Who says you need to understand it to love it?

About 3 days ago, I was introduced to one of the most unique singers I've ever heard, on youtube of course. His name is Vitas and he is a Russian 'pop' singer... But he isn't what would normally come to mind when you thing of a 'pop' singer... He can reach notes that most GIRLS can't even reach.... He either made is own version of Lucia di Lammermoorr (il dolce suono), most notably used in the movie The Fifth Element, the blue alien opera diva, or it was he that originally created the song... angelic voice he has... He has even shattered a chandelier with his voice... But I don't know a single word in Russian... I'm completely mystified by his voice.... The words seem entirely insignificant compared to that voice.... At first, it does seem odd that he can sing like he does... I can't deny that at times, he does sound like a girl, but he has so much talent, that that doesn't even matter to me... Some people think it's weird and don't try to see past how unusual his style is, so they cannot truly appreciate his overwhelming talent....

Also quite a while back, my sister wanted to listen to 'belly-dancing' music ( as she called it haha ) and found a Turkish Bulgarian singer called Reyhan, who passed away in a car crash at the age of 19. She sang in a middle-eastern language, and for all we know she could have been singing about how her boyfriend was cheating on her... or something I'm not really interested in... but the style was different; interesting, and while at first it seemed... odd... something I wouldn't like to listen to very much, but after I got used to it, I found I really do like it, or at least, the music from her.

There are also countless Japanese bands that, yet again, I cannot understand, but sound enjoyable.... Yoko Kanno, Maaya Sakamoto, Hearts Grow, and others, while at first not being what I'm used to, ended up being some of the moved beloved songs that I have knowlegde of... They grew on me... crept into the crevices of my brain, without me realizing it, and before I knew it I was in love with the songs!

There is even this one band, Gogol Bordello, that's from New York, whose style is unlike anything I'd encountered made it's way into my list of songs I found amazing! They sometimes sing in English and other times sing in a language I can't even recognize, though it is said they have Gypsy influences in their music. I don't understand it at all... I don't know if I ever will, but I know I love the way they used their instruments..

Granted it's easier to like foreign music that is similar to your tastes, Like the German band Rammstein, or Japanese rock and techno bands such as MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, and Aural Vampire, once you explore the world of music with an open mind, without the need to understand what the words are, connections to wordly music are limitless....