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Volume 62, Term 055, August-October
Center for English as a Second Language
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, Il 62901-4518

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Music

My favorite musician is from Indonesia; his name is Dani, Ahmad. He has a band named DEWA. Why do i like him? because i think he is expert in many kinds of instrument. He can play guitar, keyboard, piano and drum. Some people consider him as an arrogant person. He has produced many songs and lyrics.For further information, you can look at Dewa19.
-Tyson, EAP2

I like Michael Buble.

Actually I kinda like a lot of music but I could only pick one singer or just one Band group. Of all the the singesr that I like, my choice is Michael Buble. Michael Buble is one of the extraordinary appeal of a young Vancouver vocalist with a gift for making of the greatest songs of all time entirely on his own.

Michael Buble can really swing with his music. Michael Buble sang some of the famous classic singers of all time like Frank Sinatra¹s music. It's kinda like Michael Buble brought back the unforgotten songs of the classics. Michael Buble is has a great talent in the music business and that's why he is a great peformer and a singer.
-Marc

Sting, a rocker, solo and hip-hop musician, is one of my favorite musicians. At the beginning he started in a band called "Police" from 1979 until 1997, but he decided to make his own career in 1995; since then he has been and still is a big success. I like to listen to Sting because of his strong voice and the powerful meaning in his songs. The first time I listened to Sting was in 1999 for his fifth album "Brand new day". He is a very famous for changing his music style like using jazz, middle eastern music like in "desert rose", Indian music as in "the book of my life", etc. In his last album "sacred love" I started to like him even more because he makes the listener think about life and how life regenerates people through love. In brief, Sting is not just a musician, but also a scientist who studies the world.
http://www.stingetc.com/.
-By: Abdulaziz Mohammed

I like to listen to music, especially Korean pop. My favorite Korean musician is Boa; exactly speaking, she is a singer. She is Korean, but she is famous in other Asian countries. She made her debut as a singer when she was 13; now she is 19 years old. Though she is very young and small, she has a powerful and passionate attitude. When I hear her music, I am cheered up and encouraged. I think she is great in spite of being a young girl.
-By yeo sim

Yoonband is a rock band consisting of 4 musicians; vocalist (yoon do hyun), guitarist (huh jun), drummer (kim jin won) and bass guitarist (park tae hee). This band has been producing a total of 8 regular albums. The band has a special value in that the most Korean-styled rock group uses traditional instrument, such as Gayakum or Daekum. The band sang songs like Œoh, victory to Korea¹ and ŒAri-rang¹ which have Korean spirits. During the Korea-Japan World cup game all Koreans sang yoonband¹s songs, and the band became Korea¹s leading rock band. http://www.yoonband.com/
-Yong Woo

There are a lot of musicians in Korea. They are all very good singers, but especially my favorite musician is Big mama. Big mama is a group with 4 people, and they started in 2003. This album was their second album, and I really like that. But I have stayed in U.S., so I couldn't buy it. Usually singers are really pretty and thin, but they are fat and a little ugly. Their voice is pretty good, and if you take a look at the picture, you might think they don¹t have good voices. But the truth is you must listen to them, then you can judge.
By-Moon

My favorite singer is Ketsumeishi. Ketsumeishi is a famous group in Japan. Ketsumeishi consists of 2 rappers and 1 singer and 1 DJ. HipHop and Reggae are based on their music. Their music is very comfortable and their lyric is impressive for me.
by Miki

I like The Point of Grace. I have one of their cd's, Girls.They are Christian worship group like the song "You are my all in all" We Japanese have a translation of this song The theme is when we feel our weakness in human nature, Jesus is our strength; we are not perfect; this song encourages Christians. I was very encouraged by this song.
-Daisuke

Hafiz Abd-elrahman, the Flute player, is one of the best Sudanese musicians. He plays instrumental contemporary music, which is not common in Sudan, so that makes his works special. Before the 90s he had been shown in Sudanese Public T.V., but what made him famous was his first ceremony at the university of Khartoum, the top university in Sudan, with one of his best songs, "Ever Lasting Days". For me, when I listen to his music I get some relaxation and a lot of memories from my country.
Widad

My favorite musician is 'Sumi Jo' who has emerged as one of the most beautiful voices in contemporary music. As a coloratura soprano, She is true diva of the highest order. She is a vocalist with Korean upbringing. She stands for Korean culture worldwide.
-Soony

Langlang is a famous musician who comes from china. Although he is only 22, he is good at playing the piano. He obtained the international youth music prize when he was 15. From 1999 to now, he is performing with the global majority of first-class symphonies, which has raised him in the international musical world. He believes that music is telling stories in fact.
-By Selina

My favorite band is Heavenly Melody. First, it is composed of 4 men and 4 women. And each person sings the different pitches: soprano, alto, tenor, bass. They don't need instruments to polish their sound. My idea is that the most wonderful instrument is the human body. Next, the music is gospel songs. I like its melody and words. Especially, I love words of gospel songs. That is because these words always give me hope and faith and love, and I can face anything. Finally, these singers have good behavior and mature thinking. Today, most singers have good singing voice, but they have no good behavior and mature thinking. Can you worry if your children are listening to songs of licentious singers? I surely worry my kids do. In sum, Heavenly Melody is the best band in Taiwan, and it is my favorite band forever, I think so.

