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Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce?

I remember when Sufjan Stevens was starting out I heard several pronunciations of his name and almost every article about him tried to clarify it, but it wasn't until I saw him and he said "Hi, I'm Sufjan Stevens" that I was sure how to pronounce it.

Bon Iver, Rae Sremmurd, Sigur Ros, and the Notwist have been other artists over the years who I haven't been sure how to pronounce.

Who are some artists whose names you haven't been sure how to pronounce?

isenki
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larsman
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@deadhead1000 - pronunciation guide: "Yor-ma" "Cow-Ke-nun" 😁

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dekay
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DeKay

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mahgister
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Ervin Nyiregyházi and Vladimir Sofronitisky...

The  two greatest pianists i ever listened to....One Listz absolute master the other one Scriabin absolute master 

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Yes, I like Rautavaara too, but I would not dare try to utter his first name. The same goes for the English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Even the names of his works can be a bit daunting (not to mention the length and complexity of most of his works. I particularly like his piano piece "Opus Clavicembalisticum" but I can never listen to it completely in one sitting (over four hours long).

I own all Sorabji pieces...

Try the 100 transcendental studies...Buy Ullen version...

Amazingly out if this world... Madness allied to genius...

My deepest respect to you...

 

 

edcyn
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I was once told by a guy who supposedly knew Hungarian that "Nyiregyhazi" was pronounced near-uh-JAHZ-ee.  BTW, I prize myself for being able to properly pronounce most of the world's languages I come across. But I was pretty much  a failure when I traveled to Hungary. And yeah, I have Ervin's double LP of Liszt-ian meanderings.

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