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I am looking to expand my iPod into foreign language music.

I think I have French, Spanish, and Hindi covered. (although suggestions in those would be good too). Anyone with good ideas I am looking for upbeat songs.

Thank you.

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I'd recommand you Kristen Bråten Berg, especially Cohen på Norsk.
Those are Leonard Cohen songs sung by her in Norwegian, absolutely wonderful.

Here are some Dutch language songs you might or might not enjoy:

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The last one is quite ancient, end sixties.

Hope you enjoy, Pascal.

French
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Spanish
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these are cool...

Does it have to be any specific style of music?

German: Rammstein, Oomph!, Die Toten Hosen

Punjabi: Daler Mehndi

JuniorBrew wrote on Mar 4^th, 2009 at 10:19pm:

Does it have to be any specific style of music?

German: Rammstein, Oomph!, Die Toten Hosen

Punjabi: Daler Mehndi

No, but I want something that my kids can listen too and is a little upbeat.

Only foreign song I have ever heard was German and has an english version released by the same band as well. 99 Red Balloons by Nina. I am not possitive about the band. Very possitive upbeat song.

Karla wrote on Mar 5^th, 2009 at 7:38am:

Only foreign song I have ever heard was German and has an english version released by the same band as well. 99 Red Balloons by Nina. I am not possitive about the band. Very possitive upbeat song.

Neun und neunzig Luftballoons.

Fun tune. Bass line that really gets the feet moving.

Hungarian?

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Well, Totka beat me to suggesting the Hungarian so here is what my daughter has suggested (she has music in over 30+ languages):

Japanese:
Hamasaki Ayumi
Hikaru Utada
Ishida Yoko
Do As Infinity

Finnish:
Tiktak
Indica

Russian:
Chicherina

German:
Blumchen (very upbeat/techno-y/dance-y

Kyrgyz:
Manzura

Uzbek:
Sevara Nazarkhan

Vietnamese:
Bao Han
Loan Chau

Arabic:
Nancy Ajram

I'm pretty sure you can find most of those on youtube.

- delta

Well, Fram, if you want upbeat, German isn't the way to go...except for 99 Luftballoons.

Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler Mehndi is the very definition of upbeat though.

Kleizmer music, well some of it, in jidish, I consider, not only spiritual, but also very upbeat!

[Klezmer (Yiddish, kley - instrument and zemer – song); is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. A tradition of secular (non-liturgical) Jewish music was developed by musicians called klezmorim or kleyzmurim. They draw on devotional traditions extending back into Biblical times, and their musical legacy of klezmer continues to evolve today. The repertoire is largely dance songs for weddings and other celebrations. Due to the Ashkenazi lineage of this music, the lyrics, terminology and song titles are typically in Yiddish.

Yiddish (literally "Jewish") is a non-territorial High German language of Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. Unlike other such languages, Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet as opposed to a Latin alphabet. The language originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in the Rhineland and then spread to central and eastern Europe and eventually to other continents. Yiddish is written and spoken in Orthodox Jewish communities around the world. It is a home language in most Hasidic communities, where it is the first language learned in childhood, used in schools, and in many social settings.]

Links on U-tube:

Itzhak Perlman plays Klezmer

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Giora Feidman - Songs of Rejoicing

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Music that speaks from the soul...........

And a lovely song in Hebrew.....

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as well as the song for the eternal city, Jerusalem......

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Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold), homage to the most beautiful (for me) city in the world..... (in Hebrew)

just simply puts hope and optimism (in me), it will be OK.... always..... as the Jewish Diaspora repeatedly pray ....

next year in Jerusalem

Michael

To my previous post I add Swiss songs,
the same song, the first in the original version (modern)

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And the traditional way, or better said “traditionalized”.......

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and it is as good as the original..... if not "cuter"

One more song that is Switzerland (in a way) for me......

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It is not German; in no way, it is what we call “mundart” (vernacular)

Michael

I got Tunak Tunak already thank you

I have a MA Based Jewish group named Safam who sing in hebrew (no Yiddish though) and the Barry Sisters greatest Yiddish hits.

I will start looking for more ... thank you so far for the great suggestions.

But do you have "Buckwheat Sings?" His is a foreign language.

Bill you crack me up. So did that link.

I'm thinking any Stevie Nicks song might qualify as a foreign language song . . . . ::)

Unable to provide you with any links - but someone here might be able to point you in the right direction. Having lived in that part of the world some years ago I became very partial to a lot (by no means all!) of Turkish music. At the risk of bringing down the wrath of who knows how many gods on my head - dare I suggest in the same breath giving Greek music a go as well? Some of that is very easy on the ear!

Go for all and any! Music (like food!) should be fun!!!!!

(SHOODABINANUN)

I jsut thought of another one. Zachary Richard. He is originally from Louisiana and he sings inboth English and Cajun French. His music is fantastic, upbeat and anyone can listen to it.

'darlin

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