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Kíla & Oki — Ni Liom Fein
Album: Kíla & Oki
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Released: 2006
Length: 5:38
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Annoying.
Posted 11 months ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 Johnny_Wave wrote:

What is this — some sort of theme song for a rejected cartoon series?  No thanks.



Wow. I get not enjoying something, but that comment is sadly pretty ignorant.
Posted 1 year ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but this is quite virtuous and it is perfectly recorded, but it has no soul. 
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Holy Cow!
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 jef wrote:

River, dance with me...




Pretty tone deaf comment on a music streaming service comment board. Dare you to say it in South Boston.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
River, dance with me...
Posted 2 years ago by jef    [ Reply ]
 blackieray wrote:

African Irish music. I think I hear Ry Cooder laughing in the background.



Close, but Ainu rather than African.  From Wiki:  

Ainu are the indigenous people of the lands surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, including Hokkaido Island, Northeast Honshu Island, Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula and Khabarovsk Krai, before the arrival of the Yamato Japanese and Russians.

Kila is from Dublin. Oki is from Japan.   
Posted 2 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
African Irish music. I think I hear Ry Cooder laughing in the background.
Posted 2 years ago by blackieray    [ Reply ]
Lovin the album cover.
Posted 3 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
one song and I hear Japanese, Celtic, Aboriginal, and African sounds in here. Awesome.
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
This was the first song of 2021 (in the Eastern Time Zone) 
Posted 3 years ago by 2020xradio    [ Reply ]
I love the mix of sounds. mixed Japanese/Irish/English person here 
Posted 4 years ago by s_h_w    [ Reply ]
Fascinating mixture of musical cultures.  I think it works well.
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Irish folk music group Kila on Wikpedia

Wikipedia entry for Japanese musician Oki
Posted 5 years ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing a little Beastie Boys riff in there...  
Posted 5 years ago by JeriF    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:

It's probably a combination of Gaelic, Japanese or Ainu.  They're an Irish band with a Japanese lead singer.  Go figure...

 
I'd not known about the Japanese singer, which is interesting. This is in the same micro-niche as the Afro Celt Sound System, a fusion of celtic and African sounds and rhythms with a pretty varied mix of instruments. I only have the Scots Gàidhlig, not the Irish Gaeilge, but they're related languages and my guess to the title is 'not by myself'. Interesting and stimulating, for sure - 8 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 5 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 DoctorHooey wrote:
What is that instrument that starts this song and plays that simple rhythm througout? It sounds a bit like a harmonica, but must be physically bigger. I hear it around every now and again (like the Who's "Join Together") and always wonder what it is.
 
The instrument that starts the song is a didgeridoo.
Posted 6 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
Suddenly dance crazed in Oregon.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
More than loving this song. <3
Posted 12 years ago by eno    [ Reply ]
 iTuner wrote:
Repetitive and as long as a prog rock song.
 
You say that as if it were a bad thing.
Posted 12 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
Repetitive and as long as a prog rock song.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
I love the eclectic mix of music here.   Probably wouldn't buy the song, but it adds to the great variety of musical genres represented here.....
Posted 12 years ago by photolew    [ Reply ]
inneresting
i encountered a street band in barcelona called nara trio playing this same refrain
you can see them here https://vimeo.com/26803378 on a short documentary i made
strange instruments
their piece is a few minutes into the docu

Posted 13 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
What is this — some sort of theme song for a rejected cartoon series?  No thanks.
Posted 13 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
 Rotterdam wrote:


I think so, too. I don't know what language I'm listening to, but it fits the music and rhythm perfectly, I think. Ultra cool.
 
It's probably a combination of Gaelic, Japanese or Ainu.  They're an Irish band with a Japanese lead singer.  Go figure...

Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Very nice.
Posted 13 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 clos007 wrote:
amazing piece!
 

I think so, too. I don't know what language I'm listening to, but it fits the music and rhythm perfectly, I think. Ultra cool.
Posted 14 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
amazing piece!
Posted 14 years ago by clos007    [ Reply ]
This is one of those ones where you gotta ask: "What the hell is Bill playing now?"
Posted 14 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
Insta-super-like!
Posted 14 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
love Kila. . .nice cover art too

Posted 14 years ago by twitterpated    [ Reply ]
meatloaf what?
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond wrote:

And a skeleton walks into the bar and asks the bartender for a beer and a mop.

