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A group to share great music with others of any type from around the world, and of any language, and taste. Everyone is welcome to join! Just keep in mind that there are other music groups in which you can post well known artists and songs which are in the mainstream US/UK music.. Read more

A group to share great music with others of any type from around the world, and of any language, and taste. Everyone is welcome to join! Just keep in mind that there are other music groups in which you can post well known artists and songs which are in the mainstream US/UK music.. Read more

By Marionville (Page 19 / 181) Posts by members only

World Music
Nov 17, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
It’s no secret that my favourite singer is Morten Harket, vocalist with a-ha who has a solo career and many other projects and interests which run in tandem to his fronting the most famous & successful Norwegian band ever. He is a UNICEF ...
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World Music
Nov 16, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental award which is awarded annually since its inauguration in 2020 when it was launched by Sir David Attenborough and HRH Prince William. The 2023 awards were presented in Singapore last weekend and the ...
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World Music
Nov 15, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
Now for something completely different from Norway…a Norwegian Rock Band which performs solely in Norwegian…now there’s a novelty for you! CC Cowboys - Harry…
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World Music
Nov 14, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
We’re in The Netherlands today with a live performance of Edvard Greig’s Peer Gynt Suite No.1… the first movement “Morning Mood” is one of my favourites in classical music. It’s being performed by by Radio Filharmonisch Orkest with ...
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World Music
Nov 13, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
After being unable to login to the Agnostics site for over a week it’s nice to be back…for how long though is anyone’s guess. I’d better not waste time then and just post this charming song from two Scandinavian neighbours…Bjorn Eidsvag ...
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World Music
Nov 6, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
I just read that for the sixth year in a row Finland has topped the UN’s Happiness List…the list which rates the happiness of citizens in all countries in the World. It’s a country in Scandinavia which is covered 75% in forest with 30 ...
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World Music
Nov 5, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
I’m sharing today’s post with Music From The Movies group…it’s the theme from the 2013 movie Oblivion which starred Tom Cruise. It was performed by French electronic music duo M83 and featured vocals by Norwegian singer/songwriter Susanne ...
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World Music
Nov 4, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
Because I’ve been neglecting posting anything Italian …very remiss of me as I simply love to hear music sung in Italian - today, and especially for Roger - here is Laura Pausini with not one but two songs. First her hit song Simili…which ...
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World Music
Nov 3, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
Germany is a very strong footballing nation with a very successful national team, and during the 2008 European Football Championships they held a number of events to boost the country’s morale and show support. This outdoor event was attended by ...
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World Music
Nov 2, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
Today I’m following up on our Celtic connections in Continental Europe which I posted about two days ago. It’s another episode of “Port” the BBC Alba series, this time our two Gaelic language singer/musicians from Scotland & Ireland have ...
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World Music
Nov 1, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Marionville
As it’s Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist of a-ha’s birthday today…he’s 61, I thought I’d post a tribute to him with something from his own catalogue of solo material which I think has some great songs which are really suited to his own vocal ...
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World Music
Oct 31, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
A few times in the past I’ve posted Celtic music from outside of Scotland & Ireland, from Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia etc…all around the westernmost fringes of Europe in fact, and even from the Eastern seaboard of North America where ...
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World Music
Oct 29, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Belgian singer and actor Jacques Brel had a big following in the latter half of the 20th century mainly in French speaking countries, but also worldwide. Here we have one of his songs, Vesoul - brought bang up to date with American group ...
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World Music
Oct 28, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
A shared post with Classic Rock today….Justin Hawkins and English rock band The Darkness doing their stuff on a mountaintop in The Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia….spectacular scenery as a backdrop!…Love Is A Feeling.
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World Music
Oct 27, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Today I’ve got another classical cello cover interpretation of an a-ha song from Norwegian cellist hbilsbakCello, it’s a song I really love so I’m posting along with it, a remastered version of the original song recorded on a-ha’s debut album...
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World Music
Oct 26, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Something from the classical repertoire today…The Tempest - opus 18, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on the play by William Shakespeare. Performed by The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Swiss Conductor Lorenzo Viotto…highlighting ...
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World Music
Oct 24, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Mylene Farmer is a national icon in France…her live shows are large and lavish events as a rule …here she performs live on her 2023 Mylenium Tour of France, Switzerland and Belgium earlier this year…Je Te Rends Ton Amour (I’m Giving Your Love...
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World Music
Oct 23, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
A few days ago I posted about a-ha and Take On Me on the 38th anniversary of their iconic song reaching 1 on the US charts…today, as a follow-up I’m posting this video made about the band, the song and it’s origins and legacy…made by Retro ...
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World Music
Oct 22, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
The ”American Blues” is a fascinating music genre…originating not in the Deep South of the USA…but on the African continent where black American slaves themselves originated. They brought their music with them and they merged it with the ...
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World Music
Oct 21, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
It’s not a genre I really know much about but there’s no denying it’s got massive numbers of young followers internationally…Korean K.Pop…I mean! The best known and most commercially successful of them is boy group BTS, but there are ...
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World Music
Oct 20, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Yesterday 38 years ago in 1985 a-ha made history by being the first Norwegian act to achieve 1 in the US Charts…and in 29 other countries around the world. They are still around today, and released their 11th studio album last year. Here ...
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World Music
Oct 18, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Kent were a very good Swedish alt rock band who formed in 1990, they were very successful over many years, however despite their popularity they decided to disband at the end of 2016. They had a large following throughout Europe & Scandinavia and ...
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World Music
Oct 17, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Swiss born, but now based in Brooklyn, New York is Tatiana Eva-Marie and that’s where she joined up with these guys to form Avalon Jazz Band. Here they perform - La Mer…
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World Music
Oct 16, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
Susanne Sundfor, Norwegian songwriter and singer who has one of the most beautiful voices, created this song in celebration of her love and marriage to fellow Norwegian composer & jazz saxophonist Andre Roligheten in 2022. I found both the song ...
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World Music
Oct 15, 2023Oct 2023

Posted by Marionville
How one post leads to another from an association of ideas. After yesterday’s English sea shanty I got to thinking about 60s rock band Procol Harum and one of their hit songs “Salty Dog” and found this live 2006 performance by the band (lead ...
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