Global Music

Especially for geography teachers and world music enthusiasts, this page offers carefully selected links to representative music selections from around the world. Around 70 countries are currently featured.

This growing list includes exemplary or iconic samples from a range of musical styles historically or currently popular in each region or country. The intention is to give a rounded introduction to the flavors of music to be found in that place.

Disclaimers: Errors in dates, titles, and other information is always possible due to language limitations. Lyrics in non-English languages may not be vetted, though translations of many of these songs can be found on lyricstranslate.com. Not all music videos are appropriate for children.

ALGERIA (KABYLIA)

• Djamel Allam, Thella (1974, musique kabyle)
• Lounis Aït Menguellet, Thalt Ayyam/Three Days (1975, musique kabyle)
• Cherif Kheddam, Sligh i yemma (1978, musique kabyle)
• Slimane Azem, Awi Stoufan (1980, chaabi)
• Les Abranis, Therrza Rethwenza (1980, rock)
• Cheb Khaled, Didi (1991, Oran Algerian raï)
• Idir, A Vava Inouva (1991, musique kabyle)
• Kamel Massaoudi, Chêmaa (1990s, chaabi)
• Abderrahmane Abdelli, Adarghal (1995, world)
• Takfarinas, Zaâma Zaâma (1999, folk-pop)

ARGENTINA

• Carlos Gardel, El día que me quieras (1930s, tango)
• Astor Piazzolla, Adiós Nonino/Goodbye Father (1959, nuevo tango)
• Los Gatos, La balsa (1967, rock)
• Tanguito, La Princesa Dorada (1967, rock)
• Atahualpa Yupanqui, Los ejes de mi carreta/My cart’s axles (1968, milonga)
• Sandro, Rosa Rosa (1969, rock)
• Mercedes Sosa, Si Se Calla El Cantor (1972, folk)
• Luis Alberto Spinetta, Cantata de puentes amarillos (1973, rock)
• Soda Stereo, De Música Ligera (1990, rock)
• Suárez, Río Parána (1996, indie pop)

ARMENIA

• Norayr Mnatsakanyan, By the Hearth (traditional/gusan)
• Komitas Vardapet, Christmas hymn (traditional chant)
• Lusine Zakaryan, Morning of Light (hymn)
• Isabel Bayrakdarian, Dle Yaman (folk feat. duduk)
• Apostles, Where Were You God? (1960s, rock)
• Tata Simonyan, Tesel em/I saw (2009, pop-folk)
• Reincarnation, One Spoon of Love (2010, reggae)
• Djivan Gasparian, They Took My Love Away (2011, folk feat. duduk)
• Sirusho, PreGomesh (2012, folk-pop)
• Super Sako, Mi Gna/Don’t Go (2016, rabiz/pop) [brief profanity]

AUSTRALIA

• David Hudson, Yigi yigi (1997, Australian indigenous with didgeridoo)
• Slim Dusty, Waltzing Matilda (1998, bush ballad)
• The Easybeats, Friday on my mind (1966, pop rock)
• AC/DC, It’s a long way to the top (1975, hard rock)
• Cold Chisel, Khe Sanh (1978, pub rock)
• Men at Work, Down Under (1981, new wave)
• John Farnham, You’re the Voice (1986, soft rock)
• Warumpi Band, My Island Home (1988, Aboriginal rock)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Weeping Song (1990, alt rock)
• Tame Impala, Let It Happen (2015, psychedelic pop)

BAHAMAS

• Blind Blake Higgs, Sloop John B (1952, folk)
• Joseph Spence, Out on the Rolling Sea (1958, gospel)
• Fresh Creek Dance Band, Mama, Bake a Johnny Cake, Christmas Coming (1959, goombay)
• Ronnie Butler, Burma Road (1967, calypso)
• Exuma, Exuma, the Obeah Man (1970, fusion)
• The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau (1971, funk)
• Baha Men, Who Let the Dogs Out (1999, soca)
• Ancient Man, I Ain’t Askin’ Fa Much (2010, rake-and-scrape)
• Avvy, Dirty Nagua Rake (2014, rake-and-scrape)

BELGIUM

• Johannes Ockeghem, Qu’es mi vida, preguntais (15th century, chanson)
• Django Reinhart, Minor Swing (1937, jazz) 
• Jacques Brel, Ne me quitte pas (1959, chanson)
• Rocco Granata, Marina (1959, pop)
• Salvatore Adamo, Tombe la Neige (1963, soul pop)
• Plastic Bertrand, Ça Plane Pour Moi (1977, punk)
• Will Tura, Mooi, ‘t leven is mooi (1989, pop)
• Technotronic, Pump Up the Jam (1989, hip house)
• dEUS, Suds and Soda (1994, experimental rock) 
• Hooverphonic, Mad About You (2000, trip hop)

BRAZIL

• AMAZONAS: Katari (Ashananka indigenous)
• PARÀ: Kworo Kango (Mayapo indigenous)
• Chiquinha Gonzaga, Atraente (1877, choro)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos, Aria from Bachianos Brasileiras (1935, art music)
• Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, The Girl from Ipanema (1963, bossa nova)
• Jorge Ben Jor, Mas que nada (1963, bossa nova)
• Caetano Veloso, Tropicália (1967, tropicália)
• Chico Buarque, Construção (1971, MPB)
• Gal Costa, Aquarela do Brasil (1980, samba)
• Henrique e Juliano, Cuida Bem Dela (2014, sertanejo)
• Nego de Borel, Você Partiu Meu Coração (2017, pop-funk)

BULGARIA

• St John Koukouzelis, Praise the Lord from the Heavens (14th c., Byzantine chant)
• Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir, Pritouritze Planina (1975, folk)
• Valja Balkanska, Delyu the Outlaw (1977, Rhodopes traditional with bagpipe)
• Filip Kutev Choir, Polegnala e Tudora (traditional)
• Rositsa Kirilova, Barefoot on asphalt (1986, disco)
• Milko Kalaydzhiev, Kade Si, Batko (1994, chalga/pop-folk)
• Hipodil, Big Brother Gojko (1998, punk rock)
• Wickeda, Bobby (1999, reggae/funk)
• Epizod, O Shipka (2006, metal)
• Azis, Habibi (2015, chalga/pop-folk)

CAMEROON

• Manu Dibango, Soul Makossa (1972, Afro-jazz)
• Bébé Manga, Ami O (1980, makossa)
• Jean Bikoko, Di Yanna (1984, assiko)
• Messi Martin, Zoa Mballa (2000, bikutsi)
• Kouchouam Mbada, Swenga menzui (2004, bend-skin)
• Petit-Pays, Gaël Faye (2012, makossa)
• Charlotte Dipanda, Elle n’a pas vu (2015, Afro-pop)
• Stanley Enow, My Way (2018, hip hop)
• Salatiel, Anita (2019, Afro-pop)

CANADA (ONTARIO)

• In the Beginning (Ojibwe traditional with modern accompaniment)
• Neil Young, Heart of Gold (1972, country rock)
• Gordon Lightfoot, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1975, folk rock)
• Rush, Tom Sawyer (1981, rock)
• Bryan Adams, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (1991, rock)
• Shania Twain, You’re Still the One (1997, country pop)
• Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris, Baby (2010, pop)
• Shawn Mendes, Stitches (2016, folk pop)
• Drake, One Dance (2016, dancehall/afrobeats)
• The Weeknd, Blinding Lights (2019, synthwave)

CANADA (QUEBEC)

• La Bolduc, Ça va venir découragez-vous pas (1930, French Canadian folk)
• Gilles Vigneault, Mon Pays/My Country (1964, perf. 1980, ballad)
• Leonard Cohen, Suzanne (1967, folk)
• Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg (1968, psychedelic rock)
• Ginette Reno, Je ne suis qu’une chanson (1979, chanson)
• Les B.B., Donne-Moi Ma Chance (1991, pop)
• Les Colocs, La Rue Principale (1993, rock)
• Céline Dion, My Heart Will Go On (1997, pop)
• Arcade Fire, Wake Up (2004, rock)
• Mes Aïeux, Dégénérations (2004, neo-trad)
• Chromeo, Jealous (2014, electro-funk)

