Have you gotten your #YouTube 2025 roundup yet? I viewed mine and it was an unsolicited review of my viewing habits for the last year. A reminder that the platform algorithm knows my profile and online behavior. Sigh… But I am addicted to YT, and my personal channel has thousands of music videos saved in 19 playlists. Being an amateur ethnomusicologist, I collect music from all over the world. So to end my personal YT 2025 roundup, the platform gave me an ‘award’ (positive reinforcement) for ‘finding hidden gems and turning them into jewels’. Ok, I’ll take that. Gonna post a 🧵of Middle Eastern and Caucasian #MusicVideos tonight, starting with the trio below. #music
