‘It is simply there to be appreciated by those who want to appreciate it’
Rachel Brew is a Sociology and Politics student at Newcastle University.
Before knowing anything:
Now this is what I have been waiting for. This is right up my street. Unlike the first song I listened to, I can appreciate this without understanding the words because I feel like there’s an underlying musicality to it. I can’t see this being particularly popular anywhere in the world but I also don’t see that being the point to this music- it is simply there to be appreciated by those who want to appreciate it… Like myself. Assuming, like all of the other music you’ve played me over these weeks, that this is politically driven, I feel as though this could be a protest song from Latin America – it has that kind of vibe to it. In all honesty, even if the lyrics do have a meaning, I feel as though I could just sit back and listen to hours of this music without actually knowing anything about it or understanding the lyrics. It has such a mellow sound, with the woman’s voice really having a great effect upon that.
After being informed:
If I’m honest the thing I’m most shocked about is how popular it was in Spain – it gives me hope that the whole world hasn’t been Anglo-Americanised and can still appreciate music from their respective countries. I can certainly hear the influences from Greece and Crete but I don’t know how or why… It’s just underlying in the music. I think I was right about one thing, that it’s music to be appreciated by those who want to, not by everybody… And that’s just the point of it.