CANADA (OTHER, UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

• BRITISH COLUMBIA
• Kwakwaka’wakw Singers, Namgis Entrance Song (indigenous)
• Spirit of the West, Home for a Rest (1990, Celtic rock)
• Michael Bublé
• NOVA SCOTIA
• Stan Rogers, Northwest Passage (1981, folk)
• SASKATCHEWAN
• Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now (1969, folk rock)

CHINA (EAST)

• The Peony Pavilion (kunqu opera)
• Dream of the Red Chamber (Suzhou pingtan)
• The Pearl Pagoda (Wuxi opera/xiju)
• Song Zuying, Jasmine Flower (18th c., performed 2002, folk)
• Zhou Xuan, The Wandering Songstress (1937, shidaiqu)
• Yao Lee, Rose, Rose, I Love You (1940, shidaiqu)
• The East is Red (1940s, Maoist anthem)
• Cui Jian, Nothing To My Name (1986, rock)
• Joker Xue, Actor (2015, Mandopop)

CHINA (MANCHURIA/NORTHEAST)

• Yazhi Guo, Northeastern Chinese Folk Song (folk, feat. suona)
• Li Family Band, procession (Northern Chinese Daoist folk)
• Akšan/Song Xidong, For Motherland (Manchu pop)
• Grandmother (northeastern comic opera/er-ren zhuan)
• Tong Li, Northeastern Cradle Song (folk)
• Cui Jian, Nothing To My Name (1986, rock)
• Pang Long, Two Butterflies (2003, Mandopop)
• Na Ying, Mo (2015, Mandopop)

CHINA (SOUTH)

• Do Djui Atsei (Southern Chinese indigenous)
• Waves Washing the Sand (Chazhou xianshi/”string-poem music”)
• 帝女花之迎鳳 (Cantonese opera)
• Lü Wencheng, Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake (1930s, Guangdong music)
• Sam Hui, 日本娃娃 (1985, Cantopop)
• Beyond, Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies (1993, Cantopop)
• Faye Wong, Restless (1996, Mandopop)
• G.E.M., Light Years Away (2016, Mandopop)

CHINA (SOUTHWEST)

• Dongjing ritual music (indigenous)
• Wu Bixia, 好花红/Beautiful Red Flower (perf. 2005, Guizhou folk)
• Sichuan opera
• Li Guyi, Homeland Love (1980, pop)
• Zhang Liyin, I Will (2008, Mandopop)
• Li Yuchun, Old If Not Wild (2012, Mandopop)
• Gong Linna, Flowing River (2013, Yunnan folk)
• Higher Brothers, Made in China (2017, hip-hop)
• Yisa Yu, Walking By the World (2019, Mandopop)

COLOMBIA

• ANDEAN REGION: Alberto Urdaneta, Guabina chinquinquireña (guabina/Andean folk)
• Lisandro Meza, La Cumbia del Amor (1981, cumbia)
• Grupo Niche, Cali Pachanguero (1984, salsa)
• Francisco Zumaque, Colombia caribe (1985, electroacoustic)
• Joe Arroyo, La Noche (1988, salsa)
• Carlos Vives, La Gota Fría (1993, vallenato/rock)
• Shakira, Suerte (2001, Latin pop)
• Juanes, A Dios Le Pido (2002, Latin rock)
• J Balvin, Mi Gente (2017, reggaeton)

CROATIA

• Ivan Lukačić, Quam Pulchra Es (1620, motet)
• Kad sam bio na tvom grobu/When I Was At Your Grave (traditional klapa)
• Ivo Robić, Samo jednom se ljubi/You love only once (1956, pop)
• Mišo Kovač, Ako me ostaviš (1986, pop) 
• Haustor, Uzalud pitaš (1988, rock) 
• Parni valjak, Sve jos miriše na nju (1993, rock)
• Zlatni Dukati, Sve birtije obišo sam (1994, tamburica) 
• Oliver Dragojević, Cesarica (1994, pop) 
• Magazin, Minut srca tvot (1996, pop)
• Thompson & prijatelji, Lijepa li si/How Beautiful You Are (1998, pop rock)
• Vatra feat. Damir Urban, Tremolo (2011, pop rock) 

CUBA

• Joseito Fernandez, Guantanamera (1929, guajira-son)
• Ernesto Lecuona, Malagueña and Andalucia (1933, flamenco compositions for piano)
• Beny Moré and Pérez Prado, Anabacoa (1949, guaracha)
• Carlos Puebla, Hasta Siempre, Comandante (1965, trova)
• Celia Cruz, Quimbara (1974, salsa)
• Irakere, Bacalao Con Pan (1974, Afro-Cuban folkloric/jazz fusion)
• Los Van Van, Sandunguera (1983, songo)
• Buena Vista Social Club, Chan Chan (1996, son cubano)
• Orishas, A Lo Cubano (2000, hip hop)
• Gente le Zona feat. Marc Antony, Le Gozadera (2015, cubaton/salsa)

DENMARK

• Dieterich Buxtehude, Passacaglia in D Minor (17th c., Baroque ostinato organ)
• Carl Nielsen, Symphony No. 4 “the Inextinguishable” (1916, classical symphony)
• Jacob Gade, Jalousie (1925, tango)
• Leo Mathisen, Take It Easy (1940s, jazz)
• Gitte Hænning, Ta’ med ud å Fisk (1962, pop) 
• Gasolin’, Hva’ gør vi nu, lille du? (1975, rock)
• Kim Larsen & Bellami, Jutlandia (1986, rock)
• Trentemøller, Miss You (2006, EDM)
• MØ, Final Song (2016, punk-pop)
• Agnes Obel, Familiar (2016, chamber pop)

EGYPT

• Sayed Darwish, Aho Dali Sar/This Is What Happened (1910s, New Egyptian music)
• Abdel Halim Hafez, Toba/Never Again (1955, pop)
• Nagat Al-Sagheera, Ban Alya Hoboh (1958, Egyptian classical-pop)
• Umm Kulthum, Al Atlal/The Ruins (1967, Egyptian classical)
• Sheikh Imam, Erect your Palaces (1960s, protest song)
• Shadia, Ya Habibti Ya Masr/Oh Egypt, My Love (1960s, Egyptian classical-pop)
• Mohamed Mounir, Tonight, Samra (1981, pop-funk)
• Amr Diab, Tamally Maak/I Am With You (2000, pop)
• Mohamed Mounir, Ezzay/How Come? (2012, pop-funk)
• Cairokee, Wrong Way Blues (2017, rock)
• Oka Wi Ortega, Sorry (2018, mahraganat/electro-shaabi)

ENGLAND (NORTHERN)

• The Hand-Loom Weaver’s Lament (1810s, folk)
• Jock of Hazeldene (19th c., traditional feat. Northumbrian small-pipes)
• The Beatles, A Day in the Life (1967, rock)
• Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980, post-punk)
• Brian Eno, An Ending (Ascent) (1983, ambient)
• Sting, Fields of Gold (1993, pop)
• Oasis, Don’t Look Back in Anger (1996, Britpop)
• Kate Rusby, The Wild Goose (1999, folk)
• Arctic Monkeys, I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (2005, garage rock)
• Ed Sheeran, Castle on the Hill (2017, pop)

ENGLAND (SOUTHERN)

• Thomas Morley, April is in my Mistress’ Face (1594, madrigal)
• George Frederick Handel, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon (1748, Baroque oratorio)
• Hubert Parry, Jerusalem (1916, hymn)
• Pentangle, Light Flight (1969, folk)
• Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven (1971, progressive rock)
• Elton John, Rocket Man (1972, soft rock)
• Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (1975, progressive rock)
• Pet Shop Boys, West End Girls (1984, synth-pop)
• Spice Girls, Wannabe (1996, dance-pop)
• Coldplay, Viva la Vida (2008, pop rock)

