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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bilingualism (sing it again) #153669 01/11/06 10:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I went to a show tonight at my local arts centre by a Greek singer, Athena, who some think is on the verge of major breakthrough – she’s appeared at the Purcell Room on the South Bank in London and is at St Georges in Bristol tomorrow. Being fully bilingual and producing songs in both languages, she made some remarks I thought might interest youse guizes. “People ask me why I sometimes write in English and sometimes in Greek. I don’t really know. It's definitely not to do with a person the song may be about. But sometimes I wake up and am thinking in English, and other times I wake up thinking in Greek! It’s just how it is…” You can hear samples of her music here if interested. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bilingualism (sing it again) #153670 01/12/06 02:16 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Wow, she's good, mav; bet it was even better live. Erm--in case it takes anyone else as long as it did me to figure out how to listen--click on SNAPSHOT CD EP. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bilingualism (sing it again) #153671 01/12/06 04:36 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 ooops, sorry I didn't make that clearer, J! Yes, it was a good session - good guitarist and *superb slap and bowed bass who worked really well together, and Athena sometimes switching to 'our' Steinway. I love hearing how someone relates to more than one language like this - it seemed to me there were some differences (both technical and emotional) between the kinds of songs she sang in each language. Good sound. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,350 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 932 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,549 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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