Chambao

Not sure how I heard of this artist but I did a search and came across this song. I've listened to it 3 times now and would not be surprised if I find a way to purchase their album. I like the instruments, the music, the words (even though I don't understand the words).




The Wikipedia page for this artist states:
Chambao is a flamenco-electronic band originally from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, known for a Flamenco Chill sound that fuses flamenco sounds and palos with electronic music. The name of the band is taken from an improvised form of beach tent that is constructed as a means of sheltering from the wind and sun.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Have you heard of Trot music?

I've recently become familiar with it. Here's a definition via Wikipedia:

Trot, pronounced as "teuroteu" in Korean (sometimes derisively called ppongjjak), is the oldest form of Korean pop music. It developed in the years before and during the Japanese occupation.

Trot music has received criticism from nationalists, who allege that it derives from the Japanese music genre of enka, especially its scale. Defenders of trot, however, claim that it had begun to develop prior to the Japanese invasion, and simply developed in parallel with the Japanese style. The name itself derives from a shortening of "foxtrot", a ballroom dance which influenced the characteristic simple beat of the genre.

This style of music has recently increased in popularity due to the emergence of "semi-trot" singers such as Jang Yoon Jeong (장윤정), who had great crossover success with her first single "어머나!" ("Eomeona!" - an exclamation similar to "Oh my goodness!"). This has led to both an increased awareness of older trot musicians and the debut of other singers and groups wanting to capitalize on the genre's comeback (including LPG and Super Junior-T).

I am believer in broadening your horizons. Every form of music may not be for you but that does not make it bad and it is nice to know about things outside of what you are use to.

-MusicLover

Who is M-Flo?

Well here is a little snippet from their Wikipedia page:

m-flo is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee VERBAL as of 2002, ever since the former member Lisa left the group.

As to the origins of the group's name, VERBAL had explained that it was originally "mediarite-flow," an intended misspelling of meteorite, but for the Japanese that name was too long, and so Avex had requested that the name be shortened to m-flo. VERBAL had commented that "There's no deep meaning to it. I guess we wanna have impact like a meteorite."


I guess you can also call them one of my current musical obsessions.

-AnOldieButAGoodie