World Entertainment Friday, Week 37
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: Haktan Kenarda
Title: ?
Country: Turkey
Year: 2024
A young talent (b. 2013). Not to be confused with Hakan Kenarda (his father).
Darbuka is the name of the instrument.
Artist: Théo Rakotovao
Title: Beko'n'Blues
Country: Madagascar
Year: 2020
Blues with Malagasy characteristics.
Beko (pronounced BEH-koo) is a ceremonial vocal style performed by various ethnic groups in southwest Madagascar
That’s about all the internet knows about the other ingredient.
Artist: Bizkargi Dance Association
Title: Erre Zenituzten (You Burned Them)
Country: Spain (Euskal Herria)
Year: 2017
And since it’s Friday 13th, there’s a group of Basque ladies to inform you that witches have been burned, burned, but haven’t all been burned.
I liked them all today. The music from Spain was very similar to Irish music.
Happy Friday! I just wanted to thank you for the time and effort you put into this. Every Friday there is a new and intriguing selection of music from foreign lands that makes me concentrate on the goodness, broadens my musical knowledge and let’s me hum along in harmony.
Every Friday I know your stack will always makes me smile.