FIJI

• Malaga meke (meke/traditional dance)
• Umesh Chand Sharma, bhajan/devotional song (Indo-Fijian bhajan)
• Jese Mucunabitu, Lomaloma (1980s, classic pop)
• Lagani Rabukawaqa, Isa bau laga mai (1980s, classic pop)
• Daniel Rae Costello, Dark Moon (1990, reggae-pop)
• Laisa Vulakoro, Na Jule Ni Hanahana (vude/pop fusion)
• Black Rose/Rosiloa, Raude (2000, meke-world)
• Savuto Vakadewavosa, Bulou noqu i Tau (2011, vude/pop fusion)
• Naseda, Noqu Daulomani (2015, reggae pop)
• Serenaders, Na Cava Beka Ko Galuvi Au Kina (2017, traditional/string-band)

FRANCE (PARIS)

• Guillaume de Machaut, Puis qu’en obli (14th c., rondeau)
• Jean-Baptiste Lully, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1670, Baroque comédie-ballet)
• Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune (1890, piano composition)
• Edith Piaf, L’hymne à l’amour (1956, chanson)
• Serge Gainsborough, Le poinçonneur des Lilas (1958, chanson)
• Françoise Hardy, Tous les garçons et les filles (1962, ye-ye)
• Charles Aznavour, La Boheme (1965, chanson)
• Johnny Hallyday, Noir c’est noir (1966, rock)
• Daft Punk, One More Time (2000, French house)
• David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland, When Love Takes Over (2009, dance-pop)

FRANCE (PROVENCE)

• Folquet de Marselha, Sitot me soi (12th c., troubador)
• Lei chivau-frus (Provençal traditional)
• Lo Cór de la Plana, La Vielha (2011, Provençal traditional)
• Darius Milhaud, Suite Provençale (1936, classical/modernist)
• Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time (1941, chamber music)
• Françoise Hardy, Tous les garçons et les filles (1962, ye-ye)
• Mireille Mathieu, Mon Credo (1966, chanson)
• Massilia Sound System, Toujours (2007, reggae)
• The Gypsy Queens, Do You Saint Tropez? (2014, acoustic pop)

GEORGIA

• Rustavi Ensemble, Thou Art a Vineyard (12th c., hymn)
• Basiani Ensemble, Chakrulo (Kakhetian table song)
• Basiani Ensemble, Khasanbegura (krimanchuli/Gurian folk)
• Hamlet Gonashvili, Little Spring (Kakhetian folk)
• Tsisperi Trio, Sakartvelo Lamazo (1981, folk)
• Nino Katamadze, Once in the Street (2004, jazz)
• Georgian Legend, Shatilis Asulo (2008, rock based on Tushetian folk song)
• 33a, Nami Vels (2013, folk-rock)
• Debi Gogochurebi, Mtielta Tamashobani (2013, Tushetian folk)
• Chveneburebi, Love at First Sight (2014, folk-rock)
• Trio Mandili, Apareka (2016, folk)

GERMANY (NORTHERN)

• Johann Sebastian Bach, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 (1713, Baroque cantata)
• Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, 1st mov. (1845, Romantic concerto)
• Lale Andersen, Lili Marlene (1939, pop)
• Faust, It’s a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl (1972, Krautrock)
• Kraftwerk, Autobahn (1974, electronic)
• Nena, 99 Luftballons (1983, NDW)
• Scorpions, Wind of Change (1990, hard rock)
• Heino, Blau blüht der Enzian (1992, Schlager/folk-pop)
• Rammstein, Du hast (1997, NDH)
• Ben Klock, Subzero (2009, EDM)

GHANA

• Traditional dancing from northern Ghana
• Koo Nimo, Death Is Everybody’s Business (Ashanti palm-wine/folk)
• E. T. Mensah and the Tempos, Day by Day (1960s, highlife)
• Wulomei, Aklowa (1975, Ga roots)
• Osibisa, Sunshine Day (1975, Afro-rock)
• Ebo Taylor, Love and Death (1980, highlife/Afrobeat)
• Reggie Rockstone, Eye Mo Da Anaa/Is It Sweet to Y’all? (1999, hiplife)
• Kwabena Kwabena, Aso (2004, highlife)
• Sarkodie, Adonai ft. Castro (2014, hip hop)
• Article Wan, Solo (2017, Afrobeat)

GREECE

• Prokeimenon of St Basil (Byzantine chant)
• Sofia Vembo, Poso Lypamai/I Am So Sorry (1939, pop)
• Vasilis Tsitsanis, Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki/Cloudy Sunday (1948, rebetiko)
• Melina Merkouri, The Children of Piraeus/Never On Sunday (1960, folk-pop)
• Grigoris Bithikotsis, I Am an Eagle Without Wings (1961, rebetiko)
• Mikis Theodorakis, Sun of Justice (1964, entékhno)
• Marinella, Stalia stalia (1968, laiko-pop)
• Nana Mouskouri, The White Rose of Athens (1969, folk-pop)
• Anna Vissi, Eleni (1995, laiko-pop)
• Sakis Rouvas, Kai Se Thelo (2008, pop)

GUATEMALA

• Guatemalan marimba band
• Gaspar Fernández, Benedicamus Domino (1602, liturgical music)
• Paco Pérez, Luna de Xelajú (1944, waltz) 
• Alux Nahual, Vuelve (1993, rock) 
• Bohemia Suburbana, Peces e Iguanas/Fish and Iguanas (1993, perf. 2018, alternative rock) 
• Shery feat. El Bardo, Uno Solo En Este Juego/Only One In This Game (2007, pop) 
• Ricardo Arjona feat. Gaby Moreno, Fuiste tú (2012, pop) 
• Fraaek, El Bosque/The Forest (2016, alternative rock) 
• Gaby Moreno, O, Me (2017, pop) 

HUNGARY

• Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847, piano)
• Rezső Seress, Gloomy Sunday (1933, infamous as the “Hungarian suicide song”)
• Béla Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (1936)
• Kati Kovács, I Won’t Be Your Plaything (1966, pop)
• Omega, The Girl with the Pearly Hair (1969, rock)
• Skorpió, My Great-Grandfather Said to Me (1974, rock)
• Neoton Família, Marathon (1980, pop-rock)
• Tomás Cseh, József Attila (1981, citizen song)
• Muzsikás, Fly Bird, Fly (1986, folk)
• Ákos, Igazán (2014, pop-rock)

ICELAND

• Árstíðir, Heyr himna smiður (13th c., hymn, perf. 2014)
• Óðinn Valdimarsson, Ég er kominn heim/I’ve come home (1960, pop)
• The Sugarcubes, Birthday (1988, alt rock)
• Björk, Army of Me (1995, rock)
• Sigur Rós feat. Steindór Andersen, Fjöll í austri fagurblá/Wonderful Blue Mountains in the East (2002, post-rock feat. traditional rimúr chant)
• Sigur Rós, Varúð/Caution (2012, post-rock)
• Of Monsters and Men, Little Talks (2012, indie folk)
• Olafur Árnalds, Only the Winds (2013, ambient)
• KALEO, Way Down We Go (2015, rock/blues)

INDIA (KARNATAKA)

• Mysore Ananthaswamy, O Nanna Chetana/O my spirit (Kannada Bhavageete [Carnatic])
• Gangubai Hangal, Raag Yaman (1961, khyal [Hindustani])
• Bhimsen Joshi, Majhe Maher Pandhari (2006, abhanga [Hindustani])
• B. R. Chaya, Hucchu Khodi Manasu (Kannada Bhavageete)
• C. Ashwath, Olithu Madu Manusa (Kannada Bhavageete)
• S. Janaki, Nagu Endide Manjina Bindu (1983, Kannada film)
• Chetan Sosca and Indu Nagaraj, Pyarge Aagbittaite (2012, filmi/retro-rock)
• Chendan Shetty, 3 PEG (2016, Kannada pop)

INDIA (PUNJAB)

