Everyone speaks music
Everyone speaks music
Just like how money is recognized by everyone in the world no matter the type of currency, that's how music is to every living soul in the world. In fact, people say even non-humans listen to and enjoy music too. So, the acceptance of music is far beyond what we think of—it’s a universal language that touches everywhere.
Music is such that whenever it comes into play, everyone easily knows it's music that's playing. And not just that—it conquers language barriers and tingles the listener, which makes one dance even when they don't understand the language being used in the song.
I'm from the southern part of Nigeria, but there are some northern songs that I find interesting whenever they come on. It's not like I understand the language in the songs—no, not even a single line—but I still dance to them. That's exactly the power of music. Music is food to the soul, and the soul understands every language and takes in every rhyme and rhythm of the song to the depth of the soul.
It's no longer news that the Nigerian music industry has grown very wide, touching every corner of the world. And guess what? Most of the songs are done in native languages and Pidgin English, and these are the songs that, whenever they’re played in other continents, foreigners jubilate and sing along as if they understand what the music is saying. They don't understand the basic language in the music, but because it’s music, it swallows all and makes the basic language null, while the rhyme and rhythm become the language.
I have watched many foreigners singing songs done in the Yoruba language. They sing them exactly, but have no knowledge of what the song is saying. And at that point, the literal meaning doesn't count. What matters is the fun, the joy, the love that music gives at that exact moment.
Even some Nigerians are fond of listening to foreign music where the languages used are not familiar. That’s true—we have Nigerians who enjoy listening to Korean songs and German songs as well.
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