Thursday, March 20, 2014

My all time favorite top 8 pick of ASL "singers"

I wanted to take a second and share some of my all-time favorite ASL "singers". Anytime I get ready to translate a song into ASL one of my first steps is go to YouTube. You never know when there has been someone who has already been there/done that and did a banged up awesome job. Nothing like stealing someone else's ideas huh :) 

Seriously though- time saver when you can find a good translation. However they are pretty far and few between. Translating any song from one language to another gets tricky. The whole idea is to take the concept of the song and make it understandable in a different language. BUT one has to take into consideration all the phrases and play on words don't translate well (whether you're talking English to ASL, or Spanish to English or whatever).

Still every once in a while I hit the jackpot and today I want to share my 8 top picks.

Number 8: Based on shear numbers alone- currently Sophia has over 900 videos! I like her clarity and dedication to translating songs into ASL. Only thing I dislike is she does the same background for every video so after a few it gets old. But overall- good stuff!
http://youtu.be/yTlwHMQrgjg

Number 7: Ethan Cross: One of his first translations "By His Wounds" is one of my favorite songs (Third Day! woot). He's gotten better and better through the years but his music picks are now not my favorites. Still for his translations- not bad :)
http://youtu.be/MWe4fA63viE

Number 6: HandsActivated- She doesn't avoid songs that some people (like me) would. Hard to translate- she jumps right in a does a great job too.
http://youtu.be/Xwi5N9WZvyc

Number 5: The twins- Together one of the best ASL songs I can only assume that one or both of these guys are Deaf. Good luck trying to guess which one!
http://youtu.be/0mRUScKpYOY


Number 4 : Another great example of hearing who does a song great- she makes this song so fun to watch :)
http://youtu.be/GJesqvsFw9Y

Number 3: Sometime you get a hearing person who does a song so well that even if it doesn't make complete sense in ASL it just rocks! Here's one of the best:
http://youtu.be/wbU0V9LGIgw

Number 2: I've loved CodaCMoments songs for a  few years. I had the great pleasure of meeting his wife just recently too. Turns out he's coda from one of the biggest Christian Deaf families in the USA. He just is amazing to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-vci9DEv_4&list=PL76425E38AAB4AD72&feature=share&index=11

Number 1: Anytime a DEAF person can make a song come to life- I'm all over that. Even though Ronaldo does not have many songs done, the ones he has done are such great quality that its hard to put numbers over skill. I've gotten to meet Ronaldo in person a few times and love his passion for music. That passion is what makes him my all time favorite ASL singer. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qAGlb8RNwM&list=UUBwcKEB1ejHPCVra0NQaF7Q&feature=share&index=4

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