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  2. Swardspeak - Wikipedia

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    Swardspeak is a form of slang (and therefore highly dynamic, as opposed to colloquialisms) that is built upon preexisting languages. It deliberately transforms or creates words that resemble words from other languages, particularly English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

  3. Steve Aoki - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 August 2024. American DJ and record producer (born 1977) Steve Aoki Aoki in 2019 Background information Birth name Steven Hiroyuki Aoki Born (1977-11-30) November 30, 1977 (age 46) Miami, Florida, U.S. Origin Newport Beach, California, U.S. Genres EDM electro house big room house Dutch house trap ...

  4. Taiko - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓, lit. 'Japanese drums') and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓, lit. 'set of drums').

  5. Steve Aoki wants you to travel to Japan -- and he's launched ...

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    Steve Aoki is taking on a new kind of entertainment. The celebrated DJ may be most known for his electric performances at the biggest music festivals around the world or for his various hits like ...

  6. Tanabata - Wikipedia

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    Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [1][a][b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).

  7. Flamenco in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Flamenco is a traditional Spanish art-form based upon traditional music development in Southern Spain. Even though Japan, due to its strict social and behavioral norms, does not develop it in society, what attracts the practice of this art is precisely the way in which feelings are expressed and the way to feel free.

  8. Orquesta de la Luz - Wikipedia

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    laluz.jp. Orquesta de la Luz (オルケスタ・デ・ラ・ルス, Orukesuta de ra Ruzu, lit. "Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that was formed in 1984, [1] and began performing and recording in 1989. [2] The band sings in Spanish and is led by vocalist Nora Shoji, [2] who returned to traditional salsa after the band broke up ...

  9. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...