I discovered Eliyahu Sills when I wanted to hear Middle Eastern styles of music. I have only the barest of clues what they are singing; love, loss, life, etc., but they perform it splendidly!
Funnily enough, my favourite album actually just so happens to be in a foreign tongue; purportedly an amalgam of Norwegian and some form of archaic Danish:
I would say Rammstein aber ich kann ein bischen Deutsch sprechen. So it's a mixture of not understanding the lyrics and then actually being able to translate. Of course I can have trouble making out what English singers are saying at times, let alone German ones. So a lot of Heavy Metal would fall under "can't understand" for me despite being in English.
I'm also a fan of Sabaton's "Carolus Rex" in both English and Swedish despite not knowing a lick of Swedish.
And there are some various other pieces I like from different areas.
Even for songs I can't understand (for whatever reason) though, I tend to look up the lyrics/meaning just so I know what the song is about at least, even if I can't properly sing it.
Esotera said:
They're singing complete nonsense, but it's made to sound like English does to a non-English speaker. Also the video is possibly one of the weirdest/best I've ever seen...
I have to say that as a native English speaker it does sound like they should be speaking English despite the lyrics barely containing any actual words (ones I hear might just be my brain trying to make sense of the sounds). My mind struggles to make sense out of the babble due to how close to English is sounds.
J-Pop is a given. I have two playlists on youtube for it. One for the songs that have been used in anime. One for the ones that don't. But this would be a long and extensive list. Also probably obvious.
So I have another playlist titled World music for music in other languages that don't include Japan.
Korean music, Chinese music... Some French and Spanish.
French is by far the newest for me. My new flavor there is a song known as...
"Derniere Danse" by a group called Kyo. I can't get it out of my head.
Kvelertak! They're Norwegian- Erlend sings in mostly Norwegian with a little English thrown in, but I still love it. Considering most of their first album is about Norse mythology (as far as I know, I can't really remember) it's quite fitting. To be honest I had a few misgivings when I heard about them- they're usually described as a mix of rock & roll, punk and black metal, which didn't sound too good to me (really not a black metal fan), but it's fucking awesome. I can't think of a band with a cooler sound.
Other than that, maybe Rammstein, although if it weren't for their incredible live show I wouldn't care about them at all- musically they're pretty dull.
I've got to admit that I can speak the language, but there's some fantastic talent in Afrikaans rock music worth checking out for those interested, Fokofpolisiekar (Fuckoffpolicecar) being one of oldest (and yet still top) bands here, Van Coke Kartel and Die Heuwels Fantasties I also highly recommend.
And something more metal-ish for those who like it louder
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