Sunday, June 13, 2010

Na Raindee Hai by Arieb Azhar


Season 3 of Coke Studio began with a wonderful spoken word performance of Na Raindee Hai by Arieb Azhar, based on one of Bulleh Shah's timeless poems. A clever choice for the opening song, declaring "what's about to be spoken must be said." Broadcast June 6, 2010. In Punjabi with English translation.

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Sereia (Mermaid) by Suba


Sereia is a Brazilian song by the pioneering Serbian-born electronic musician Suba (Mitar Subotic), who died in 1999 trying to rescue recordings from a fire as he was reaching the peak of his career. The word for mermaid in many languages comes from the Greek word for siren. The video shows rival jungle tribes preparing huge robots for combat; but when they meet, the result is unexpected. In Portuguese with English translation.

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