Responding to Haters - Epic Talking

[faryafaraji]

call me a germanic mythology man cuz i be dealing with trolls lel

[IoanCenturion]

A lot of these comments are funny to me as a Byzantine chanter myself, because I heard some of the Epic Byzantine Music pieces and thought 'Huh, that doesn't sound like Byzantine chant', and so I went and read the description and went 'I see, it's not meant to be Ecclesiastical Chant from the current tradition of post 18th century reformed music, it's a. Secular and b. Not from the exact same time period'.

But apparently a bunch of other people immediately jumped to "Clearly this is totally fake and he's scamming us because this folk song about a local hero doesn't sound like a Cherubic Hymn by Phokaeus. It must be because he's an Iranian and doesn't know anything". Which is certainly one of the takes of all time.

[essexclass]

Not gonna lie, for some reason i expected "Epic Talking" to mean reciting or chanting back to haters in a Homeric "Epic fashion" and was consequently disappointed this wasn't actually a culturally authentic diss track

[davidantoniocamposbarros]

Farya roasting his haters gives the same vibes as Caesar describing the Britons

[konstantinostourl]

As a Greek dude when I heard the "thick Persian accent" on the Epirote part of the Janissary symphony I almost had an aneurysm, what do these people think we sound like?

[urinstein]

I showed my parents your rendition of Jarnana and my mother said: "Why does this man respect our music more than we do?".

[spacy]

People are so stuck up and "knowitall" in so many situations. You have not only opened my eyes to Ethnomusicology and sparked a massive interest in music theory in me, but also you have helped me embrace the Lebanese side of my heritage, which I used to ignore and push down. Your insight and interest in historically informed music from the Middle East has heavily helped me accept that I am Lebanese. Thank you Farya, by far one of my favorite youtubers ever.

[daverockefeller]

Armenian here. Love all you do, brother. Give me adress of haters and I will yell at them very loud and agressively as is tradition.

[manougkalajian]

Maybe I miss understood the Armenians guys comment but your videos in Armenian are in fact authentic. You always make sure to specify which dialect (Eastern/Western) and properly communicate witch instruments you use. People who expect you to know all these languages perfectly and pronounce them without any accent are delusional. Keep up the great work!

[tuiretuinen]

I’m Pontic Greek that listens to pontic music religiously and I can say that your pieces are absolutely amazing

[Silikone]

They hated him because he told them the truth.

[DimiKaye]

Mate, your epic talking taught me so many things about Eastern, Middle Eastern and Balkan music which I love, and those are videos I always rewatch. Besides that, your Why Does Greek Music Sound Eastern? is so on point, it's like you coherently expressed what every Greek person who respects their tradition always knew, but couldn't put to words. I am actually incredibly appreciative that you took the time to make it. Huge thank you for that and greetings from Epirus, Greece!

[sultansavage]

The traditional Iranian response to haters is usually a thunderous cataphract charge, but this video will suffice Farya. "SPAHBOD!"

[fallingdream]

for the sake of bringing positivity, the orientalism video inspired me to make some d&b(-ish) in phrygian mode without a single duduk or oud, and I really like how it came out so thanks for all you do

[Zebercettin]

I am Dimlî Kurdish from Turkey, I showed your musics to my grandparents. They immediately recognized Girêsîra, and my grandfather started singing along. He said it sounded almost exactly like Zazakî, only the accent is a bit off which is completely normal in my opinion. Keep up the work, I think they are amazing. Especially the Byzantine and Roman musics are my favorites, although it would be better if you uploaded them to Spotify more often 😅

[SirBolsón]

If you just stuck to your own types of music (presumably Quebecois and Iranian) you'd be accused of "not branching out enough"; damned if you, damned if you don't...

[KarolOfGutovo]

Evil Farya: makes Russian folk song that uses harp

[christianhathaway]

Your point about introducing Westerners to various musical traditions through your music hits home. So I would add, however, that it works also as a conscious process – often I want to listen to traditional music, but at first, it is too discordant to my expectations. Consciously, I can use your music to inoculate myself in a way, and then make further education and listening more palatable and accessible

[commiezoombini]

9:30 I find this anecdote kind of funny because I personally had the opposite experience. Youtube is so inundated with "historical themed" songs that are made with 0 care or thought given to their authenticity to anything beyond a surface level aesthetic. Because of this, I initially was not interested in Farya's songs until watching the orientalism video and discovering that he clearly has actual knowledge and passion for the source material

[jsuntres]

Farya! I’m no musicologist, but I am Greek and I’m a musician. Anything you do pertaining to Greek music is spot on. When I first heard you I was convinced you were Greek! Few people understand microtonal music better than you. Why waste your precious on haters? There is an ancient Greek saying: «Κι αν με πείθεις, ου με πείθεις.» Translation: “Even if you convince me, I remain unconvinced.”