从日本“城市流行”到非洲节拍：音乐如何跨越语言
A few years ago, a forty-year-old Japanese pop song quietly returned to life. It had been recorded long before the internet existed, yet suddenly millions of young listeners around the world were playing it. The style, known as "city pop," was written for a different era, but its warm, smooth sound felt fresh again. Its surprise comeback is part of a much bigger change in how the world listens to music.
几年前，一首四十岁的日本流行歌悄然复苏。它诞生于互联网出现之前，却突然在全球范围内被数百万年轻听众播放。这种被称为“城市流行”的风格本是为另一个时代而作，但其温暖流畅的音色却再度焕发新生。它的意外回归是全球音乐聆听方式发生更大变革的一部分。
For a long time, global pop was dominated by songs in English. To reach a wide audience, artists often felt they had to sing in that language. Today, that rule is breaking down. Streaming services have made it easy to discover music from anywhere, and listeners are following their own curiosity instead of the official charts.
长期以来，全球流行乐由英语歌曲主导。为了吸引更广泛的受众，艺术家们往往觉得必须用英语演唱。如今，这一规则正在瓦解。流媒体服务让发现世界各地的音乐变得轻而易举，听众们正追随自己的好奇心，而非官方排行榜。
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