• Jasraj, Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya (Hindu mantra)
• Shamshad Begum and Zohrabai Ambalewali, Udan Khatole Pe Ud (1946, Hindi filmi)
• Mukesh, Mera Joota Hai Japani (1955, filmi)
• Manmohan Waris, Kali Beh Ke Sochi Ni (1998, Punjabi pop-folk)
• Daler Mehndi, Tunak Tunak Tun (1998, bhangra)
• Panjabi MC, Mundian To Bach Ke (1998, bhangra)
• Sunidhi Chauhan, Aaja Nachle (2007, Hindi pop/filmi)
• Harshdeep Kour, Charkhe di kook (2008, Sufi/pop)
• Ammy Virk, Qismat (2017, Punjabi pop)

INDIA (RAJASTHAN)

• Traditional Ghoomar dance
• Bhanwari Devi, Saanwariyo Ghat mahi (Rajasthani folk) 
• Hisfolk, Kad Ao Ni Badila (Langa folk)
• Shanno Khurana, raga (Hindustani classical)
• Allah Jilai Bai, Kesariya Balam (maand/Rajasthani folk)  
• O. P. Vyas (composer), Bai Chali Sasariye (1988, Rajasthani filmi) 
• Alga Yagnik and Ila Arun, Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai (1993, Hindi filmi)
• Mame Khan, Desert Sessions (2015, Manganiyar folk)  
• Gaurav Bhatt feat. Pratiksha Kulshrestha, Sun Kabhi (2016, indie pop)
• Prateek Kuhad, cold/mess (2018, indie folk)

INDIA (UTTAR PRADESH)

• Kumar Bose, tabla solo (Benares gharana style)
• Chhannulal Mishra, thumri (purab ang thumri)
• Begum Akhtar, Woh jo humme tumme quarar tha (ghazal)
• Talat Mahmood, Ae Dil Mujhe Aesi Jagah Le Chal (1950, ghazal/filmi)
• Naushad, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1960, raga/filmi)
• Kishore Kumar, Khaike Pan Banaraswala (1978, filmi)
• Ravi Shankar, Raga Rasia (1983, raga on sitar)
• Ankit Tiwari, Galliyan (2014, filmi/acoustic pop)
• Meet Bros Anjjan and Kanika Kapoor, Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan (2015, filmi)

INDONESIA (JAVA)

• Sari Raras, gamelan (Javanese gamelan/gong ensemble)
• Nani Sukmawanti, Tembang Sunda (tembang sunda [classical Sundanese verse])
• Gesang Martohartono, Bengawan Solo (1940, kroncong [folk music with Portuguese influences])
• Rhoma Irama, Bhegadang (1973, dangdut [popular music with Indo-Arab influences])
• Chrisye, Lilin Lilin Kecil (1977, Indo pop)
• Detty Kurnia, Mawar Bodas (1980s, pop sunda)
• Idja Hadidjah, Tonggeret (1987, jaipongan [traditional dance])
• Iwan Fals, Bongkar (1989, pop-folk)
• Didi Kempot, Stasiun Balapan (1999, campursari [dangdut-kroncong crossover])
• Peterpan, Kukatakan Dengan Indah (2005, Indo pop)

IRAN

• Sa’id Hormozi, Mahur (radif)
• Hâyedeh, Gol-e Sang (1970s, pop)
• Vigen, Del-e Divane (1970s, jazz-pop)
• Farhad, Koodakaneh (1976, pop-rock)
• Khourosh Yaghmaei, Gol-e Yakh (1973, psychedelic rock)
• Googoosh, Hamsafar (1974, pop)
• Shahram Nazeri, Shirin Shirin (classical)
• Masters of Persian Music, Tasnif ba Man Sanama (2002, classical)
• Hich-Kas, Bunch of Soldiers (2008, hip-hop)
• Pallett Band, Naro, Beman (2012, folk-pop)

ISRAEL

• Bracha Zefira, I Have a Garden (1948, ethnic)
• Kaveret, Yo Ya (1973, rock)
• Arik Einstein, Ani Ve’ata (1978, rock)
• Zohar Argov, The Flower in My Garden (1982, Mizrahi)
• Ofra Haza, Im Nin’alu (1988, pop)
• David D’Or and Etti Ankri, Yad Anuga (1997, folk-pop)
• Mashina, There’s No Other Place (2003, rock)
• Idan Raichel, Mima’amakim (2005, folk-pop)
• Shlomo Arzi, Tetaaru Lachem (2007, folk rock)
• Sarit Hadad, I’m Wishing You (2011, pop-Mizrahi)

ITALY (LAZIO)

• Kyrie eleison (Old Roman chant)
• Saltarello laziale (perf. on zampogna pipes)
• Pavarotti, E lucevan le stelle/And the stars were shining from Tosca (1900, perf. 1978, opera)
• Ennio Morricone, L’Estasi dell’Oro/The Ecstasy of Gold (1966, soundtrack)
• Lucio Battisti, Mi ritorni in mente/Come back to me (1969, perf. 1970, pop)
• Nino Manfredi, Tanto pe’ canta’ (1970, Romanesco traditional)
• Gabriella Ferri, Sempre/Always (1973, Romanesco folk)
• Francesco de Gregori, Alice (1973, pop)
• Renato Zero, Il Carrazzone (1979, pop)
• Antonello Venditti, Grazie Roma/Thank you, Rome (1983, Roman pop)
• Eros Ramazzotti, La Cosa Mas Bella (1997, pop)

ITALY (SARDINIA)

• Luigi Lai, Le Salon de Musique (traditional launeddas)
• Totore Chessa, Campidanese (traditional melodeon)
• Maria Carta, Amore disisperadu (cantu a chiterra)
• Maria Carta, Deus te salvet Maria (gosos)
• Tenores de Bitta, Mialinu Pira (cantu a tenore)
• Tenores Ogliastra, Su patriotu sardu (national anthem, cantu a tenore)
• Coro de Confraternita di Santa Croce, Stabat Mater (liturgical)
• Tazenda, Domo mea (ethnic pop-rock)

ITALY (TUSCANY)

• Francesco Landini’s Non avra ma’ pieta questa mia Donna (14th c., ballata)
• Vincenzo de Galilei’s Contrapunto (1584, Renaissance lute)
• Jacopo Peri’s Euridice (1600, opera)
• Luigi Cherubini’s Médée overture (1797, classical/opera)
• Giacomo Puccini’s Nessun dorma from Turandot (1924, romantic/opera, performed by Luciano Pavarotti)
• Piero Umiliani’s Mah Nà Mah Nà (1968, pop/lounge)
• Caterina Bueno’s La Leggera (1976, Tuscan folk)
• Pupo’s Gelato Al Cioccolato (1980, pop)
• Andrea Bocelli, Con te partirò (1995, operatic pop)
• Jovanotti, Tuto L’Amore Che Ho (2010, pop)

JAPAN

• Kumikyoku Dai Ichi-Ban (instrumental folksong/min’yō)
• Gagaku (classical court music)
• Soran Bushi (Hokkaido min’yo)
• Kyu Sakamoto, Ue o Muite Arukō/“Sukiyaki” (1961, traditional pop/kayōkyoku)
• Koichi Sugiyama, Adventure from Dragon Quest III (1988, video game music)
• Hibari Misora, Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni (1989, enka)
• Yoko Takahashi, A Cruel Angel’s Thesis (1995, J-pop/anime theme)
• Hikaru Utada, First Love (1999, J-pop)
• SMAP, Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (2003, J-pop)
• AKB48, Teacher Teacher (2018, J-pop/idol)

JORDAN

• Samira Tawfik, Hinna Kibar El-Balad (1972, Bedouin folk)
• Tawfiq Al Nimri, Loohi Betarf el-Mandeel (1974, folk)
• Hussein Al Salman, La’ber ‘ala Terkeya (dabke/wedding dance)
• Zade Dirani, Zaina (2008, pop)
• RUM, Ya Mahla El Fusha (new age)
• El Morabba’, El Indak Khabar (2013, alt rock)
• Omar Al Abdallat, Zafetna (2014, Bedouin ethnic)
• Diana Karazon, Farhetna El Lieleh (2019, Arab pop)
• Toni Qattan, Yalla (2019, Arab pop)

