as Roger Cicero, it's true he is a major fan of Prince as well as Stevie. Through the years (pre-fame), I've seen him cover just about everything from both, as well as excellent James Taylor covers in shows. You should see him do an acoustic guitar version of "Sometimes It Snows In April", it is absolutely flawless. He's made his mark celebrity wise by embracing his jazz baladeer "self", but his "hidden r&b-twin" ain't nothing to sneeze at. I've seen him in small clubs, having church-going tourist ladies from the deep south of the U.S. sit slack-jawed, eyes bulging & foaming at the mouth while he was singing a Prince or Stevie slow jam on solo piano
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Ottensen said: Serious said: Jan Delay and Seeed are great live acts. I saw Roger Cicero recently on a German TV show and he told he was a huge Prince fan and did a nice cover version of "Kiss". Mark Medlock the winner of DSDS (the German version of Pop Idol) has a great voice, but releases awful songs .
My favourite German act though is Xavier Naidoo although he happens to have some songs I can't stand . I so love this song:
The funny thing is that many of these people are creative, professional, and social colleauges of mine ... and I can't belive I forgot Xavier Naidoo !I totally could see some of the org ladies really falling for him .
Insofar as Roger Cicero, it's true he is a major fan of Prince as well as Stevie. Through the years (pre-fame), I've seen him cover just about everything from both, as well as excellent James Taylor covers in shows. You should see him do an acoustic guitar version of "Sometimes It Snows In April", it is absolutely flawless. He's made his mark celebrity wise by embracing his jazz baladeer "self", but his "hidden r&b-twin" ain't nothing to sneeze at. I've seen him in small clubs, having church-going tourist ladies from the deep south of the U.S. sit slack-jawed, eyes bulging & foaming at the mouth while he was singing a Prince or Stevie slow jam on solo piano
We women are sooooo predictable That's interesting that Roger Cicero has done Prince songs a lot, I didn't know that. Cool . I like Sasha's song "Slowly" and that's pretty much the only song by him I like and that was the reason I saw him live some months ago and he covered "I could never take the place of your man" .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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