http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8q7_-IEMeE
I found this video interesting becuase not only is it a traditional Ecuadorian dance, it reminded me so much of my trip in 2005. I remember going into the city of Quito and watching Ecuadorians dance for us. Everything in this video reminded me of my experience from like the customes the people have on in this video which looks identical to the pictures I took on my trip. Dance is an important aspect of the Ecuadorian culture. When I was in the moutains working with Ecuadorian children and remodeling their school, the kids would always grab us by the hands to go dance with them in their school yard. This video helped bring back all those sweet memories I had spending a week in Ecuador back in 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cATZe_jlc9g
I thought this video was interesting because it is so different from the way Americans sing. There is really no right or wrong way to sing, as long as you are enjoying singing, it should not matter to anyone. I took several things from this video. I could tell the Baka women truly love their music from the way they were singing and not holding anything back, even if it was not always in tune :). As we noticed with mostly all the African music, the steady beat whether it was with a drum or another instrument, it is very important to the culture to have that beat their to keep timing. You can clearly hear that in this music. I would absolutely LOVE to hear some of this music first hand and if I go on a mission trip to Africa this summer, I cannot wait to experiece this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdAVfaOSPYg
Wow, I think the winner of Latin Idol really has a great voice. It is cool how American Idol has spread all throughout the world to parts where I never thought it would reach. Clearly there are great singers all over the world, but I have never branched out besides watching Susan Boyle onto Youtube to see explore into other Idols such as this one, the Latin American Idol. I am not a big fan of American Idol, never really have been, but I find it so interesting to watch other Idols and hear about the winners on the news and how popular they have become in their countries through their show.
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The first video is really cool. We should get a group together and make up our own dance. I remember you telling me how traditional this is because they danced like this when you were there.
ReplyDeleteAww. This video is very cute. The children with the leaf hats and shirts on are adorable. The people seem to be singing similar to yodelling.
Wow! I didn't even know they had a Latin American Idol competition. The singer in this video had an amazing voice, although i could not understand her. Its crazy to think about how may "american idols" there are around the world.
I'm also not a big fan of American Idol, but I do agree that the winner has a nice voice. What's even cooler is that I remember enough to Spanish to get the gist of some of the lyrics.
ReplyDeleteThe dancing was really neat, but I especially liked the bright colored costumes.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. The children and women sing with all that they have. It's kinda cool. That's how our Christian worship should be right?- to touch on your music and religion blog. Anyways, I liked how they waved the leaves around as they danced. Could you imagine if we used our local plants as dance props? We would have pinecones and acorns. :D
Katie, LOL I am going to have disagree! I don't think the winner of Latin American Idol was that good at all! Sorry, but she was dressed very trendy in a Victoria Beckham sort of way LOL
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