PBS高端访谈:来自孟买的创作型歌手法鲁

JUDY WOODRUFF: Raised in Mumbai, singer-songwriter Falu came to the United States to pursue her career in music, which includes a mix of Indian classical and American pop rock. Her latest work, Falu's Bazaar¹, was nominated for a Grammy this past year for best children's album. In tonight's Brief But Spectacular, she gives her take on finding identity through music.

FALU, Singer: I first started performing when I was around 18 years old, because, in our culture, our teachers don't let us perform until you're almost ready. So I studied music for 16 hours a day for 10 years before even seeing the microphone. My American influences in music are very subtle, but very strong. So, although I studied Indian classical music, my music is a mixture between Indian classical and American pop rock. And we have created a genre² called Indie Hindie. I grew up in a city called Mumbai in India. I had a huge culture shock when I came to America, because I grew up in very traditional family. And when I came to New York, my entire universe was changed. I felt like I came to a different planet. When I came here, instead of thinking in my own native language, I, something clicked, and my thoughts became in English. And that's when I started writing songs in English, even though they were based on 5,000-year-old Indians scales call the ragas, but, lyrically, they were all in English. My son, when he became 4 or 5 years old, came home and asked me questions like, Mom, why is our food different or Why do we speak a different language at home? To give him his identity at such a young age, the only way, the only answer I had was through music. Music was something that I could tell him very clearly that it is OK to speak a different language. It's OK to eat different food. It's OK to draw from both cultures and have your own identity as an American-Indian child growing up in New York City. I was nominated for the 2019 Grammy for best children's album. Going to the Grammys, being the only Indian woman really meant that I was welcomed in this country. My culture was welcomed. My South Asian roots were welcomed. My story was welcomed. My name is Falu, and this is my Brief But Spectacular take on finding my identity through music.

JUDY WOODRUFF: And you can find additional Brief But Spectacular episodes on our Web site, PBS.org/NewsHour/Brief.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：在孟买长大的创作型歌手法鲁来到美国追逐自己的音乐梦想，他的音乐混合了印度古典和美国流行摇滚。他最近的作品名叫《法鲁市场》，该作品在去年格莱美上提名最佳儿童音乐专辑。在今晚的《简短而精彩》中，她将分享自己对于通过音乐寻找自我的观点。

法鲁，歌手：我大概18岁左右做了第一次的表演，因为在我们国家的文化中，老师要求我们成年之后才能表演。所以，在长达10年的时间里，我每天学习16小时的音乐，然后才见到了真实的麦克风。美国对我的音乐影响很微妙，也很强劲。因此，虽然我也学习过印度古典音乐，但我的音乐其实混合了印度古典音乐和美国流行摇滚乐。为此，我们新创了一个题材，名为独立印度乐。我在印度一个名叫孟买的城市长大。我刚来美国的时候，也经历过巨大的文化冲击，毕竟我的原生家庭很传统。而当我来到纽约的时候，我整个世界观都颠覆了。就仿佛是来到了另一个星球。我来到纽约的时候，不会用印度语去思考，而是仿佛七窍打通了一样——居然是用英语来思考的。也是从那时起，我开始用英语写歌，虽然这些歌是以印度长达5000年历史的拉格为基础的，但歌词却是英文的。我儿子四五岁的时候回到家里就问我：妈妈，为什么我们的食物是不同的，为什么我们在家里还要说别的语音？为了让他在年纪尚小时就能认识到自己的身份，我唯一的办法就是通过音乐。通过音乐，我能以明显的方式告诉他——说另一种语言是完全没问题的。吃不一样的食物是没关系的；吸取2个文化的精髓，同时，认识到自己是在纽约市长大的印度人，同时身上有美国的印记，也是没关系的。2019年的格莱美奖上，我获得了最佳儿童音乐专辑的提名。在格莱美的店里上，我成为了首位获得提名的印度女性，这意味着我受到了美国的欢迎。印度文化也受到了美国的欢迎，我隶属于南亚的根也受到了欢迎，我的故事受到了欢迎。我是法鲁，感谢收听本期我关于通过音乐寻找自我的《简短而精彩》。

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1 bazaar   

n.集市，商店集中区

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.我们在集市通过讨价还价买到了一条很漂亮的地毯。

2 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。