KAZAKHSTAN

• Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Adai (19th c., folk feat. dombra)
• Turan Ensemble, Er Turan (2013, ethno-folk)
• Roza Rymbayeva, Aliya (1977, Soviet pop)
• Galymzhan Zholdasbay, Ak Tilek (2013, electro-folk)
• KeshYou, Rizamyn (2013, ethno-pop)
• Kairat Nurtas, Baika (2016, toi/pop)
• Jah Khalib, Leila (2017, hip hop)
• Ninety One, Ah!Yah!Mah! (2017, Q-pop)
• Dimash Qudaibergen, SOS (2021, pop)

LATVIA

• Tumša nakte (folk feat. kokle)
• Menuets, Dūdieviņš (1972, rock, written by Imants Kalniņš)
• Pērkons, Pie Baltas Lapas (1983, rock)
• Jumprava, Ziemeļmeita (1988, electronica)
• Mārtiņš Brauns, Saule, Pērkons, Daugava/Sun, Thunder, Daugava (1988, anthem)
• 100. Debija, Man Dimantu Nav/I Have No Diamonds (1995, pop/Eurodance)
• Prāta Vētra/Brainstorm, Tu izvēlējies palikt/You Chose To Stay (1999, rock)
• Vilki, Projām jāiet (2002, folk/daina)
• Lauris Reiniks, Es skrienu/I’m Running (2010, pop)
• Instrumenti, Lēna Ugens (2014, indie pop)

LEBANON

• Tony Kiwan, Dal’una (2014, dabke/traditional dance) 
• Wadih El Safi, Lebnan Ya Ote’et Sama/It’s All Right, Lebanon (mawal/pop) 
• Sabah, Akhadou el-Reeh/They Took the Wind (mawal) 
• Zaki Nassif, Raji’ Yit’ammar Lubnan/Lebanon Will Be Rebuilt (1970s, folk) 
• Fairuz, Bahebak Ya Lebnan/I Love You Lebanon (1973, folk-pop)
• Lydia Canaan, Beautiful Life (1995, rock) 
• Nancy Ajram, Ah W Noss/Yes and a Half (2004, pop) 
• Najwa Karam, Kallini Shoufak/Let Me See You (2009, pop) 
• Mashrou’ Leila, Raksit Leila/Leila’s Dance (2009, indie rock)
• Elissa, Asaad Wahda (2012, pop) 

LUXEMBOURG

• Dullemajik, Isléker Leet (folk, Luxembourgish)
• Laurent Menager, Kyrie (classical)
• Camillo Felgen, Sag warum (Schlager, 1958, German)
• Monique Melsen, Pomme pomme pomme (pop, 1971, French)
• Serge Tonnar, Vollekslid (pop-rock, 2016, Luxembourgish)
• Pascal Schumacher, On my mind (jazz, 2018)

MADAGASCAR

• Justin Vali, Taitra (1991, Malagasy traditional feat. valiha)
• Hazolahy, Toriny (1970s, mangaliba)
• Mahaleo, Adin-tsaina (1973, tsentsigat/folk pop)
• Rossy, Ngôma (1994, hira gasy/pop)
• Jaojoby, Velono (1994, salegy)
• D’Gary, Mora mora (1996, tsapika)
• Madagascar All Stars, Inona no mahaory (2009, ba-gasy)
• Nicolas Vatomanga, Wings (2015, jazz)
• Tence Mena, Tompimbady (2019, salegy/Afropop)

MALAYSIA

• Zapin pekajang (traditional Malay dance from Johor)
• P. Ramlee, Di Mana Kan Ku Cari Ganti/Where Will I Find Somebody Else? (1962, pop)
• M. Osman, Suzana (1963, pop yeh-yeh) 
• Sheila Majid, Sinaran/Light (1986, jazz pop) 
• Ziana Zain, Puncak Kasih/Love’s Summit (1997, pop) 
• Siti Nurhaliza, Bukan Cinta Biasa/No Ordinary Love (2003, pop) 
• Hujan, Kotak Hati/Heart Box (2010, alt rock) 
• Aman RA, Budak Flat (2016, hip hop) 
• Yuna feat. Usher, Crush (2016, pop) 

MEXICO (CENTRO)

• Los Dorados de Villa, La Cucaracha/The Cockroach (folk/corrido)
• Manuel Ponce, Estrellita/Little Star (1912, song)
• Maria Grever, perf. José Mojica, Júrame/Promise Me (1927, bolero)
• Jorge Negrete, Mexico Lindo y Querido/Mexico Lovely and Beloved (ranchera/mariachi)
• Vicente Fernandez, Volver, volver/Return, return (1967, ranchera)
• José José, El Triste/The Sad One (1970, pop ballad)
• Caifanes, La célula que explota/The Exploding Cell (1990, Rock en Español)
• Luis Miguel, O Tú, O Ninguna/Or You Or Nobody (1999, pop bolero)
• Café Tacvba, Eres/You Are (2003, Latin alternative/Rock en Español)
• Thalía feat. Maluma, Desde Esa Noche/Since That Night (2016, pop)

MEXICO (EL NORTE)

• Los Dorados de Villa, La Cucaracha (folk/corrido)
• Manuel Ponce, Estrellita (1912, song)
• Maria Grever, perf. José Mojica, Júrame (1927, bolero)
• Jorge Negrete, Mexico Lindo y Querido (ranchera/mariachi)
• Los Relámpagos del Norte, Hay Ojitos (1966, norteño)
• Ramon Ayala, Tragos Amargos (1991, ranchera/norteño)
• Ana Bárbara, Me asusta pero me Gusta (1995, grupera)
• Juan Gabriel, Así Fue (1998, pop)
• Carla Morrison, Disfruto (2013, indie pop)

MEXICO (OAXACA)

• Macedonio Alcalá, Dios nunca muere/God Never Dies, perf. Patricia Trujano (1868, waltz)
• Jesús “Chuy” Rasgado, perf. Trío Los Arieles, Naela (1930s, bolero) 
• Saúl Martínez, Luz de Luna (1950s-60s, bolero)
• Álvaro Carrillo, Se Te Olvida/La Mentira/Yellow Days (1960s, bolero)
• Lila Downs, Sabor a Mí/Taste of Me (1999, bolero) 
• Susana Harp, La Llorona (2002, folk/son istmeño)
• Lila Downs, Zapata Se Queda (2012, pop/cumbia) 
• Dueto Las Traviesas De Oaxaca, Cupido (2015, campirana/ranchera) 
• Banda Tierra Mojado, Carnaval Putleco (2015, tambora Oaxaqueña)

MOROCCO

• Mouha Oulhoussein Achiban, Ahidous [Moroccan Berber dance]
• Zahra Al Fassiya, الغربة/Exile (Malhun)
• Nass El-Ghiwane, Fein Ghadi Biyya/Where Are You Taking Me, Brother? (1973, chaabi)
• Ammouri M’Barek, Janbyyi (1986, Bedouin folk rock)
• Houcine Toulali, Al Gharam (1990s, Malhun)
• Najat Aatabou, Hadi Kedba Bayna (1992, chaabi)
• Master Musicians of Jajouka, Double Medahey (2007, Sufi)
• Mahmoud Guinia, Shaba Kouria (2013, Gnawa/trance)
• Saad Lamjarred, Lm3allem (2015, pop)
• Issam Kamal feat. Ahmed Khelloufi, Ya Salam (2017, chaabi-groove)

MOZAMBIQUE

• Traditional Tufo dance on the Island of Mozambique
• Venancio Mbande, timbila orchestra (Chopi folk)
• Fany Pfumo, Jorgina (1970s, marrabenta)
• Wazimbo, Nwalhulwana (1988, marrabenta)
• Mingas, Nweti (1994, marrabenta) 
• Gito Baloi, Naku Randza Wena (1997, Afro-jazz)
• Dilon Djindji, Marracuene (2005, marrabenta) 
• Lizha James, My Love (2018, Afro-pop)
• Ziqo, Muleza (2019, pandza) 

