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The irony for me is that many people who would refuse to listen to music from other countries because they "can't understand the words" don't even know or understand the words for songs they like in their own language.
Like all those dumbfucks that got upset when they discovered RATM is political.
My kid: I heard a song today, it was REALLY GOOD, add it to my playlist.
me: ohh great, what was it?
kid: i don't know
me: know any words?
kid: no
me: next time point it out to an adult, we'll find it
(2 weeks later)
kid: I heard it again in the car with mom
me: mom?
mom: uhh yeah, didn't get a chance to look at the name until it was gone.
me: know any words?
mom: no
me: O.o
(1 week later)
mom: MoreArt
me: ohh that catchy AF russian song full of filth, got it.
French rap/hip-hop is surprisingly good.
The French music scene has some strong contenders. Daft Punk came our of there :)
MC Solaar
Can you recommend any?
Oxmo Puccino seems to be popular in the playlist I listen to.
Merci!
Mozart did not write English music.
I commend people who can genuinely like music they don't understand the words to. Lyrics are such an important part of my enjoying of music because it evokes much more emotion than just the melody. So as someone who grew up speaking Japanese and English, US, UK, CA, JA songs are my favourites. I can't enjoy French or German songs because I only understand at a surface level. I do enjoy orchestral music if it's attached to some experience I've had like movies, anime, or videogame (I listen to the PSO: BB OST all the time because I spent thousands of hours playing that game in high school).
"Actually I was talking about Mongolian throat singing".
I entirely unironically love mongolian throat singing.
... its fucking awesome.
I've been enjoying Ummet Ozcan's stuff for a month or so. EDM with throat singing, tickles something happy in my brain.
Jokes on you, it’s actually J-Metal
Babymetal is the only metal band I listen to haha
Fact: this is the best thing that either Japan or Germany has ever achieved.
There's some good Japanese punk rock. And not that it's a big reach for Americans, but Australia has some great hip hop.
The Japanese rock scene is great. I love Toe’s For Long Tomorrow
So true... Americans gotta get more exposed to foreign music..
Huevos con aceite ¡No!, mejor con aceite. Huevos con aceite y limooooooooon
(We're gonna make it)
I'm quite partial to J-rock. I'm not really even a weeb.
絶対的三分間 by そこに鳴る is one of my most favorite tracks of all time.
I left the title and artist in copypastable Japanese for easy finding.
Oh. Oh my.
I often listen to jrock (high and mighty color, one ok rock, back on, b'z), Chinese/Taiwan hits (五月天），afrobeats and amapiano , and songs from across Latin America and Europe. Seems insane to me to just stop at the border.
I heard B’z’s Friction through Burnout Paradise. What a choon
Best version of this is the album Back Tuva Future... Go check it out
Tuva. Isn't that the Mongolian metal band that does that dual tone throat thing? That shit's grindy as fuck. 🤘
No not metal at all. The artist is Kongar-ol Ondar.
They need to listen to some Korpiklaani
The takeaways here are:
Denying yourself the breadth of world music is like believing your country is and has the best of everything while never having travelled abroad once. Objectively laughable.
I love how comments are immediately flooded with recommendations.
(I cannot connect with kpop at all, even after spending several years carpooling to work with avid fans who would play all kinds every morning and evening.)