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So I was having a philosophical debate with myself inside my head and also trying to figure out why exactly I like the music I like so I can make it easier to discover new artists and tracks. I ran the numbers and I like every single music genre pretty much equally, don’t prefer if a man or woman is singing, doesn’t appear to be any sort of rhyme or reason other than the beat. Am I missing out on anything from other countries? I don’t care if they sing about killing babies or speaking in a made up language, if there is a “Meek Mill who only raps in French” or a “Deftones that only sings about the scientific method in Chinese” I want to hear it. I’m not asking for suggestions; I’m asking if anyone has had luck “flipping a switch” and finding tons more music in a similar way.

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[–] TaeKwonDoh@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Aria, a Russian metal band very similar to Iron Maiden, if that's up your alley:

https://youtu.be/LobNZ2IoddU

There's also Al Namrood, a Saudi black metal band that sings in Arabic:

https://youtu.be/Trlz9C9vpEM

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 7 hours ago

Absolutely kick arse Te Reo metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kwIkF6LFDc

Mongolian throat singing rock/metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 40 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"Do other countries have music?"

Um, yes. Yes, they do.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago

Fascinating 📸

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 13 hours ago

Yes.

Find a community here that has the music style you have & ask.

Go here, https://campexplorer.io/ , type in the country name, hit enter, type a genre name, hit enter.

The problem isn’t finding music, it’s finding music you like. Hence finding the communities (or yes, even subreddits) that specialize in it, because Sturgeon’s Law still holds true. I listen to 95% foreign music for the subgenres I like. It’s fine, it’s cool. Some genres are under-represented in some countries - think country-western (USA) for instance.

[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 25 points 21 hours ago

Are you asking whether there's music in languages other than English?

[–] cuboc@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Hmmm.. I know that the sub is called 'no stupid questions', but if you only listen to English music, you will by definition not hear any music that is not in English. So that question answers itself basically.

But trying to be less pedantic: which music genres do you like? Try finding music in those genres that are not in English and see for yourself. I have found some nordic folk music that I love, as well as Spanish Ska music. I do not understand a word of them, but I love the music anyway.

[–] Username@lemmy.nz 2 points 19 hours ago

Ooh I’ve been listening to Ska-P for years! Great band!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Non english countries have their own music. K and Jpop come to mind

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)
[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I did not know I needed this in my life until you posted it. Thanks so much - I'm going through all the old posts now!

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 points 19 hours ago

Thanks @johnnyenzyme@piefed.social I came here to mention this sub too.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 6 points 19 hours ago

Yes. Even people who speak more than one language don't know all the music in the world. But they are likely to have been exposed to a greater variety.

If hypothetically you wanted to listen to all the music in the world, you'd probably fail because you would need to dedicate every waking moment to the project and you'd die before you finish.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 8 points 22 hours ago

Oh yeah dude, if you are into metal and you haven’t listened to Nordic bands you are missing out.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago

Sure, loads of it. Eastern music in particular is well underrepresented on American algorithms.

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 16 hours ago

You have a starting point to how you are exposed to music, defined by a lot of factors including language, location, and current tastes. You probably could go out of your comfort zone to find other music, but there are going to be various limitations both from your ability to reach music and the music's ability to reach you.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 points 21 hours ago
[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

Way back in the day, Last.fm recommended me a number of (mostly metal) tracks in other languages that absolutely slap. I have no idea how to pronounce any of it, or even type the characters to see what else they might have done. All I can do is copy/paste, which is of limited value since I only speak English.

So yes, and I'm sure I'm missing a ton more just like these that I just have no way to find.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Uhh yes, yes you are. Loads. Just to give one example, le monde francophone has yaya pop (Juniore is one of my favorites)