Now the catch is that it has to fall into the following genre, either trip hop, electronic(by that it can be trance, house, idm, whatever) alt rock band,soul, etc whatever genre you feel like introducing me to, i'll even accept pop! etc. Now it has to be a band that is not from the USA or england, or japan. I want to expand my music taste, i want to include bands from other countries that are quite good. thank you.
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Your post is confusing (or maybe I need more sleep). I don't know if you're up for any suggestions or not. If so, try Gal Costa and Roberto Carlos. A brazilian got me into their music. Out of the albums I received, the music from these two are the ones I remember at this moment. Their music may be too "old" for you though. I don't know.

I'm not picking a genre, I'm picking really good and talented artists

Paolo Nutini - Scottish
Jeffery Straker - Canadian
Rooney - American
Mika - British
Confection - Australia (a great two person band that sounds like they fell out of an R&b/Funk/Soul band circa 1982 - any Prince fan would LOVE them)
Ghostland Observatory - Austin, TX
Chromeo

No American or British acts, eh?

Being Latino yourself, you probably know some of these guys already, but anyway..

Latin alternative:

Aterciopelados - Colombia
Cafe Tacuba - Mexico
Juana Molina - Argentina
Icaro Azul - Puerto Rico (which I know is the U.S., but they are so underground I have to mention them)
Ely Guerra - Mexico
Julieta Venegas - Mexico (first two albums are the quirkiest)
Federico Aubele - Argentina

Love them all.

Quixotic said:

no its my thread. i typed it real fast without doing any check on it.

Cut//Copy

Fagget Fairys

The Tough Alliance (pop from Sweden)

Tortilla said:

oooh yeah.

shonenjoe said:

They remind me of Tears for Fears' first two albums. So so good.

Tortilla said:

I was obsessed with "Forever Utd." for a good week.

I also really like Studio, have you heard of them? Swedes also.

sextonseven said:

They're good calls. Buenivento is Venegas' masterpiece imo.


I know you said no England.....but have you heard Martina Topley Bird? She's the perfect blend of what you described.

shonenjoe said:

Yeah, they released one of my favorite songs of the past decade: "No Comply".

One of the guys from Studio worked with El Perro del Mar on Love is Not Pop. Pretty good album.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...xRfkWQ758M

http://www.myvideo.de/wat...elay_Disko

http://www.jandelay.de/

Grafton Primary (Australia)

http://www.youtube.com/wa..._70HRDNOJw

Tortilla said:

Have you heard this comp?



Anna Järvinen - Svensktalande bättre folk
Jens Lekman - The Opposite Of Hallelujah
Lykke Li - Everybody But Me
Those Dancing Days - Dischoe
Friska Viljor - Old Man
Shout Out Louds - South America
The Concretes - The Sentence
First Floor Power - The Jacket
pacific! - Runway To Elsewhere
Kleerup with Lisa Milberg - Music For Girl
The Radio Dept - Freddie And The Trojan Horse
Studio - No Comply
Peter Morén - Social Competence
Loney, Dear - Your Time Is To Come
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Liar Lion
El Perro del Mar - Glory To The World
The Tiny - Too Heavy A Burden
Frida Hyvönen - See How I Came Into Town
Speedmarket Avenue - Sirens
Idiot Kid - Wide Awake
Nicolai Dunger - God's Waiting Room

sextonseven said:

Have only heard the bolded songs.

I'm sure the rest of this is pretty amazing though. The Swedes are so good at songwriting.

Will have to look this up on Itunes when the money starts rolling again.

Thanks!

Tortilla said:

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE "Dischoe" by Those Dancing Days.

Their own album is no joke either. Tell me their single "Hitten" isn't amazing:

I have such affinity with Arab divas, and its a SERIOUS addiction if you can understand Arabic. Its hard to get into this type of music, but being a highly emotional person,,,I can def relate to the mood(even if I can't understand some of the stuff/accent).

Ms.Fairuz...


And her longtime rival, Ms.Sabah(check the riffing in the middle, the woman has a throat in her)...


Najah Al-Sageerah(Little Najah)..


Fayizah Ahmad

Harlepolis said:

all those picks are incredible Aisha, but the Fayzah song in particular is just

i wish could find a proper discography of her entire body of work.

btw, i had no idea she was in such terrible condition in her last days i knew that through this Mohsen Gaber interview from 2 months ago (from 4:40)



here's the song they were talking about:

http://new.mawaly.com/mus...track/4630

PricelessHo said:

I didn't really pay much attention to her untill I watched her movies, esp Me & My Daughters, this song needs no introduction


I love this version, as well as the 80s re-recorded version. She has such a far-away melancholy voice,,,,,and like Fairuz and Asmahan, you have the sense that they always call out for a spirit or something whenever they do their mowals(riffing)

As for untraced discography, you can group the REST of Arab singers(except Fairuz & Oum Kolthum) for poor record companys and their lack of marketing strategy.

some artists and albums i love....
























and

sextonseven said:

Niiice!

Went on Youtube and checked their other singles (Run Run, Home Sweet Home). They're both ace.

Will check this out as well.

Harlepolis said:

My Persian friend Tamim turned me on toa singer named Googoosh and another named Rekka. Have U heard of them. I know that Googoosh was in exile for awhile, but I know that she has performed live here in the states and she's just wonderful.

benjaminira said:

Can't say I do

I'm only fimiliar with Arab singers,,,,but the few Iranian singers I got exposed to via-youtube are def intersting to check.

I'm also fascinated by the Yemeni Jewish female singers,,,,,godness, they know how to touch a nerve