Ciao Bella - bryanb
I think as people get older, or at least more aware that the world does not revolve around them, they tend to expand their horizons. I have noticed, for myself, that over the last couple of years I have opened my eyes, ears and tastebuds to experiences I would have otherwise completely avoided. In some small way, I think that counts as self-evolution. Progress of the soul.
I blame my parents for my apparent disdain of foreign language music. Fed a constant stream of Streisand, Carly Simon, Chicago and smooth jazz, I didn’t exactly have the most diverse of musical influences in my formative years. As I grew older there were the occasional encounters with non-english speaking music (the bursts of Icelandic on Bjork’s Post album jump instantly to mind), and recently I have been enamored with acts like Fairuz and various authentic italo-disco groups.
There’s something comfortable and yet instantly exotic about not understaning the lyrics that the singer is cooing to you. Maybe it’s because, so often, the english language and it’s rhyming schemes seem to be so limiting, there’s only so many times you can hear “dear”, “here”, “fear”, and “near” in succession before it loses all meaning. Foreign language songs, to me, are like a kickstart - they get me to focus on the intonation in the singer’s voice and the wonderful instrumentation behind them without worrying if there’s a cringe-inducing lyric right around the bend.
Meg is one of those artists. An Italian singer with a penchant for electro and ambient productions, she fits perfectly into the current pantheon of indie dance darlings like Yelle and Lykke Li. And while it’s true she owes a lot to early Bjork and Nellee Hooper, it’s great to hear someone carrying the torch for future generations.
I don’t know what she’s singing about, and frankly I don’t care. I’m just glad she’s doing it and glad my ears were able to finally embrace it.
To learn more Meg, visit her MySpace page.
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This goes mostly for foreign rap artists, but singers too, the only problem is when you do find out what their lyrics mean, 9 times out of 10 it’s even less interesting than most stuff on the radio. i’ll check it out tho.
Meg’s music is really great. She began as leading vocal of italian rap (and a bit electronic) group "99 posse", check out their music for they are really really great:
"l’anguilla"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh-OJ9PK_XM
"comincia adesso"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hw1a5wJJwc