In short, what are some awesome songs to listen to in that are from the country/region/whatever you live in, were born in, or both? Spotify thinks the only music I like is random American bands that nobody has ever heard of (note: I am not American). No shame to them, they actually make pretty good music, but I would like some variety.

Anything worth listening to would be good (from rock to pop, hard metal to folk, anything is fine). I would prefer non-English songs if possible, I like the beats and such you see)

edit: currently I have added a bunch of songs suggested on different corners internet (from Finnish polkas to Balkan rock, Brazilian pop to Polish folk music, and Gorbachev-era Russian bands to Scottish singers)

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    1 day ago

    周杰倫(Jay Chou) - 青花瓷 (Blue and White Porcelain). YouTube link

    So Jay Chou (Taiwanese actually…) was an absolute phenomenon in mainland China when I was growing up. Just about all of his songs are good & have mass appeal, but specifically I think this song was something I’ve heard just about everywhere and anywhere (including from a street performer when I visited again a few months ago!) so I’m nominating it as a must-listen

    Also don’t worry too much about the lyrics; Jay Chou is known for rapping a lot & I couldn’t understand half of his lyrics when growing up…