Affronova an Indian song?

nick. · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Location: Studio city, CA

Now this was wierd. I was eating dinner at an Indian resturant with my parents. And its a very Indian themed place, they also always have Indian music playing by the bar.

And then I heard a very familiar, ya ya yayayayaya hey! (that was the best that I could translate it to...) The song sounded nothing like affronova, but that one part that I heard was unmistakable, the song even had the bulabulabulabula! part near the end.

I thought it was kinda cool, hearing it in a place that I never expected to... but wasn't this song supposed to be a konami original? I'm not accusing konami of anything, just curious...

k-strife · Trick Member Joined: 25 Mar 2003

I think afronova is an african song... afr... africa... makes sense to me

Elektro Tal · Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 7:31 pm Post subject:

afronova is most definatly not indian.
Exotic ethnic and jane jana are the only indian songs in DDR.

Popn and GF/DM have had other indian songs.

As for that sample, you were probably listening to a Punjabi song. They tend to sing like that, and it all sounds the same if you dont know what you are listening to.

Remy · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Astoria, NY

For what it's worth, the vocal sample you're referring to has been used in other music before.
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`pr0digy · Trick Member Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Location: ogmios.ath.cx

Maybe it's just me... But music in other languages tends to sound the same a lot more, just because you can't really understand wtf they are saying

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Elektro Tal · Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject:

the song is called afronova. the background has a tribal african. The song features tribal african chants and drum beats.

How the hell is it even remotely indian?

nick. · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Location: Studio city, CA

Affronova sounds very African themed to me also, but from that part that I heard in the resturant, I just thought that maybe the origin of the song came from an Indian song of some sort.

Quazar · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, USA

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onetwolittleb · Trick Member Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Location: somerville, ma

EE is definately Indian. Part of it is played on sitaars!

Elektro Tal · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 11:24 am Post subject:

double you tee eff????

Are you guys just ignorant?

Exotic ethnic is played on sitars and tabla. thats indian.
Orions are played on shamisen with okinawan folk vocals, same with Matsuri Japan. thats japanese.
Afronova is played on african drums with tribal chants. that is central african.

Do you even know what egyptian music sounds like?

....

Next you're gonna say that the tamil song from popn' 9 (nataradin) is mongolian or something.

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Robert H. Magnusson · Trick Member Joined: 18 Jan 2003

On the US DDRMAX, doesn't the description of exotic ethnic mention something about being Egyptian-inspired? It's been awhile since I read it... I do [sort of] agree about the Indian sound to it, though.

I'd post this in the What Song Would You Like To Hear In DDR topic, but it appears to be full, so: Which genre would you most like to hear RE-VENGE / RevenG's take on?
1. Native American
2. Irish
3. Australian
4. Chinese
5. American (50's rock, country/western, hip-hop, etc.)
6. Hawaiian
7. Mexican
8. French
9. German
10. Italian (opera?)
11. Mongolian (kidding, I think)

Of course, if any current [RevenG] song does fit these qualities, let me know, although I'm sure that bag is more Scottish... although the bagpipe is common to more nations than to Scotland. [Edit: As are other instruments, of course, including the sitar.]

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jamus_se · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject:

RedChrono · Trick Member Joined: 12 May 2002

JaneJana indian? I always thought it was like Islamic or Muslim or somethin liek that,
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Elektro Tal · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 7:21 pm Post subject:

Islamic/muslim has nothing to do with indian. Indian is ethnicity. Islam is religion. There are a lot of Indian Muslims.

Jane Jana is in Hindi/urdu. The song literally means My Love, don't go.

EUROendangered · Trick Member Joined: 15 Aug 2002 Location: Newport RI

Yes, Elektro Tal is correct, JaneJana is Hindu...

And yes, I remember specifically reading that exotic ethnic 'thrives off of egyptian based rhythms and sounds' on an official Konami type.. thing...

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Aere Budd · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject:

Native American! lmao! I would be embarassed. I couldn't imagine. Cause' I'm Native American, btw to clear things up.

Afronova=African
Matsuri Japan=Japanese
Exotic Ethnic=controversial, because and Indian from India isn't to Exotic but, an Egyptian is exotic, however, Exotic Ethnic has an elephant in the background which, persuades you it is Indian. I personally think Indian!
Orion .78=I heard Chinese!
Bag=Scottish
Sakura=Japanese
That's what I was told.
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