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Most K-pop and J-pop, and for that matter a lot of the more modern Catonese and Mandarin pop music, seems just to be really western/modern in style, sometimes with a lot of English lyrics. In contrast, Indian pop music stills seems to incorporate a lot of traditional Indian styles, like the tabla/beat, the vocal style, the melodies.etc...while there's a place for straight electronic dance pop with Korean lyrics, it'd be nice to see more traditional Korean music - the melodies, instrumentation, vocal delivery, even lyrics, in modern Korean pop music. I listened to even some older Chinese pop, like Teresa Teng, and it has an 'oriental flavour'. Has this sort of gone out of vogue in East Asia?
I hope not. Traditional music is a beautiful artistic and technical endeavor that should not be cheapened by shoehorning it into modern pop. The copious use of broken English is pretty annoying though.
I hope not. Traditional music is a beautiful artistic and technical endeavor that should not be cheapened by shoehorning it into modern pop. The copious use of broken English is pretty annoying though.
I guess it could be done wrong, but that's one of the thing I like about some of the Indian pop/dance music songs, how it's still recogniseably Indian not just generic western music in Hindi.etc.
I think most Chinese pop songs are still very Chinese. At least you don't hear anything similar in the US.
Well, maybe they are not "Chinese" in a sense that they do not resemble traditional Chinese music that much, but they are still unique.
It seems that Chinese people do not like music with strong beats. The most popular ones are always soft with smooth melody. I also find that there are fewer tone-deaf people in China than in America. Most (like 90%) Chinese can carry a tune, but many Americans cannot.
I think most Chinese pop songs are still very Chinese. At least you don't hear anything similar in the US.
Well, maybe they are not "Chinese" in a sense that they do not resemble traditional Chinese music that much, but they are still unique.
It seems that Chinese people do not like music with strong beats. The most popular ones are always soft with smooth melody. I also find that there are fewer tone-deaf people in China than in America. Most (like 90%) Chinese can carry a tune, but many Americans cannot.
I asked my mum if it was harder for a tone-deaf person to learn a tonal language. I think speaking a tonal language probably helps with that. I also asked her how Chinese or other tonal languages can be fit to a melody, since the tone defines the meaning.
I asked my mum if it was harder for a tone-deaf person to learn a tonal language. I think speaking a tonal language probably helps with that. I also asked her how Chinese or other tonal languages can be fit to a melody, since the tone defines the meaning.
Traditional Chinese opera does follow the tones of Chinese languages (to some extent).
Cantonese songs still do that. Mandarin songs usually do not, but there are exceptions.
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