Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/08
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Malick Sidib? and his trusty Rolleiflex:
http://www.afrik.com/IMG/oldzoom/?photo=Christmas-Eve-1963.jpg
Daniel
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics wrote:
> I have one word for you, Ali Farka Tour?. Blues the Mali way.
>
> Chris Saganich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+saganicc=mskcc.org@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Ridings
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 3:05 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 5 dlridings
>
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, John Mason wrote:
>
> > > You _can_ sing the blues in Swedish and it works
> > well
> >
> > I'll take your word for it and dearly hope to hear it
> > someday.
>
> In the south of Sweden there is a dialect/speech impediment that works
> very well.
>
> Back in the 70's there was a guy, Peps, who was really into blues. At that
> time all music was done in English. He pioneered the blues in Swedish
> (with Swedish themes as well). He's still around, I think. Never could
> understand his Swedish, but they tell me it is (hope there aren't any
> Sk?ningar on the list).
>
> > I know from personal experience that Afrikaans doesn't
> > work: Elke dag, elke dag het ek die bloue...
> >
> > Makes me shudder just to remember that evening.
>
> I would think that if Afrikaans would keep to topics of relevance
> ("localize" the blues) that it would work well. You can't translate the
> blues, you have to be there :-)
>
> This little kid is on his way:
>
> http://www.dlridings.com/jam/050205/pages/05v05-0001.html
>
> He really got off on the sax.
>
> Best,
> Daniel
>
>
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