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I have heard it pronounced literally hundreds of ways. If taken phonetically, it should be pronounced "za-bee-eh-la" with a soft transition between the dipthong "ie". But Pete Tong (who would know) pronounces it "za-bay-lee-ah". If written like he pronounces it, it would read James Zabeilia.

What gives? I know, I know. It ain't a huge global concern, but this is the sort of shit running through my mind to bide my time until Miami.

I've only heard Pete Tong say it, and he said "Zah Beh Lah," but he also says "Sasha" funny, so I dunno.

btw - how do you pronounce Larry Levan? Is it like the last two syllables of "eleven," or is it "Luh VAN"???

what about Anthony Pappa? I always hear it pronounced as "pa-pa" or "pap-pa." I like pap-pa better.

i don't think its either.

he did an essential mix a while back where he introduced himself and pronounced it "za-bee-la"

that doesn't mean anything. Mike Francesa calls himself, "Mike Francesser"

or luke brancaccio

When I read it I always say "Za-bee-el-ah" but when I heard Tong I heard "Za-bee-l-eya" (like Amelia).

Who knows; I hear he's a super cool guy though, so maybe I'll ask him in Miami (I'm gonna be at least 3 things he's scheduled to appear at and 1 of them is pretty small).

HA! That's awesome - I was totally gonna start this exact thread just yesterday! It's Pete Tong that screws it up, too, with his "Zabeelia" business.

The dude posted on NB a few times - maybe we can figure out a way to get him here to clear it up.

Unfortunately, he was swept away in the cataclysmic event that was the collapse of NB.

he used to be a regular on the GU board. don't know if that's the case anymore. I haven't been over there in ages.

he's still around... not here though. and it's za-BEE-la.

za-BEE-luh

luh-VAN

and PAP-pa

make sure you don't put the emphasis on the wrong syl-LA-ble

I'm sure he doesn't care as long as you're saying his name.

Bran-kachio.

i always thought it was Zab-ee-ela.

I forgot about that! lololololol

I recently found out that I've been pronouncing "Digweed" incorrectly.

you left out the snore in the middle?

how could you possibly be pronouncing it?

Almost. I thought it was pronounced "Boring." /

SILENCIO!!

sven vaeth

trust me. ur saying it wrong.

only a handful of people can say it correctly in the states.

how bout royskopp? Amy said it was actually something like ruhrskupp, or something like that.

And Ricardo Villalobos? Viyalobos or Vilalobos?

vate, like "hate" (more or less, the ending is a bit odd)
viyalobos

no...it's more like...

Pen...but soft on the P...so....pfven.

and there's the accent.

again...not many in the states.

What about Erick Morillo? It's mo-REE-yo, but the white way is mo-RILL-o.

"ll" in latin america is pronounced with a soft "j"


Vi-ja-lobos

And Sasha is Sarsha

no no. It's pronounced as "Brian".