World Entertainment Friday, Week 41
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: Amarsaikhan
Title: Он цагийн хэлхээс (On tsagiin khelkhees, ~Timeline/Chronology)
Country: Mongolia
Year: 2023
Somewhat surprisingly, this is morin khuur (horsehead fiddle), a traditional Mongolian instrument.
Artist: Elida Almeida
Title: Nta Konsigui (I Will Succeed)
Country: Cape Verde
Year: 2014
Well, she did. (This is one of Elida’s early songs, when she wasn’t famous yet.)
Artist: RoCola Bacalao
Title: Condominio de Cartón (Cardboard Condo)
Country: Ecuador
Year: 2007
According to Spanish Wikipedia, these guys are known as The Chimbest Band of the Universe… I’ve no idea what that means.
Just when I was going to say this was a very melodic, eloquent offering, along came the chimbest band in the Universe! I don't know the lyrics, but just the kids wandering around on their own in a shopping mall was making me hyperventilate. Once a mom, always a mom.
The first one made me feel wonderful.
Thank you