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A World Of Music
Posted by MrRadio on 28 October 2009 - 11:14am.
Why don't we try to map the best music of the world by nominating the best music from each country.I would be curious to know the best music of Belgium, Brazil or Mali for example or any other country currently off my musical map.
I'll start with an easy one
England-The Beatles
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Germany - The Scorpions
Only kidding. It's Kraftwerk.
Nena....
may disagree
With a shout out for Can.
Tuva
Huun-Huur-Tu.
Or however you spell it.
Tuva
Isn't strictly a county - it's part of the Russian federation. And I'd rate Kongar-ool Ondar and Yat Kha over Huun-Huur-Tu. But that's just me.
D'oh
But it's a republic, right?
Not...
In the same way that, say, South Korea is. They have their own parliament, but they're beholden to Moscow, and Russian law comes first. Basically it's not a sovereign state.
Over to you Fraser
..on North Korea.
USA - Elvis
DPRK
It can only be the Ponchonbo Electronic Ensemble, although I'd go for the Korean People's Army Merited Chorus if you were to widen the scope beyond pop.
Hate to be a nit-picking Kim but..
PEE spell it Pochonbo.
Spelling
PEE use Hangul, not English. I've seen it spelt both ways, but I suspect your version is the more common translation.
well, cover with ginger and rice wine..
Wikipedia is accurate.
Scotland
John Martyn
France
Phoenix
Switzerland
Yello
Iceland
Bjork
No!
Sigur Ros surely?
Holland
Bonnie Saint Claire & Unit Gloria
Or Shocking Blue
Can I add
Golden Earring
and
Focus
Yes, these two get my vote
Though I think Golden Earring would win overall, because yodelling is not very Dutch, is it?
Sweden
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
ABBA
of course!
Wilmer X
of course!
Isle of Man
Christine Collister.
Scotland
Teenage Fanclub
Scotland?
Nope can't think of any band from Scotland. (The therapy must be working)
France
Serge Gainsbourg
Denmark
Gasolin'
Sweden
Abba
Norway
Aha
America
Vampire Weekend*
* (only joking)
Just discovered
Los Planetas from Spain sound like Mercury Rev pretty good
http://www.losplanetas.es/
Hungary
Republic
Belgium,
Lais.
France,
Moussu T e lei Jovents.
Plastic Bertrand
?
I'm going to sit here on the fence and watch
This was bound to be a bit of a can of worms and there are a few wrong answers in there.
Belgium...
Brel, surely?
Australia
I would plump for The Triffids, but I guess most would say the Go Betweens
*coughs politely*
I would suggest AC/DC, or The Saints.
The legend
that is Rolf!
Nick Cave
and his Bad Seed Combo
Nah mate
Hoodoo Gurus or The Saints.
surely easybeats for australia
.
Triff ..... ik band.
The Church.
Finland, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, the Congo
Cats on Fire, Mulatu Astatqe, Fela Kuti, the Baobabs, Tabu Ley Rochereau
tabu ley- nay
luambo makiadi -aka franco is the congo colossus
zimbabwe - thoams mapfumo
nuigini -george telek
new zealand split enz
nigeria - more regions and tribes sunny ade /ik dairo perhaps
ghana - eric agyemang
senegal -youssou ndour surely
south africa masekela for international , mahlathini domestically
South Africa
Dave Matthews (does he still count as a South African or is he now a naturalised American ?)
Brazil
Sepultura
Canada - Neil Young
NZ - Crowded House
France - Air
Belgium again
neither of the above for me
deus
I was slightly surprised to find
two Belgian bands I really, really like:
K's Choice and Hooverphonic.
I forgot about them
and I was struggling to choose between Deus, Magnus, Soulwax, 2manyDJ's and Zita Swoon!
hooverphonic can be very lovely!
Wot,
no Plastic Bertrand?!
Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Culture Musical Club
Madagascar
Tarika (aka Tarika Sammy)
Guinea
Bembeya Jazz
Finland
Värttinä
Would Freddie Mercury
qualify from Zanzibar?
Surely Zanzibar
has a better band than Queen?
Mali
Salif Keita
or maybe
Ali Farka Toure ?
Or
Amadou and Mariam.
Surely the new talent of Mali.
Basekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba.
Benin
Benin - Angelique Kidjo
Rwanda
Rwanda - Cécile Kayirebwa is pretty good
Kenya
Kenya - my favourite is Ayub Ogada
The Iberian Peninsula :
Mao Morta, seriously good "Prog" ,for want of a better word
Spain: Rosendo, the Spanish Lemmy
Zimbabwe
Real Sounds
congolese refugees
sungura music is rhumba with a jit overlay
Japan
Ryuichi Sakamoto & YMO
New Zealand
The Muttonbirds
I beg to differ
NZ: Crowded House?
Canada: Cowboy Junkies.
shhh, don't start this one up again!
Australians think of Crowded House as Australian - formed there, based there for their early career, etc. We had a right old ding-dong on this topic, including having to explain why we gave a hoot about bands from little islands on the other side of the world.
Canada - Neil Young, for me.
not since finn bros moved back to new zealand permanaently
.
Also from New Zealand
New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo
The Conchords
Wales
The Stereophonics, love the new album cover by the way!
http://wordmagazine.co.uk/content/a-new-contender-all-time-worst-album-c...
Sorry
Got to be Super Furry Animals
Nope...
It's Shakey...