I like Heavenly Melody.
-ManJung

My favorite band is YUZU. They are very nice guys, so I want to tell you about "YUZU". YUZU consists of two Japanese guys. They are very popular in Japan. One is Yujin Kitagawa, whose part is vocal (low), acoustic guitar, harmonica and tambourine, and the other is Koji Iwasawa, whose part is vocal (high), acoustic guitar, harmonica and harp. They can play guitar with beautiful harmonic song, and also the lyrics of their songs are great! Their songs always encourage me and make us happy, so I like them and play their song on the guitar if I have free time. I think everyone likes their songs. Their song was even chosen as the theme song of the Olympics. In the end, I recommend that you listen to YUZU's song even though you can't understand Japanese. YUZU will surely make you happy!! This is YUZU's homepage.
http://www.senha.jp/yuzu/
http://www.senha.co.jp/yuzu_new/new_new/full_main.html
-Hiroto

My favorite musician is Aiko. She is a Japanese musician and writes lyrics by herself. She sings with playing the piano. I like her lyrics because the lyrics that she writes express fine emotions very well, so I can be in sympathy with them. Besides I especially like her voice. Her voice makes me feel relaxed.

The singles and albums that she has released have sold well, so she is known well in Japan. I sing her songs every time when I go to Karaoke.
-Wakako

My favorite band is Mr. Children. You may feel this name is funny. We call it Misuchiru in short. It's a Japanese band which consists of four men. Ther're very famous and popular musicians in Japan. I have never heard any people who don't like them. I think Mr. Children is one of the bands who represent Japanese musicians. They play Japanese pops. When I was a little child, they were already well-known. Now, they still attract more people. People are attracted by his cool and beautiful voice and identify themselves with the words. I also like their natural, artless and cool mode.
-Saori

My name is Omar. I am from Saudi Arabia. I'd like talk about a favorite musician. My favorite musician is Fairuz. She is from Lebanon. In my opinion, she is the best songstress in the Arabic Countries. She sings three kinds of song that I like to listen to. The first kind is mountian songs this kind of music is very famous in her country . The second kind is publicity songs. Last kind is nationalism. In conclusion, She has the best voice I have ever heard.
By Omar

My favorite musician is Alejandro Fernandez. He's one of our great Mexican musicians. His type of songs are "rancheras"; he sings with a mariachi band. Lately he's singing pop and his new cd "A corazon abierto" is my favorite, because all the songs have a very romantic message and my favorite song is "Que voy hacer con mi amor?". I have not been to a concert of his but I would love to; I'm just waiting for the next concert when I come back home. Besides being a great singer, he's very hadsome and sexy.
Hoi Lin

My favorite singer is SMAP. SMAP is group name. They are 5. Thier names are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori. They are very cool. they released many songs. Their most famous song is "Only one flower in the world." The Japanese name is "Sekai ni hitotu dake no hana." It is a very good song, so the CD's sales are more than 2 million CDs in Japan. I like this song, but I like another song better. It is "Orange." It is a very good song. They are actors too. Their drama is very popular in Japan. Their popularity has expanded to East Asia. Chiemi

My favorite musician is Billy Joel. He is active as a solo singer now, but he formed a band whose name was Echoes in 1964. Afterwards he worked with The Hastles, which is a Long Island band; besides, he moved on to a rock duo named Attila and then he began recording his first solo album.

I like Billy Joel so much because of his songs that have a special attraction to draw all people's attention. I guess it is a gentle, powerful, and sometimes pensive voice. For example, one of his famous songs, "Tell her about it" expresses about love strongly. I always listen to Billy Joel's songs.
Sosuke Uematsu

I would like to talk about my favorite singer. His name is Emrah and he is from Turkey. In addition, he was born in Istanbul. Moreover, he became a singer when he was a child. For instance, his first album come out when he was 13 years old. However, in the begining, Emrah was talking about how life is terrible in his songs. After a couple of years, he changed his style. In fact, he started to sing love songs. Finally, I like to listen to him a lot because his sound is different than other singers and he makes me feel relaxed.
-by Mohammed Ali

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