   Proclivities wrote:

I think I know that skeleton.  At least he doesn't puke.

 
This wouldn't by any chance be the skeleton who didn't have the guts to fart, would it?

Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
And a skeleton walks into the bar and asks the bartender for a beer and a mop.
 
...and says "this Kate Moss diet's a bit brutal, eh?"

I'll get me coat...

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 liamfm wrote:
amhrán álainn,fuaim breá bríobhair ***
 
"Beautiful song, lovely sound <something>" (sorry, I don't know Gaelge, just Gàidhlig). Anyone got the Irish lyrics for this number (with English translation, optionally)?

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
very catchy! i like it! {#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by hellokitty98    [ Reply ]
amhrán álainn,fuaim breá bríobhair ***
Posted 15 years ago by liamfm    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

And a skeleton walks into the bar and asks the bartender for a beer and a mop.

 
I think I know that skeleton.  At least he doesn't puke.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Amadou &Mariam, the Chieftains and Manu Chao having a Beer in Dublin{#Drunk}
 
And a skeleton walks into the bar and asks the bartender for a beer and a mop.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Amadou &Mariam, the Chieftains and Manu Chao having a Beer in Dublin{#Drunk}

Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Me gusta... suena deliosoooo0
Posted 15 years ago by Strada4Ever    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:
sounds like dave matthew.....only more painful!!
  Nothing could be that painful.


Posted 15 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeScuttles wrote:
Sounds like AfroCelt Sound System, which is awsome.

 

{#Yes} ...definitely recognized the celtic influence but didn't get the time to grasp the irish langage... Shame on me then! (lived there for a while...a few years...) Thanks for this tune anyway, I am rediscovering Kila now...

Posted 15 years ago by claire_k    [ Reply ]
 gutboy wrote:
huh? wheres Kukla and Fran?
 

...and Ollie?
Posted 15 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
Ya, likewise on 30-March. Bill, you're doing more to promote the Irish language than most Irish radio stations!!

Nice 1 {#Dancingbanana}

 HarrO wrote:
Bill's going all Celtic on us this afternoon and I definitely approve.
 


Posted 15 years ago by cathal_mchale    [ Reply ]
huh? wheres Kukla and Fran?
Posted 15 years ago by gutboy    [ Reply ]
Bill's going all Celtic on us this afternoon and I definitely approve.
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
sounds like dave matthew.....only more painful!!
Posted 15 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
No. Definitely no.
Posted 15 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
I'm just a total sucker for World genre... this is cool {#Dance}
Posted 15 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
Cool cover art!  The music is good too. {#Yes}  Me like-eee.
Posted 15 years ago by joan_c    [ Reply ]
Sounds like AfroCelt Sound System, which is awsome.

Posted 16 years ago by GeorgeScuttles    [ Reply ]
Manu Chao goes to Dublin!?
Posted 16 years ago by quoett    [ Reply ]
 Limpopoking wrote:
Really wonderful. Initially I thought it was West African... It's amazing how many similarities there are between that region and Celtic music.
 
I was about to make the same comment


Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
 jptl wrote:
One of the few times that the RP gets muted in my household.
 
Yeah, I'm a world music fan, but this doesn't cut it. In this sub-genre, I would rather hear Baka Beyond or Afro Celt Sound System.


Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I really like this.


Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
 coentje wrote:
excellent stuff! 10 —> www.kila.ie
 
AGREED! {#Bananasplit}
Posted 16 years ago by lalalisa25    [ Reply ]
One of the few times that the RP gets muted in my household.
It must be the incessant beat - like a woodpecker.

Posted 16 years ago by jptl    [ Reply ]
For those of you interested, that lovely cover art came from Peig Fairbrooks. The layout was done by Dublin based designer Dara Ní Bheacháin and the photo was taken by Marcelo Biglia - an Argentinian photographer who is now living in Dublin.

The album used some Ainu imagery, too, which I've always rather liked.

