''Signmark'' is the first album from
Signmark
Marko Vilhelm Vuoriheimo (born 26 June 1978 in Helsinki), professionally known as Signmark, is a deaf Finnish rap artist. He describes his music as being party hip hop that takes a stand. Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that societ ...
, a
deaf
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is hearing loss that precludes a person from understanding spoken language, an Audiology, audiological condition. In this context it ...
Finnish
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
. The album was the first
hip-hop DVD that was written in a
sign language
Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign l ...
.
Signmark's Biography
on his website
Track listing
# "Tuu Viittoo"
# "Nyt On Aika Juhlia"
# "Kahleet"
# "Carl Oscar Malm"
# "Maahan Lämpimään"
# "Meidän Elämä"
# "Our Life"
# "Sanaliitto"
See also
* Carl Oscar Malm
Carl Oscar Malm, also known as C. O. Malm and Carl Oskar Malm (12 February 1826 – 8 June 1863) was Finland's first teacher of the deaf, founder of the first school for the deaf in the country, and the father of Finnish Sign Language.
Life
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References
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2006 debut albums