NEPAL

• Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Rajamati (1962, Newa folk)
• Hira Devi Waiba, Phariya Lyaaidiyechan (Nepali folk)
• Kumar Basnet, Deula Yo Joban (1960, pop-rock)
• Narayan Gopal, Ma Ta Lali Guras (classic pop)
• Amber Gurung, Yo Jindagi Ko (adhunik geet/modern song)
• Om Bikram Bista, Awaz Deu (adhunik pop)
• Deepak Bajracharya, Maya Ko Dori Le (2002, pop)
• 1974 AD, Kahile Kahile (2008, rock)
• Kutumba, Pariwartan (2011, folk/classical)
• Yama Buddha, Yaathi (2011, NepHop)

NEW ZEALAND

• Haka (Maori traditional)
• Fourmyula, Nature (1969, folk-pop)
• Split Enz, I Got You (1979, new wave pop)
• Patea Maori Club, Poi E (1983, Maori contemporary)
• Dave Dobbyn with Herbs, Slice of Heaven (1986, new wave pop)
• Crowded House, Don’t Dream It’s Over (1986, pop/rock)
• OMC, How Bizarre (1996, pop/hip hop)
• Bic Runga, Sway (1997, pop rock)
• Lorde, Royals (2012, pop)

NIGER

• Tohimo Dance (rec. 1960, Tuareg folk)
• Wodaabe Peul (Wodaabe traditional)
• Takrist Nakal, Illilagh Ténéré (1995, Tuareg blues)
• Mamar Kassey, Soukabe Leidi (1999, jazz-ethnic)
• Lakal Kaney, Soul Tamashek (2013, Rap Nigerien)
• Bombino, Imuhar (2010, Tuareg blues-rock)
• Tal National, Claire (2015, rock)
• Mdou Moctar, Adounia (2015, pop/psych rock)
• Groupe Sogha, Beidoudou (2022, Hausa/Zarma neo-traditional)

NIGERIA (NORTHERN/AREWA)

• Dan Maraya Jos, Wakar Ga Wani Yaya Gida Yayi Moto (c. 1970s, Hausa traditional)
• Prince Nico Mbarga, Sweet Mother (1976, highlife [pidgin])
• Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies, Still Searching (1978, soul/reggae)
• King Sunny Adé, Ja Funmi (1982, jùjú [Yoruba])
• Zaaki Azzay, Marry AM (1996, hip-hop)
• Jeremiah Gyang, Na Ba Ka (2004, gospel)
• M.I Abaga, Talk About It (2008, hip-hop)
• P-Square, Senorita (2011, Afropop)
• Ice Prince ft. Brymo, Oleku (2011, hip-hop/Afrobeat)
• 2Baba ft. Bongos Ikwue, Searching (2021, Afrobeat)

NORTH KOREA

• Kim So-Hee (pansori)
• Choi Jin on gayageum (sanjo)
• Sujecheon (jeongak/court music)
• Ri Kyong Suk and the Ponchobo Electronic Ensemble, Arirang (folk-pop)
• Isang Yun, Réak (1986, orchestral)
• Ponchobo Electronic Ensemble, Don’t Ask My Name (1990, pop)
• Hyon Song-wol, Excellent Horse-Like Lady (2005, pop)
• Moranbong Band, We Will Go To Mount Paektu (2015, light music)

PALESTINE

• Mustafa Al-Kurd, Le Bourreau (1976, folk)
• Al-Jalmawi, Hadayaeh Elel Welnojoom (wedding dance)
• Le Trio Joubran, Majâz (2007, oud)
• Rim Banna, A Time To Cry (2010, folk-pop)
• Mohammad Assaf, Ya Halali La Mali (2014, pop)
• Apo and the Apostles, Baji Wenek (2014, folk rock)
• Amal Murkus, Entazerha (2016, folk-pop)
• 47Soul, Gamar (2018, Shamstep)
• DAM, When will you get married? (2019, hip-hop)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• Blasius To Una, Kunai Dum-Dum (folk ballad) 
• Paramana Strangers, Kapu Polu (1982, string band)
• Bamboo band
• George Telek, Mi Save Ware Turu (1990, pop) 
• Hausboi, Highway to Paradise (2002, reggae) 
• Gedix Atege, Longtaim Pren (2004, pop) 
• O-Shen, Turangu (2005, reggae) 
• Justin Wellington, Iko Iko (My Bestie) (2017, pop)
• Anslom Nakikus, Tell Me (2019, reggae) 

PERU

• Chabuca Granda, La Flor de la Canela/The Cinnamon Flower (1950, criolla)
• Yma Sumac, Gopher Mambo (1954, exotica)  
• Los Saicos, Demolición (1964, punk rock)
• Los Incas, El Condor Pasa (1969, Andean folk)
• Tania Libertad, La Contamanina (1973, folk)
• Miki González, Akundun (1992, rock)
• Mar de Copas, Mujer Noche (1993, alternative rock)
• Susana Baca, Maria Lando (2013, Afro-Peruvian)
• Grupo 5, Apostemos que me caso/Let’s bet that I get married (2014, cumbia)
• Laguna Pai, Falsos Maestros (2018, reggae)

PORTUGAL

• Amália Rodrigues, Coimbra/Avril au Portugal (1951, fado)
• Zaca Afonso, Grândola, Villa Morena (1971, folk)
• Rui Veloso, Chico Fininho (1980, blues-rock)
• Emanuel, Pimba Pimba (1995, pimba)
• Da Weasel, Dialectos da Ternura (2007, hip hop tuga)
• Ana Moura, Os Búzios (2007, fado)
• Xutos & Pontapés, Quem é Quem (2009, rock)
• David Carreira, Não Papo Grupos (2016, pop)
• Salvador Sobral, Amar pelos dos (2017, jazz waltz)
• Mariza, Quem Me Dera (2018, new fado)

RUSSIA (SIBERIA)

• Altai Kai, Ойно, ойно, Алтай/Play, Play, Altai (Altai folk)
• Huun-Huur-Tu, Chiraa-Khoor (Tuvan folk)
• Namgar, Yaboo-Aidoo (Buryat folk-rock)
• Grazhdanskaya Oborona/Civil Defense, Вперёд!/Forward! (1987, punk rock)
• Yanka and Great Octobers, На чёрный день/For a Rainy Day (1988, post-punk)
• Kalinov Most, Родная/Native (1998, Russian folk rock)
• Therr Maitz, Doctor (2015, indie pop)
• Kyunney, Чээкэ/Cool (2017, Yakut pop)
• Elzhey & Feduk, Розовое вино/Rose wine (2017, Russian hip hop)

RUSSIA (WEST)

• Skuntsev family, Stepan Razin’s Dream (2020, folk)
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Theme from Swan Lake (1876, ballet)
• Sergei Rachmaninov, Bless the Lord, O My Soul from All-Night Vigil (1915, choral/liturgical)
• Leonid Kharitonov, Song of the Volga Boatmen (folk)
• Red Army Choir, Katyusha (1938, folk)
• Vladimir Vysotsky, Capricious Horses (1971, bard)
• Kino, Changes! (1987, rock)
• Ivanushki International, Universe (1995, pop)
• Grigory Leps, A Shot of Vodka (2002, Russian chanson)
• Otava Yo, Oi Dusya, Oi Marusya (2017, folk-rock)

RUSSIA (VOLGA)

• Karolina Cicha and Bart Palyga, Tipir (Tatar traditional)
• Almaz Monasypov, Тукай аһәңнәре/In the Rhythms of Tuqay (1974, symphonic poem)
• Zemfira, Хочешь?/If You Want? (2000, Russian rock)
• Vasilya Fattakhova, Туган як/Land of my Birth (2002, Tatar pop) 
• MakSim, Отпускаю/I’m Letting Go (2006, Russian pop)
• Alsou, Я тебя не придумала/I Didn’t Make You Up (2010, Russian pop)
• Irina Smelaya/Tatarka, АЛТЫН/Altyn (2016, Tatar rap)
• Torama, Шеньжа/Shenzha (2020, Mordvin folk)
• Elvin Grey, Роза/Rose (2021, Tatar pop)

