The power of sound in song in a foreign language

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Carmody
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The power of sound in song in a foreign language

Postby Carmody » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:24 am

On the power of sound in song in a foreign language:

The song:
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wiyathul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-YMpYbRqY

The man:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu#Death
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Re: The power of sound in song in a foreign language

Postby PeterMollenburg » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:40 am

Carmody wrote:On the power of sound in song in a foreign language:

The song:
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wiyathul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-YMpYbRqY

The man:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu#Death


It's interesting to see which languages his wikipedia page exists in, quite surprising. It's a shame, as goes for many Australian aboriginals, that he died so young. Thanks for sharing Carmody.
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