Ooh yes! I simply love songs from other cultures. Have you heard “Esa Diva” by Melody?

I listen to a lot of pop in Spanish, which I find tends to be livelier and more harmonious. It seems like people associate “latin pop” with gangster-y sounding music, and some of it does sound that way unfortunately, but there are many artists, like Carlos Baute, who produce gorgeous, catchy songs that don’t have that vibe at all.

Other than that, I like Greek music, and Irish music is always so pretty and haunting… I recently found a song called “The Bold Grenadier” by Alan Wagstaff, which I did really enjoy. The Irish are also really good at doing country music, which makes sense given that it partly comes from Ireland. It’s funny how Irish music can be so sad at some times and so happy at others.

And then there’s Mexican music! It’s not as famous as Irish music, but Mexico has a really fertile, rich musical tradition. There’s pop and rock, of course – “Rayando el sol” by Mana was a worldwide hit apparently – and “Azul” by Cristian Castro is one of my favorite songs because it’s so smooth-sounding and yet lively. But there’s also lots of traditional music. Some styles use fiddles and violins and sound sort of like birds flying or water running – they have a swooping, dancing lilt. “Ojala que llueva cafe” by Cafe Tacuba is one of my favorites, it has that happy lilt, and the high sound of the fiddles and the singer’s voice is just really harmonious. “Dicen que cuando mueres” by Monedita de Oro is good too.

Those are the main ones, but I’ve also enjoyed music from Turkey, Canada, Italy, and probably various other places. Oh, and @admin, I love what you said about world music being an international language!

Esa Diva was one of my favorites this year!

I went to the Museum of Musical Instruments over spring break and the entire upstairs was devoted to international music. I highly recommend going if your ever in Arizona.