SAUDI ARABIA

• Ardah/traditional dance
• Etab, Kh’abronink (1960s, Arabic traditional)  
• Talal Maddah, Muqadir (1976, Arabic traditional)
• Abadi Al-Johar, Galou Tara (1993, khaliji)
• Rabeh Saqer, Sahratna (2003, khaliji pop)
• Khalid Abdulrahman, بقايا جروح/Remains of a Wound (2005, khaliji) 
• Mohammed Abdu, Al Amaken (2005, perf. 2020, khaliji)  
• Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Ya Taib El Galb (2011, Arabic pop) 
• Alaa Wardi, Aisha (2013, a capella/raï)

SCOTLAND

• James Scott Skinner, Hector the Hero (1903, folk lament, perf. on bagpipes)
• Dougie Maclean, Auld Lang Syne (traditional)
• Ewan MacColl, Shoals of Herring (1960, folk)
• The Incredible String Band, Painting Box (1967, folk)
• The Corries, Flower of Scotland (1968, folk)
• Runrig, Loch Lomond (1979, perf. 1989, rock)
• Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983, synth-pop)
• The Performers, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1987, alt rock)
• Frankie Miller, Caledonia (1991, folk pop)
• Calvin Harris, Feel So Close (2011, dance-pop)

SERBIA

• Divna Ljubojević, Blagoslavi Duse Moja Gospodi (Slavonic Orthodox chant)
• Užičko kolo (traditional kolo/circle dance)
• Idoli, Maljčiki (1981, new wave)
• Fejat Sejdić, Leskovački zvižduk (1983, trubači/brass band)
• Toma Zdravković, Dotakao sam dno života/I Touched the Bottom of Life (1984, folk-pop)
• Lepa Brena and Miroslav Ilić, Jedan dan života (1985, folk-pop)
• Vesna Zmijanac and Dino Merlin, Kad zmirišu jorgovani/When Lilacs Smell (1988, neo-folk)
• Ekaterina Velika, Par godina za nas (1989, alternative rock)
• Šaban Bajramović, Geljan dade (2002, Romani jazz/blues)
• Ceca, Rasulo (2011, turbo-folk)

SINGAPORE

• The Quests, Shanty (1964, rock)
• Western Union Band, Sausalito (1972, rock)
• Kartina Dahari, Di Tanjung Katong (1974, kroncong/Malay folk-pop)
• Eric Moo and Liang Huizhen, 邂逅/Encounter (1984, xinyao/Singapore song)
• Liang Wern Fook, 一步一步來/One Step at a Time (1986, xinyao/Singapore song)
• Tanya Chua, Where I Belong (2001, pop)
• Gentle Bones, Until We Die (2013, indie pop)
• JJ Lin, Twilight (2015, pop)
• Stefanie Sun, Realize (2017, pop)

SLOVAKIA

• Radio Bratislava, Na Král’ovej Holi (Slovak folk from Horehronie)
• Ján Levoslav Bella, String Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Allegro (1876, Romantic)
• The Beatmen, Let’s Make a Summer (1965, rock)
• Marika Gombitová, Vyznanie (1979, pop) 
• Peter Nagy, Sme svoji/We Belong to Ourselves (1985, pop rock) 
• Banket, Prečo vy, ľudia 20. storočia, máte vždy zachmúrené obočia?/Why do you, people of the 20th century, keep frowning all the time? (1985, synth-pop) 
• Tublatanka, Pravda vít’azí/The Truth Prevails (1988, hard rock)
• Ego, Žijeme len raz/We Only Live Once (2012, rap/pop)
• Zuzana Smatanová, Horou/In a Mountain (2016, pop) 
• Hrdza, Stephen (2018, folk rock)

SOUTH AFRICA

• Solomon Linda, Mbube (1939, Zulu R&B)
• Elite Swingsters, Phalafala (1964, jazz/jive)
• Miriam Makeba, Pata Pata (1967, Afro-pop)
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Unomathemba (1973, isicathamiya)
• Brenda and the Big Dudes, Weekend Special (1983, R&B)
• Hugh Masekela, Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) (1986, protest/jazz)
• Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Scatterlings of Africa (1987, Afro-pop)
• Lucky Dube, Prisoner (1989, reggae)
• Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, Mbaqanga (1991, mbaqanga)
• Rebecca Malope, Hamba Lenqola (2002, gospel)

SOUTH KOREA

• Kim So-Hee (pansori/folk storytelling)
• Sujecheon (jeongak/court music)
• Arirang (traditional anthem)
• Lee Mi-ja, Camellia Lady (1964, trot)
• Shin Joong Hyun & The Men, Beautiful Rivers and Mountains (1972, psychedelic rock)
• Jang Yoon-jeong, Oh my (2004, trot)
• Psy, Gangnam Style (2012, K-pop)
• Jinusean, Tell Me One More Time (2015, hip hop)
• BIGBANG, Bang Bang Bang (2015, dance pop)
• Twice, TT (2016, K-pop)

SPAIN (CATALONIA)

• Anonymous, Stella Splendens (14th c. devotional)
• Joan Pau Pujol, Si del pan de vida (17th c., villancico/carol)
• Cobla Costa Brava, Conqueridora (sardana, comp. Ricard Viladesau)
• Isaac Albéniz, perf. Andrés Segovia, Asturias/Leyenda (1892, flamenco)
• Lluís Llach, L’Estaca (1968, Nova cançó)
• Peret, Borriquito (1971, Catalan rumba)
• Los Manolos, El meu avi (1991, habanera)
• Sopa de Cabra, Camins (2001, rock català)
• Manel, Benvolgut (2011, Catalan pop)
• Rosalía, Malamente (2018, Spanish flamenco pop)

SWEDEN

• Smörgåsklickarn, Trollpolska (polka)
• Hugo Alfven, Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 (1903, romantic)
• Jan Johannson, Visa från Utanmyra (1964, jazz)
• ABBA, Dancing Queen (1976, Europop)
• Ulf Lundell, Öppna landskap (1982, rock)
• Europe, The Final Countdown (1986, glam rock)
• Bathory, One Rode to Asa Bay (1989, Viking metal)
• Ace of Base, The Sign (1992, Euro reggae)
• Gamarna, Herr Mannelig (1996, folk-rock)
• The Knife, Heartbeats (2002, electropop)
• Lykke Li, I Follow Rivers (2011, Goth pop)

SWITZERLAND

• Kühreihen on alphorn
• Les Sauterelles, Heavenly Club (1968, beat/pop)
• Mani Mutter, I han es Zündhölzli azündt/I Lit a Match (1970s, folk)
• Polo Hofer, Alperose (1985, rock)
• Patent, Ochsner, W. Nuss vo Bümpliz (1997, rock)
• DJ BoBo, Chihuahua (2002, Eurodance)
• Gotthard, Heaven (2004, rock)
• Tinu Heideger, Luegid vo Bärg und Tal (2008, folk/traditional)
• Mike Candys & Evelyn, One Night in Ibiza (2012, electro/dance)
• Hecht, Charlotta (2015, rock)

THAILAND

• Khon dance accompanied by piphat ensemble
• Rabam Dawadoeng (piphat)
• Suraphon Sombatcharoen, Sao Suan Taeng/Girl from a Cucumber Farm (luk thung/country)
• Pongsri Woranuch, ไหนว่าไม่ลืม (1986, luk thung/country)
• Dao Bandon, Mae Jom Ka Lon/Slippery Women (1970s, T-pop/molam)
• Christina Aguilar, Mai Yok Rok (1993, T-pop)
• Tata Young, I Believe (2004, T-pop)
• Bird Thongchai, Too Much So Very Much (2010, T-pop)
• Bodyslam, Dharmajati (2014, Thai rock)
• Desktop Error, ควันจางลา (2014, alternative rock/shoegaze)

