What song are you listening to right now? 3

[vijayjohn]

Yeah, the similarities to Standard Italian are part of the reason why I have such a hard time finding any songs in Central Italian varieties other than Romanesco. I hope you enjoyed the song, though.

[vijayjohn]

Bolognese is another variety of Emilian, spoken in the famous Province of Bologna just west of the Province of Ferrara. This is a song in Bolognese (presumably a nostalgic song about Bologna) by late Bolognese singer Quinto Ferrari called "Nustalgî d Bulåggna":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li6MgPD_Re8

[Antea]

https://youtu.be/nidQCt_HEsY

[vijayjohn]

Chadian Arabic is the lingua franca of Chad, but Arabic and French are both the official languages of Chad, so it's fairly common for Chadian songs (if not the speech of urban Chadians) to combine both languages. This is a song by Chadian artist Yasmine on Chadian TV ("Télé Tchad") called "Hommage à ma Mère" (Homage to My Mother) in both Chadian Arabic and French (though mostly in French in this example, I think). Despite the title, the lyrics strike me more as an ode to mothers in general rather than strictly to Yasmine's own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtvYHjugNtg

[linguoboy]

Gwenno, "Tir Ha Mor" ("Land and Sea")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rCeygWexyA

[vijayjohn]

The Masa languages are a group of Chadic languages straddling the border between (southwestern) Chad and (northeastern) Cameroon. One of the Masa languages is Musey, which (like several of the other Masa languages) is spoken in both countries. This is a song that I think may be in Musey. The performers on the left side are holding up the Cameroonian flag, while those on the right are holding the Chadian flag:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk8UCsEnMc8

[vijayjohn]

In addition to the West Chadic languages, which include Hausa, and the Masa languages, there is another branch of the Chadic languages called the East Chadic languages, also spoken only in Chad and Cameroon (like the Masa languages). The East Chadic languages are divided into two branches called simply "A" and "B," and one of the sub-branches (within A ) with just two languages is the Kwang languages. One of the two Kwang langauges is a language called Kera, itself spoken in both Chad and Cameroon. This is a Christian song, apparently in Kera, performed by a singer known as Maman Monique. The song itself ends at 5:38:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VfZ8xo7uM0

[vijayjohn]

Nancere is another East Chadic language but is spoken further inland in Chad than many other East Chadic languages. This is a very short clip of a scene from a church in Chad where Nancere people are singing, dancing, and ululating. Most of the singing appears to be in the background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOdcf8rm7I

[Naava]

I thought you need to hear this because it's an earworm. Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì rì rì o ho, you're welcome!

https://youtu.be/zJolZxVvj-0

[vijayjohn]

Leou a.k.a. Léo is a variety of Marba or Azumeina (also spelled <Azoumeina>). This clip from GRN has a song in Leou from 3:31 to 4:21.

[vijayjohn]

Kim is a Mbum-Day language of southern Chad. The Mbum-Day languages are classified under the Savannas branch of the Atlantic-Congo branch of Niger-Congo. This is a GRN clip with a song in the Garap variety of Kim starting at 3:57 and ending at 5:40.

[Antea]

https://youtu.be/8RsTQzWAe28

[vijayjohn]

This song is from the small town of Béboto in southwestern Chad, near the border with the Central African Republic to the south. I think it may be in Ngambay, a Central Sudanic language spoken in Cameroon and included in the Nilo-Saharan proposal. Within the Central Sudanic group, Ngambay belongs to the (Sara-)Bongo-Bagirmi group, and within that, to the Sara language group. The video says it's a traditional dance, but I think it might actually be a Christian/church dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKu6fxM7P8A

[Antea]

https://youtu.be/6TpyRE_juyA

[vijayjohn]

There are a few different East Chadic languages in southwestern Chad that are all called "Gabri" at least informally. This GRN recording begins with a song that is apparently in Tobanga, a.k.a. Northern Gabri, spoken in the Tandjilé Region of Chad.

[Antea]

https://youtu.be/3-GVRJr72LU

[vijayjohn]

Somrai a.k.a. Soumrai, Sumrey, Sibine, or Shibne is an East Chadic language, somewhat closely related to Nancere, Tobanga, Gabri, Kabali, Kera, and Kimre. This GRN recording has a song that's apparently in Somrai beginning around 10:15 and ending around 15:11.

[Antea]

https://youtu.be/Gcrs5VN9Lgk

[vijayjohn]

Bag(u)irmi is another one of the Bongo-Bagirmi languages of Chad (so pretty closely related to the Sara languages, including Ngambay), spoken a bit to the southeast of N'Djamena. This is a video clip from Chad, apparently of a Bagirmi dance accompanied by (probably rather repetitive) singing that I presume is in Bagirmi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1Wa11oApU

[h34]

Seirei no Moribito OST - Nahji no Uta http://youtu.be/pMk5H9khlaE