Posted 16 years ago by velvetglove    [ Reply ]
 bregs wrote:
No one seems to like this one but me, but I think it's great!
 
The penny whistle, flute and didgeridoo - very cool, but something's just off. Maybe they're trying to do too much at once? Or maybe I'm just too traditional when it comes to Mi Fein. Meh - Erin go braugh!


Posted 16 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
No one seems to like this one but me, but I think it's great!
Posted 16 years ago by bregs    [ Reply ]
I feel like I am in school in some kind of "Art Appreciation" class and trying to pretend to be interested and not fall asleep.
Posted 16 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
less would be more....
Posted 16 years ago by powdapilot    [ Reply ]
Oh God, please stop!  This is excruciating!
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
PurplePrincess wrote:
Eirinn Go Bragh-less




Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Dave Matthews voice wise. Maybe if Dave channeled the music of his homeland, maybe more of us would like him. Then again. . .
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Okay, exactly how many instruments and styles from different cultures are put together here? 'cuz i feel like its a lot!
Posted 16 years ago by TheFriendlyCat    [ Reply ]
Cotton-eye Joe is all I hear now. Brilliant.
Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
pinto wrote:
Whoever owns the rights to Cotton-eye Joe still might have enough here to consider legal action for copyright infringement.
Is Joe black Irish?
Posted 16 years ago by Arianrhod    [ Reply ]
Eirinn Go Bragh
Posted 16 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
excellent stuff! 10 --> www.kila.ie
Posted 16 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
I have only ever found this song/group on a putomayo alblum called "a new groove." anyone know anything else about them or their music?
Posted 16 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
check https://www.ukmusicsearch.co.uk/reviews/kila-and-oki-haon-do.html
Posted 16 years ago by nUrBo    [ Reply ]
Every time I look up and see the name of this band, I see "Kookula & Olli!
Posted 16 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Whoops. The very beginning had me anticipating The Who's Join Together. That would have been ok; this is really nice.
Posted 17 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song, does anyone understand the lyrics?
Posted 17 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Nice pennywhistle!
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
I hope he's saying nice things.....I sure do like the music
Posted 17 years ago by HonduranRed    [ Reply ]
Nice tune
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
What is that instrument that starts this song and plays that simple rhythm througout? It sounds a bit like a harmonica, but must be physically bigger. I hear it around every now and again (like the Who's "Join Together") and always wonder what it is.
sounds like a well played Jew's Harp
Posted 17 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
I like the Mini-Peter-Gabriel going, "ehh-hh" in the background. Calming. 7.
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
What is that instrument that starts this song and plays that simple rhythm througout? It sounds a bit like a harmonica, but must be physically bigger. I hear it around every now and again (like the Who's "Join Together") and always wonder what it is.
The instrument on "Join Together" is a jews harp, and I can't say for sure, but I think it's one here too. Look here for more info than you ever wanted to know: (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Really wonderful. Initially I thought it was West African... It's amazing how many similarities there are between that region and Celtic music.
Posted 17 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
prickelpit96 wrote:
Had to stop programming in order to check who this was... ====== me too, this song is great! :-)
Posted 17 years ago by TobiMc3    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
Very nice.
Had to stop programming in order to check who this was... I agree: Very nice! BTW: Is the above shown time eastcoast or westcoast in the US?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
pinto wrote:
Whoever owns the rights to Cotton-eye Joe still might have enough here to consider legal action for copyright infringement.
Funny!
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Very nice.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
pinto wrote:
Whoever owns the rights to Cotton-eye Joe still might have enough here to consider legal action for copyright infringement.
Oh, lord.
Posted 17 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
What is that instrument that starts this song and plays that simple rhythm througout? It sounds a bit like a harmonica, but must be physically bigger. I hear it around every now and again (like the Who's "Join Together") and always wonder what it is.
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
eamo wrote:
Chonaic mé Kíla cúpla am sa deireadh bhlían seo caite, agus bhí craic mór agam gach am. Tá siad ag seidhfaidh i gcúpla seachtaine seo chugainn - 16 Marta, i mBaile Átha Cliath... mar seans agat, feicigi! E
