Syd
Senior Member
Hi! I don't know if you've ever had a thread like this. I searched a few pages back and saw nothing, but there were too many pages. So I don't really know.
The point here is to tell us what the music scene is in your country, state or city. Maybe some of you live in the US where the east is very different from the west, so you are more familiarized with the music in your particular state. But some of us may also be from smaller countries, where music comes from 1 or 2 cities mainly and everyone concentrates there. Also you can talk about what you think of that scene, what kind of music is there, if the bands are really popular or underground. What kind of music concerts have you attended of the local bands, etc.
I'll start:
Santiago, Chile.
Chile is a long, long country. But almost everything is concentrated in Santiago, the Capital that is right in the geographic center. Being a city of over 6 million people, there are a lot of music genres and scenes. For example, we have a very active Hip-Hop scene, were some of the best rappers in Latin America appear. But that is mainly in the "lower" class neighbourhoods. We also have a lot of Metal music too, that it's very popular here in Chile.
But I prefer the Indie Rock scene. Or Alternative Rock scene. In this case, it¡'s very underground. Most bands can't really live of music, even if they get really popular, so they are mainly students that then leave music behind to get jobs. But lately, this rock scene has been quite prolific, since we have developed some english singing bands and all. It's supposed that these bands will get really big some day.
For those of you who like Folk music, Chile also has a very active Folk community. These past few years we have seen a lot of independent artists rise to local fame. They also travel the world in festivals and stuff like that. But they are really communist and stuff so I don't like them. Most musicians here are communists.
These have been a few good years for Chilean music. A lot of records have been released of good quality (some say 2010 was the second or third best year in chilean music history). Even if they are not as popular as Reggaeton or Cumbia, things are getting slowly better.
I will look for some youtube videos to show those of you who might be interested. I hope to see what other countries or cities can tell me of themselves. See ya!
The point here is to tell us what the music scene is in your country, state or city. Maybe some of you live in the US where the east is very different from the west, so you are more familiarized with the music in your particular state. But some of us may also be from smaller countries, where music comes from 1 or 2 cities mainly and everyone concentrates there. Also you can talk about what you think of that scene, what kind of music is there, if the bands are really popular or underground. What kind of music concerts have you attended of the local bands, etc.
I'll start:
Santiago, Chile.
Chile is a long, long country. But almost everything is concentrated in Santiago, the Capital that is right in the geographic center. Being a city of over 6 million people, there are a lot of music genres and scenes. For example, we have a very active Hip-Hop scene, were some of the best rappers in Latin America appear. But that is mainly in the "lower" class neighbourhoods. We also have a lot of Metal music too, that it's very popular here in Chile.
But I prefer the Indie Rock scene. Or Alternative Rock scene. In this case, it¡'s very underground. Most bands can't really live of music, even if they get really popular, so they are mainly students that then leave music behind to get jobs. But lately, this rock scene has been quite prolific, since we have developed some english singing bands and all. It's supposed that these bands will get really big some day.
For those of you who like Folk music, Chile also has a very active Folk community. These past few years we have seen a lot of independent artists rise to local fame. They also travel the world in festivals and stuff like that. But they are really communist and stuff so I don't like them. Most musicians here are communists.
These have been a few good years for Chilean music. A lot of records have been released of good quality (some say 2010 was the second or third best year in chilean music history). Even if they are not as popular as Reggaeton or Cumbia, things are getting slowly better.
I will look for some youtube videos to show those of you who might be interested. I hope to see what other countries or cities can tell me of themselves. See ya!