TUNISIA

• Saliha, Frag Ghzali (c. 1950s, Tunisian traditional)
• Hédi Jouini, Taba’ni/Follow Me (1950, pop)
• Naama, Ellila eid/Tonight We Celebrate (pop) 
• Sonia M’barek, Zahr Laymoun/Lemon Blossom (malouf/court music)
• Lotfi Jormana, Khatem Sobii/Ring Finger (mezwed) 
• Mounir Troudi, Rakeb al hamra/Riding a Red Horse (2013, jazz/Sufi) 
• Anouar Brahem, Halfaouine (2014, jazz/oud) 
• Emel Mathlouthi, Kelmti Horra/My Word is Free (2012, Arabic contemporary/protest, perf. 2015) 
• Ghalia Benali, Lamouni (2016, Arabic contemporary) 

TURKEY (EASTERN)

• Şivan Perwer, Ez Dilgese Canim (1978, Kurdish folk)
• Birol Topaloğlu, Oyalı Çemberine (1997, Laz folk)
• Kâzım Koyuncu, Didou Nana (2001, Laz folk-rock)
• Aynur Doğan, Keçe Kurdan (2004, Kurdish folk)
• Grup Abdal, Bağbozumu (2011, Eastern Anatolian folk)
• Barış Mançu, Dönence (1982, Anatolian rock)
• Zeki Müren, Gözlerin Doğuyor Gecelerime (1988, Turkish classical)
• Tarkan, Şımarık (1997, pop)
• İbrahim Tatlıses, Aramam (2004, Arabesk-pop)
• Özgür Baba, Dertli Dolap (2018, Turkish folk)

TURKEY (MARMARA/ISTANBUL)

• Old Janissairs Band, Ceddin Deden (Ottoman military band)
• Safiye Ayla, Üsküdara Gider İken/While Going to Üsküdar (1949, Turkish classical/folk)
• Erkin Koray, Cemalim/My Cemal (1974, Anatolian rock)
• Barış Mançu, Dönence/The Tropic (1982, Anatolian rock)
• Zeki Müren, Gözlerin Doğuyor Gecelerime/Your Eyes Rise Into My Nights (1988, Turkish classical)
• Tarkan, Şımarık/Kiss Kiss (1997, pop)
• İbrahim Tatlıses, Aramam (2004, Arabesk-pop)
• Gülşen feat. Murat Boz, İltimas/Favor (2014, pop)
• Özgür Baba, Dertli Dolap/Endless Trouble (2018, Turkish folk)

UGANDA (ACHOLILAND)

• Okojo (Acholi dance)
• Larakaraka (Acholi courtship dance)
• Baakisimba (Baganda people, subnational Kingdom of Buganda/Central Uganda)
• Philly Lutaaya, Born in Africa (Afro-Reggae genre)
• Afrigo Band, Oswadde Nyo
• Herman Basudde, Abaklaya ba Beeyi (Kadongo Kamu genre)
• David Lutaalo, Kapapala (Kidandali genre)
• Elia Ocung Wi Got (Acholi traditional music)

UKRAINE

• Kuban Cossack Choir, Young Halya (folk)
• Chorea Kozacky, The Cossack Rode beyond the Danube (folk)
• Mykola Leontovych, Shchedryk (1916, folk-classical)
• Sofia Rotaru, Chervona Ruta (1971, pop)
• Ruslana, Wild Dances (2003, pop)
• DakhaBrakha, Carpathian Rap (2012, folk fusion)
• Okean Elzy, Na Nebi (2014, rock)
• Kazka, Plakala (2018, pop/electrofolk)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

• Jaber Jasim, بي من سيع وناتي (Emirati traditional)
• Ali Obaed, From Syria to Seville (2016, composition for oud)
• Al-Mazyoud Al-Harbiya (2014, harbiya)
• Ahlam, Motheer (1995, khaliji pop)
• Hussain Al Jassmi, Bawada’ak (2001, khaliji pop)
• Mehad Hamad, Bargen Laah (2014, Arabic folk-pop)
• Omar Al Marzooqi, Jan Jonouni (2016, khaliji pop) 
• Hamdan Al-Abri, Falling (2012, soul) [brief profanity]

URUGUAY

• Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, La Cumparsita (1916, tango)
• Los Shakers, Rompan Todo/Break It All (1965, rock) 
• Alfredo Zitarrosa, Si te vas/If you leave (1966, folk)
• Rubén Rada, Las Manzanas/The Apples (1969, candombe [Afro-Uruguayan drum ensemble]) 
• El Kinto, Muy Lejos Te Vas (1971, candombe beat) 
• Gustavo Pena, Pensamiento de Caracol/Snail Thoughts (1991, pop) 
• Jaime Roos, Amor profundo/Deep love (2000, pop) 
• No Te Va Gustar, Chau/Bye (2010, rock) 
• Campo, 1987 (2012, pop) 

UZBEKISTAN

• Turgun Alimatov, Rokhat/The Pleasure (folk, feat. dutar)
• Muhammadjon Mirzayev, Bahor val’si/Spring Waltz (Uzbek traditional)
• Yalla, У́чкудук, три коло́дца/Uchkuduk, Three Water Wells (1981, folk rock)
• Sherali Jo’rayev, O’zbegim/My Uzbek People (Uzbek traditional, perf. 2018)
• Bolalar feat. Lola Yo’ldosheva, Ундан нимам кам/How am I less than him? (2004, pop-rock) 
• Sogdiana Fedorinskaya, Serdtse-Magnit/Magnet Heart (2006, folk pop)
• Shoxrux, Hayolimdasan/In My Dream (2005, rap) 
• Sevara Nazarkhan, Там нет меня/You Won’t Find Me (2010, Russian pop)
• Shohruxon, Yurak (2019, Uzbek pop)

VENEZUELA

• Gualberto Ibarreto, El Diablo Suelto (written 1888, waltz/joropo)
• Simón Diaz, Alma Llanera (written 1914, joropo)
• Hugo Blanco, Moliendo Cafe (1961, joropo/orquídea)
• Henry Stephen, Limón, Limonera (1969, rock)
• Soledad Bravo, Allá viene un corazón (1974, danza)
• Oscar D’León, Llorarás (1975, salsa)
• Sentimiento Muerto, Una Mirada Doce Todo y Nada (1988, punk rock)
• Los Amigos Invisibles, Vivire para ti (2009, acid jazz/funk)
• Guaco, Vivo (2012, tropical music)
• Danny Ocean, Me Rehúso (2016, Latin pop)

VIETNAM

• Xuân Hinh, Xẩm Thập Ân (xẩm/blind bard song)
• Ban Nhạc Trúc Xanh, Lưu thủy Kim tiền – Xuân phong Long hổ (nhã nhạc/court music)
• Người ơi người ở đừng về (2004, quan họ/folk) 
• Thu Huyền, Tình Thư Hạ Vị (2002, hát chèo/popular theater)
• Khánh Ly and Trịnh Công Sơn, Diễm Xưa (1974, folk-pop)
• Ánh Tuyết, Thiên thai (2002, folk-pop)
• Lam Trường’s Tình Thôi Xót Xa (1998, V-pop)
• Son Tung M-TP’s Lạc trôi/Drifting in Mind (2017, V-pop)

YEMEN

• Hasan al-Ajami & Ahmed Ushaysh, Min sihr ‘aynak al-amân (2001, classical Sanaan feat. sahn mimyeh/copper tambourine)
• Ahmed Fathi, In Yehremona (2009, classical Sanaan feat. oud)
• Mohammed Hamoud Al-Harithy, Roud El-Salam (traditional song)
• Abu Bakr Salem Belfkih, Ya Samar (1998, khaleeji)
• A-WA, Habib Galbi (2016, Yemeni-Mizrahi ethnic pop)
• Ammar Alazaki, Ghanni Ghanni (2018, Arabic pop)
• YungYem, A Fire Broke Out (2019, hip hop)
• Balqees, Taala Tchouf (2019, Arabic pop)