The best non UK or USA musical act

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

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[Peever]

Canadian group, Great Big Sea. East coast band whos songs more or less cause parties wherever and whenever they are heard

 

[Marxo]

Neil Young - Canada
Joni Mitchell - Canada
Jorge Ben - Brazil
Kanda Bongo Man - Congo
Yothu Yindi - Australia
Mynta - Sweden
Youssou N'Dour - Senegal
Baaba Maal - Senegal

 

[jakarta]

Uncle S you seem to have a pop rather than rock sensibility but there was a massive Krautrock scene from the 1960's to 1980's which I still love e.g. Can, Faust, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Tangerine Dream and many more.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFBVMofKVdY

 

[Worthingite]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

 

[swindonseagull]

Sitti Navarro from the Philippines......great singer and hot and sexy as well..

 

[Weststander]

ABBA.

Or:

 

[Kumquat]

Kings of Convenience. A danish Simon and Garfunkel. You'll love them. The raveonettes too. Also Scandinavian.

 

[Fozzyboy]

U2?

 

[TheJasperCo]

David Guetta?

 

[Driver8]

Rush.

 

[Cheggers]

Arcade Fire
Daft Punk
Beuna Vista Social Club
Tinariwen
Sigur Ros
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro
Manu Chao

All good and well worth a listen.

 

[Stoo82]

I give you: Chromeo. Canada.

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"the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture."

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[KneeOn]

Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, Ida Maria

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Bra-ZEEL! Bra-ZEEL!

 

[Razzoo]

The Young Gods from Switzerland
Fais La Mouette Which translates as" Do the Seagull"

 

[drew]

AC/DC?

Angus Young - born Glasgow
Malcolm Young - born Glasgow
Cliff Williams - born Romford
Brian Johnson - born Gateshead
Phil Rudd - born Melbourne

So does one Australian make them an Aussie band?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Crowded House were a pretty good band when around.