I like to listen to music that has a great feel to it and in languages I do not speak or understand. That way I can enjoy it without the burden of terrible lyrics. ☺️
I have a few that I listen to a lot:
Amatz by Shanti Dope - Filipino rap
Mundian To Bach Ke by Punjabi MC - upbeat Bollywood style
Life on Mars by Seu Jorge - just him and a guitar
Update: I have created a Spotify playlist with the songs so far. I will continue to update the list as new songs get added. If you find your song on the list but meant a different version please DM me a link to the one you want. Enjoy!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MpR8Tio1klnb85LLqimgX
Update: Thanks to all who have participated so far! The playlist is getting long and very eclectic. I am being introduced to what will soon become some of my favorite songs and styles. I will keep updating the playlist as new music is added.
if anyone here likes goth music, i highly recommend:
- she past away, most of their discography tbh (turkish)
- lebanon hanover (german, some of it)
- στο σκοτάδι (sto skotadi) by selofan (greek)
- nasha by aurat (urdu)
- reflejos by vacíos cuerpos (spanish)
- fantasmas by twin tribes (spanish)
- à contrecœur by hante. (french)
these are perfectly drenched in sorrow. i saved every one that I’ve not heard before 🤌
I’m enjoying No Comment by Kneecap recently
The Pillows - because of FLCL
I believe the appropriate response is Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. No but seriously. Band Maid, Die Antwoord, The Hu, all great bands that sing on different languages. Oh also The Warning.
Liu Yuning - Unintentional Big Dream (Fangs of Fortune OST)
刘宇宁 - 无心生大梦
This song is a departure from LY’s usual genre. It goes hard and is so exciting. All my friends know this song and can sing the chorus because I made them listen to it many times.
These guys are badass!
They’ve also done a cover of The Trooper. Some of their best ones also include Shoog Shoog and Yuve Yuve Yu.
Thats taken me down the rabbit hole of other Mongolian throat singing songs. These will start playing in the car and my wife is like “WTF is this”.
Pentagram - Bir (Turkish metal) Arkona - Yarilo (Russian folk metal)
Nao Force - Joutro Mundo https://youtu.be/A2I6dEdQqOY
Tongo Barra - Vieux Farke Touré, Khruangbin https://youtu.be/bVDRTYeGw6Q
Un Simple Histoire - Thievery Corporation https://youtu.be/sCoeuDvwUFk
The French Open - Foals https://youtu.be/MuRODr6vygw
Songs in Russian minorities languages:
- In Bashkir language Homay by Ay Yola
- In Tatar language Piala by Aigel
- In Chulym language Legend by Otyken
La Forêt by Lescop
I speak/understand Spanish, Icelandic, Dutch, Arabic and German but I ended up listening to Estonian music for a bit and they have some bangers there.
🇪🇪 Alüspukse by 5MIINUST
🇪🇪 push it by nublu
🇪🇪 kanuu by säm
Also, fun note, for a country og 400k Iceland has 3 entries here.
I don’t speak Portuguese, but sometimes I get in a mood to listen to bassa nova. I like the rhythm.
Mas Que Nada - probably my go to. I listen to that enough to annoy people around me.
I also like Águas de Março, particularly Elis Regina’s duet with Jobim.
Tuvan Internationale and Kongurei by Huun Huur Tu.
