When Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld randomly asked a fellow coffee shop patron for translation help, we don’t think this was quite what she was expecting.
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Musician’s Japanese ‘translator’ has no idea what she’s saying, can’t get over her hair【Video】
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Jamie Koide
Nov 25, 2015 - Tweet
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Karaoke’s Not Just For Singing Any More, Guitars Now Welcome at Joysound f1
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Master Blaster
Jun 26, 2012
Anyone who’s played one of those music based games, be it Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or even Donkey Konga, surely enjoyed it but also felt that mild pang of guilt. The reality that if we spend the same time and effort learning a real instrument we could actually have a skill we would be proud of.
But learning a musical instrument is a long hard practice that often lacks the pizzazz and gratification the games offer. Perhaps, karaoke company Xing’s new Joysound f1 can help in that area, as their new karaoke system offers support for guitars and bass guitars.
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