WEF (World Entertainment Friday), Week 24
Weekly selection of somewhat unusual music from around the world
From the darkest corners of YouTube, here are some songs that you’re unlikely to ever hear on FM radio.
If you know something that would fit in, let me know in the comments.
Artist: Mikhail Umanov
Title: Hedye
Country: Russia (Sakha)
Year: before ~2020
Hedye (Һээдьэ) is a traditional Even1 festive dance. This is a modern adaptation.
Artist: Via Dacă
Title: Paparuda
Country: Moldova
Year: 2017
Folk-infused pop. As far as I can tell, paparuda is a sort of rain dance.
Artist: Barbatuques
Title: Peixinho do Mar (Little Fish of the Sea)
Country: Brazil
Year: 2023
Humans making strange sounds. They call it música corporal.
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people related to, but distinct from, Evenks. There are about 20 thousand of them scattered across Northeast Siberia.