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Any Asian rappers out there?
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I blame karaoke as well.
Now that songs are written to be sung by your average teenager, at least in my neck of the woods, they are completely bland and dumb.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
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There are hot asian fly girls.Originally posted by Sprayber
Any Asian rappers out there?
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Good enough for meOriginally posted by DaShi
There are hot asian fly girls.
Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul TighComment
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Actually, whoever said it's to do with a sudden break is probably right too. Look at today's Russian pop, it's awful. Since Japan had a totalitarian, pop-opposed dictatorship during world war two (and Korea was under occupation), no tradition to build on developed.
What was the South Korean military dictatorship's attitude towards pop music?Världsstad - Dom lokala genrenas vän
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Yes, horrible horrible teenie-bop style baby-faced matching-outfits syncronized dancing rappers.Any Asian rappers out there?
Also you get "live" concerts that are just basically karaoke with lots of lights and on a big stage.I blame karaoke as well.
Now that songs are written to be sung by your average teenager, at least in my neck of the woods, they are completely bland and dumb.
Dunno specifically, but I'm guessing pretty anti, considering that they had police on the streets with rulers regularing mini-skirt length.What was the South Korean military dictatorship's attitude towards pop music?
Also under the dictatorship, what we'd call pop wasn't all that popular in SKorea, it was more sappy old-fashioned (old-western style not old-asian style) ballads then from what I've gathered.Stop Quoting BenComment
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I watched MTV India a lot when I was in Thailand for holiday some years ago The horror!Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
They're all in Asia, making Asian pop music.
And if you've ever heard Asian pop music, you know how thankful you should be that they're far, far away.
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ok hold up. just because the japanese made DCO synths, doesnt mean they somehow have contributed to music. Yeah, the 303 is nifty, but its definitely not what led to electronic music (if anything the 808 and 909 were far bigger contributors to not only electronic music but also music as a whole)
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Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Here are some picks for you.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The Boredoms
Sheila Chandra
Fun-da-Mental
Cornershop
Bally Sagoo
Melt-Banana
They're all great.
Echobelly, Nitin Sawhney, Asian Dub Foundation and Najma Akhtar too. I know Massive Attack have performed with a British Asian ensemble too. Mick Karn, Japan's bassist....
I seem to recall several 4AD groups having Asian or part Asian members- Lush, for instance. And wasn't Saffron from Republica part-Asian?
Then there's the Sadistic Mika Band from the 70s, who supported Roxy Music on some gigs, the hilarious Frank Chickens from the 80s, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ryuichi Sakamoto....
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In the US Asian generally implies primarily East Asian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese etc. in the UK it tends to imply Indian subcontinent first then the others.
Anyway, seeing as "asian" includes 3/5 or more of the world's population maybe a lot of asian artists concentrate on their local markets?
I know Bangra sells huge amounts in the UK but not through traditional western music outlets so they don't tend to get into the charts here.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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They have an Asian Indian guy in No Doubt. He's even banging Gwen Stefani.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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That would be the previously mentioned PuffyYumi.Originally posted by SpencerH
What about the fabulous duo who sing "Teen Titans"? If that doesnt make you wanna run out and buy the latest top of the japanese pops I dont know what will!
James Iha, or was that Jimmy Iha. I forget.
James Iha, who I was trying to remember. Thanks. Isn't D'arcy part asian also?
As opposed to PuffyYumi, YumiYumi.I'm consitently stupid- Japher
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*WAS*, IIRC she married someone else.Originally posted by Oerdin
He's even banging Gwen Stefani.Comment
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Gavin Rossdale from Bush, they've been dating/married for years.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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