Of course the real answer
for the Welsh is Tom Jones or Shirley Bassey or Aled Jones or The Jenkins girl or Gavin Hensons missus.
Duffy?
Badfinger?
Manic Street Preachers?
Budgie?
The list goes on
really?
the list goes on, after Budgie?
You are all wrong, boyos.
The best of Wales is most definitely Man, er, man. No contest.
The bit where he leaps from the upstairs window...
is indelibly stamped on my memory.
Surprised no one has mentioned
Ireland: U2
I disagree
Ireland : The Pogues
How Irish are The Pogues?
37.5%
Shane MacGowan (Irish)
Spider Stacy (English)
Philip Chevron (Irish)
James Fearnley (English)
Terry Woods (Irish)
Jem Finer (English)
Andrew Ranken (English)
Darryl Hunt (English)
(3/8)*100 = 37.5%.
Glad to have been of service.
More Irish than most
Shane's from Tipperary, and they certainly represent Irish identity and the Irish mindset to the world. Most of their musical roots are Irish - the Dubliners, the Chieftains, Brendan Behan - their tunes and their reference points are Irish.
Although they formed in London, I certainly wouldn't think of them as English.
I refer the right-honourable gentleman
to the reply I gave some moments ago ;-)
I would say London-Irish describes them best. Many of their best songs are about The Smoke - Rainy Night in Soho and Misty Morning, Albert Bridge, for example.
We were posting at the same time :-)
But everything about them is rooted in Ireland - "a rusty tin can and an old hurling ball" - and a lot of the songs have some element of longing for the ould sod.
Ask Shane if he's English!
" A hurling ball"
No Irishman would call it that, its a "sliothair"
I'm aware of that
It was just the fact that many of them (even Shane if Wiki is right) were not born in Ireland.
U2...
50% Irish...
Edge born in Barking to Welsh parents.
Adam Clayton born in Oxfordshire.
Irrelevant anyway - it's not where you are from, it's where you are at!
Touché!
I'll get me coat
Ha!
:-)
National identity
is a moveable feast, it's true.
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions and Franz Ferdinand are often seen as Scottish bands, even though their frontmen are from Buxton / Chapel-en-le-Frith and Sunderland respectively, with the latter being of Greek extraction. There's no doubt though, that both were/are heavily influenced by the bohemian, art-school culture of the West End of Glasgow.
I agree that it's not where you are from, it's where you are at. Rod Stewart is another, often derided for his supposedly faux-Scottishness, but to me the London and Scottish aspects are equally valid aspects of his identity, which he expresses at different times. Shame he's a Celtic man but there you go ;-)
No, his loyalties
reside elsewhere:
You're Celtic, United, but baby I've decided
You're the best team I've ever seen :-)
You learn something every day
As a sometime resident (ie from 6-18) of Chapel-En-Le-Frith, I'm thrilled to discover Mr Cole can from the Home of Ferodo Brake Linings. Can't remember him from primary school but I will look again at those b and w class photos...
U2
Are a Dutch band aren't they?
Taxonomically, yes
:-)
Surely
U2 are a "world" band especially when Bonio eventually becomes King after he's saved us all.
USA
eh, just give me a minute...
A close race between
Kenny Loggins and Sammy Hagar.
USA
has to be Bob Dylan surely;
Italy...
Fabrizio De André
around Africa - my suggestions
South Africa - Vusi Mahlasela
Mali - Ali Farka Toure (again)
Senegal - Youssou N'Dour
Sierra Leone - Emmanuel Jal
Congo - Staff Benda Billi
Ethiopia - Mulatu Astatke (again)
Zimbabwe - Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi
Nigeria - Tony Allen
Tinariwen
(I think thats how you spell the name)
Mali
t.A.T.u
Russia
Gaps filled
Algeria - Khaled
Argentina - Carlos Cardel
Peru - Arturo "Zambo" Cavero
The Philippines - Freddie Aguilar
China - Faye Wong
India - Asha Bhosle
Mexico - Cafe Tecuba
Guinea - Bembeya Jazz National
If you're up for some black metal...
Estonia - Loits
Portugal - Morte Incandescente
Also - not strictly a band - but Georgia boasts the Anchiskati Choir, amazing polyphonic singers who have a CD available here through Soul Jazz Records.
Mali has cropped up several times - great to see Tinariwen mentioned, among others. Sorry if I missed these, but Terakaft are worth a listen, as well as the kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate.
Going back a bit..
Greece: Aphrodite's Child
Denmark: Burnin' Red Ivanhoe
France: Magma
Ireland: (early)Thin Lizzie
Scotland:Average White Band
Wales: Tom Jones
Austria: Falco
Holland: Golden Earring
Jamaica: Bob Marley
Canada: Joni Mitchell
Israel: Ofra Haza
Italy: CCCP
Japan: Stomu Yamashta
Back to Wales
Er... Badfinger. Not only the best but surely the most tragic?
Tragic Welsh band (Pt. 2)
It is not Denmark
to the locals anyway at least so Faroe Islands - Teitur.
Denmark
Raveonettes
Norway
Cato Salsa Experience
Iceland
Sugarcubes
Finland
Hanoi Rocks
Venezuela
Los Amigos Invisibles
Cabo Verde
The incomparable Miss Perfumado herself, Cesária Évora.
Abso-bloody-lutely...
she can sing that girl.
Northern Ireland
Stiff Little Fingers
Undertones
Van Morrison
Swindon
XTC
The People's Republic of
Swindon. Has a nice ring to it. An idea whose time has come!