Amber Galloway Gallego is a sign language interpreter specialising in the interpretation of concerts and music festivals, especially rap/hip-hop, into American Sign Language (ASL).
| External videos | |
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 Videos of various ASL Signed Songs by Amber Galloway Gallego - Pinterest board | |
| Sign language interpreter for Kendrick Lamar - "Fuckin Problems" At Lollapalooza - Youtube. The original "viral video" which brought Galloway Gallego mainstream attention |
A handheld video from the crowd of Galloway Gallego interpreting ASAP Rocky's “Fuckin’ Problems” (performed by Kendrick Lamar[1]) at Lollapalooza in 2013 became a viral video hit when uploaded to YouTube.[2][3] Although she had been interpreting at concerts for over a decade prior, the video brought the issue of access to music-culture for the deaf community to mainstream attention and made Galloway Gallego "..the most recognizable sign language interpreter in the country"[4]
While Galloway Gallego is not deaf herself, she has been "surrounded by members of the deaf community her entire life".[2] After attending a concert with her partner a Galloway Gallego created a style which "incorporates non-manual markers" which includes facial expressions, body-language and thorough research into the meaning of the song:[3]
"Music is more than words, and the problem is that the interpreters, for a long time, have just focused on the words -- and not a thought about all the other layers that come with it to actually make it equivalent. I show all the instruments, because they need to be able to see the riffs. So, it's kind of like using onomatopoeia in sign language. It's not only words -- it's also all the different layers."
- http://www.mtv.com/news/2229923/concert-needs-sign-language-interpreter-lollapalooza-amber-galloway-gallego/
- http://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/July-2016/ASL-Lollapalooza-Amber-Galloway-Gallego/
- https://priceonomics.com/the-sign-language-interpreter-of-the-rappers/
- http://www.oprah.com/entertainment/Amber-Galloway-Gallego-Hip-Hop
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/11/interpreter-ensures-no-one-is-left-out-of-the-rap/
- http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Sign-language-interpreter-helps-deaf-audiences-5454952.php
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-27/feeling-the-beat-what-it-is-like-to-be-a-deaf-music-fan/7445408
- http://www.vibe.com/2014/10/meet-jay-z-hip-hop-sign-language/
See also edit
External links edit
- Amber G Productions
- Staff page at Lamar University
- 1StopForASL, Youtube channel
References edit
- ^ "Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup: Mumford & Sons, The Killers, The Cure Headlining". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ a b Schnitzler, Nicole (2016-07-26). "Lollapalooza's ASL Interpreter Is Back, With New Moves Up Her Sleeves". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ a b Fleicher, Adam (2015-02-08). "This Is Why Every Concert Stage Needs A Sign Language Interpreter". MTV News. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ Atkins, Hunter (2014-10-14). "Meet The Jay Z Of Hip-Hop Sign Language". Vibe. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
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