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).
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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."
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27902885
[[Category:People involved with sign language]] [[Category:Deaf culture in the United States]] [[Category:People from Houston]]
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."
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27902885
[[Category:People involved with sign language]] [[Category:Deaf culture in the United States]] [[Category:People from Houston]]