Go raibh maith agat, Eamo, I didn't know I could still read Irish!
Posted 17 years ago by madra    [ Reply ]
Why Faith and Begorra! Dance ye Leprechauns! Aye, 'tis music of the Spheres indeed!. Lovely my Dear, simply Lovely!
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
pinto wrote:
Whoever owns the rights to Cotton-eye Joe still might have enough here to consider legal action for copyright infringement.
Why, why, why??
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
akanter wrote:
Whoops, the title didn't come through... Amadou and Miriam
Was thinking the same thing...
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Ixion wrote:
This is good. For just a second there though, when the intro mouth harp started up, I thought we were in for Cotton-eye Joe. :D
Whoever owns the rights to Cotton-eye Joe still might have enough here to consider legal action for copyright infringement.
Posted 17 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
This one keeps getting stuck in my head. Good stuff.
absolutely. Might be headed for most excellent status for me
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
This one keeps getting stuck in my head. Good stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
This is good. For just a second there though, when the intro mouth harp started up, I thought we were in for Cotton-eye Joe. :D
Posted 17 years ago by Ixion    [ Reply ]
superfido wrote:
your musical knowledge is worthy of admiration bill, and maybe even worship :)
I second that motion
Posted 17 years ago by Gambrinus    [ Reply ]
Loving all the flute music in this set :-)
Posted 17 years ago by Allenthar    [ Reply ]
Sounds like something from Cirque Du Soleil!
Posted 17 years ago by rangersfan    [ Reply ]
I wonder if Liam Nieson likes this song
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
akanter wrote:
Does anyone else hear something familiar here? It certainly made me feel the same way... Dimanche a Bamako
Whoops, the title didn't come through... Amadou and Miriam
Posted 17 years ago by akanter    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
This strains the fusion envelope just a little. A little off - kind of like haggis sushi.
LOL! quite apt, but I still find it likeable. Hmmm....never thought about haggis sushi......
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else hear something familiar here? It certainly made me feel the same way... Dimanche a Bamako
Posted 17 years ago by akanter    [ Reply ]
Chonaic mé Kíla cúpla am sa deireadh bhlían seo caite, agus bhí craic mór agam gach am. Tá siad ag seidhfaidh i gcúpla seachtaine seo chugainn - 16 Marta, i mBaile Átha Cliath... mar seans agat, feicigi! I've seen Kíla a few times in the last few years, and I've had a great craic each time. They're playing in a few weeks time - 16th March, in Dublin... If you have the chance go see them! E
Posted 17 years ago by eamo    [ Reply ]
Quite likeable says it all
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
pretty darn cool. something original..not that rp doesn't play original stuff, but this is a breath of fresh original and unusual air, even by rp standards your musical knowledge is worthy of admiration bill, and maybe even worship :)
Posted 17 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Well, they're certainly mixing up the styles here: Celtic, Strine, Hispanic, and I'm not quite sure what the lyrics language is but the title is in Irish (a literal translation might be "not with me myself", though I only know the Scots Gaelic so wouldn't swear to it).
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
This strains the fusion envelope just a little. A little off - kind of like haggis sushi.
Poetic in a gross way!!! Great description!!! LOL!
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
This strains the fusion envelope just a little. A little off - kind of like haggis sushi.
just a little. sheesh
Posted 17 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
Nice album cover art.
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
different yet nicccce....
Posted 17 years ago by Restless    [ Reply ]
This is what it sounds like with our planet getting smaller and bigger all at once.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
h2o wrote:
Hagis sushi, that just makes me laugh...alot
Raw fish wrapped in a sheep's stomach? Tasty!
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
This strains the fusion envelope just a little. A little off - kind of like haggis sushi.
Hagis sushi, that just makes me laugh...alot
Posted 17 years ago by h2o    [ Reply ]
I hear join together with the band...The Who(at the very beginning)
Posted 17 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
This is really good...another rabbit out of your hat Bill!
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
Not my style really, but I'm sure they are talented artists...just listen to that flute.
Posted 17 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger    [ Reply ]
DAMN IT, BILL!! How can I get any work done around here, if you keep playing such great music? This is an office, not a playground!! Oh well, back to the Muzak...
Posted 17 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
This strains the fusion envelope just a little. A little off - kind of like haggis sushi.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]