So this is from India's Got Talent. It's really interesting to see how different the "spectacular" acts are-- we have our fair share of strange talents on our version of this show, and this one is the same but with an Indian flare. You also hear a mixture of English and Hindi.
This is from Indonesian Idol-- another singing show that has managed to stretch its franchise across borders. Again, there's a mixture of English and Indonesian being spoken, and a famous American Beyonce song is chosen.
This is from Afghan Star. No English in this one, and yet again, it's very interesting to hear the song selection and how it differs from the song selection seen on these shows in the US.
The ubiquitousness of the Televised Talent Show is just amazing--it seems that every single country in the world has at least a small handful of them. And I think it's a really cool phenomenom--we get to see what the regular folks all think is Talent, rather than what the ethnomusicologists bring home.
The girl in the second video singing Beyonce is amazing. It's also amazing to thing about the impact the US is having on other cultures. Not only is there Indonesian Idol, but the contestant is also singing Beyonce, and very American artist.
The ubiquitousness of the Televised Talent Show is just amazing--it seems that every single country in the world has at least a small handful of them. And I think it's a really cool phenomenom--we get to see what the regular folks all think is Talent, rather than what the ethnomusicologists bring home.
ReplyDeleteThe girl in the second video singing Beyonce is amazing. It's also amazing to thing about the impact the US is having on other cultures. Not only is there Indonesian Idol, but the contestant is also singing Beyonce, and very American artist.
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