The charts are mostly filled with artists coming from the UK and the USA, and an occiasonally Irish band (U2, The Corrs) or German group (Rammstein).

But the more music i have collected, i recognise their are some great artists to be found in other countries too. My favourites among them are:

The Netherlands:
- Urban Dance Squad (crossover funk-rap-soul-blues-rock)
- Bettie Serveert (indie-rock)
- The Yearlings (country-rock)

Belgium:
- Deus (avantgarde pop / rock)

Denmark
- Tim Christensen (singer-songwriter, Beatles-influenced Pop / rock)

Iceland:
- Björk (of course )

Ireland:
- Van Morrison (a musical legend)
- Gavin Friday (mixes cabaret, pop, chansons and modern dance)

Nigeria:
- Yousou n'dour (one of the finest voices in pop music)

Cuba:
- Afro Cuban All Stars (a shame they did only release one album)
- Nil Lara (singer-songwriter, mixing world-music and rock)

Australia:
- Grant McLennan (member of Go-betweens, released some impressive solo albums)

New Sealand
- Neil Finn (has given the world some of the most memorable popsongs, as part of Split Enz and Crowded House, but also on his solo records and with his brother Tim as the Finn Brothers).

What are you favourite artists NOT coming from the USA or UK?

Riverpoet31 said:

don't forget Scooter!

A few...


Norway:

- A-ha


- Lene Marlin ("Unforgivable sinner", "Sitting down here")




Sweden:

- Roxette

- The Cardigans

- Robyn

http://www.youtube.com/wa...6kH3BQeqRc




Poland:

- Basia

http://www.youtube.com/wa...YH7C4cvhTc

Some of my personal favorites:

CAETANO VELOSO - Brasil



MADREDEUS - Portugal



LOREENA McKENNITT - Canada


FANGORIA - Spain



HIKARU UTADA - Japan

Fave non U.S./U.K. artists ever?

Canada


Bif Naked


Kittie

Colombia


Aterciopelados


Shakira

Denmark


Horrorpops


Raveonettes

Germany


Xmal Deutschland

Italy


Lacuna Coil

Japan


Malice Mizer


Pizzicato Five

Mexico


Julieta Venegas

Sweden


Sahara Hotnights

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sextonseven said:

Finally another orger talking about MALICE MIZER!!!!! (There was another but I can't remember his name!

No Moi dix Mois on your list?

No love for Mana?

.

Middle East

Mohammad Abdu
Talal Maddah
Faiza Ahmad
Fairouz
Om Kulthoum
Abdulhalim Hafez
Warda
Mayyada Al-Hennawi
Layla Murad
Asmahan
Mohammad Abdul-Wahab
Angham
Samira Said
Sherine Abdel-Wahab

the list goes on

MikeMatronik said:

I haven't heard any of the solo projects. I really only have the Gackt-era stuff which I love. I've been meaning to get that last album from a few years ago with the new vocalist.

sextonseven said:

Get it...it's marvellous.




Klaha is a better vocalist than Gackt!

Also try to download Beast of Blood!

Japan:
CHEMISTRY


Crystal Kay


Sowelu


Ken Hirai

[Edited 3/30/07 14:52pm]

bboy87 said:

No Ayumi Hamasaki. hitomi, m-flo, Namie Amuro, Misia or HYDE?

MikeMatronik said:

Oh yea, I forgot about m-flo. I've only heard a couple of songs from Ayumi and Namie

MikeMatronik said:

I have some money in my Paypal account that I've been looking to spend on something. Maybe that Malice Mizer album is it.

Japan is dominating this thread.

from the Netherlands:



check her out!

sextonseven said:

In my opinion, Japan and the UK are making the best music right now

sextonseven said:

Also get these singles:

Garnet
Gardenia
Beast of Blood

bboy87 said:

Actually Namie Amuro worked with Sheila E on her "Genius 2000 album"

And the funny part is that she worked with Dallas Austin on severel songs...so she fucked him for tracks

MikeMatronik said:

Thanks!

What's the Kami box like? Do you have that?

sextonseven said:

7 years ago I would've said HELL YES!

Sweden

Backroom Matches

Ivory Coast

Magic System

France

TTC

Belgium

Soulwax/2ManyDJs

Norway

Bertine Zetlitz

Australia

The Presets

Denmark

Bombay Rockers

Germany

Modeselektor

Italy

Hot Gossip

Canada

MSTRKRFT

Shakira
Ayumi Hamasaki
Koda Kumi
and of course, Utada Hikaru

A few from the Past & Present...

Africa:
Fela Kuti
King Sunny Ade
Osibisa
Ali Farka Toure
Lionel Loueke

Cuba:
Irakere
Chucho Valdez
Paquito d'Rivera
Arturo Sandoval
Celia Cruz

South America:
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Astrud Gilberto
Stan Getz
Charlie Byrd
Airto Moreira
Tania Maria
Milton Nascimento
Baden Powell
Paulinho Da Costa

India:
Ravi Shankar
Trilok Gurtu

Australia:
Tommy Emmanuel

Austria:
Joe Zawinul

Russia:
Eugene Maslov


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Belgium: Toots Thielemans

Annie



Roxette



Vive la Fête

Germany

Joy Denalane




Xavier Naidoo




Wir sind Helden



Roger Cicero



Texas Lightning



Jan Delay

Invincible1958 said:

I love Wir Sind Helden!!!!!


also check out this band from Germany, Tocotronic:

Some more Germany:

Herbert Grönemeyer

http://www.groenemeyer.de/





...and a band I'm very proud to have found, check this out:

Sorgente

http://www.sorgente-music.de

The Knife

Uit Zweeeeeden! Sweden, that is.



Biography by Heather Phares

A brother and sister duo hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, the Knife takes inspiration from vintage synth pop and forward-thinking electronic music, crafting a sound that is equally unsettling, playful, and beautiful.

Olof and Karin Dreijer formed the Knife in 1999 and worked on their music in their home studios, releasing their first single, Afraid of You, in 2000 and their 2001 self-titled debut album on their own Rabid Records label.

In 2003, the Knife was nominated for two Grammis, one for Best Pop Group of the Year and one for Best Pop Album for their second album, Deep Cuts. However, the Dreijers boycotted the ceremony, sending two people in gorilla costumes to protest the dominance of male acts in the music industry.

They also released the Hanna Med H Soundtrack later that year. In 2004, the Knife began work on their third album in unusual locations, including a former carbon dioxide factory and the vaults of Stockholm's Grand Church, before finishing their sessions in a more conventional studio.

The following year, José González's cover of the Deep Cuts single "Heartbeats" (which was from his 2003 album Veneer) appeared in a commercial for Sony's Bravia and became a hit, earning more acclaim for the Dreijers outside of Sweden.

Early in 2005, the Knife performed their first-ever live show at London's ICA, appearing with Rex the Dog (who also did a remix of González's version of "Heartbeats") and playing in front of video created for the event by artist Andreas Nilsson. His work also appeared on How I Found the Knife, a DVD/CD set that included all of the band's videos, short films, and remixes, which was released that summer. The Knife and Nilsson teamed up again for the video for the title track of the group's third album, Silent Shout, which was released in early in 2006 in Sweden and that summer in the U.S. (by Mute) and U.K. (by Brille).

The Knife's darkest, most ambitious work to date, the album featured singles such as We Share Our Mother's Health, which included a mix by Trentemøller. The duo played a handful of European, Scandinavian, and North American dates in 2006, accompanied by more of Nilsson's visuals. That fall, Mute reissued The Knife and Deep Cuts.