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• some chill, maybe non-angsty rap

• Ievan Polkka

• Коробейники

• 跟我在一起 the number of 天s in this song hits the feels.

So many. I like music and I like languages so when there are lyrics there's a good chance it's not English.

• Dead can dance - The Host of Seraphim - moody female vocals with backing instruments and synth that resembles religious sad hymns (not even in a real language)
• 王菲 Faye Wong《四月雪 April Snow - melancholy mandarin pop from 2003
• Hocico - Ecos - Mexican electro-industrial on the aggressive side
• Juno Reactor - Conquistador (part 1 and 2) - technically 2 songs, in Latin, Spanish and I think Xhosa. Same person who did the music from the matrix, these are sort of a musical interpretation of South American history
• Sepultura - Ratamahatta - Brazilian metal
• All about Lily Chou-Chou OST - Arabesque(アラベスク) - fictional band with female vocals, beautiful melancholy song in Okinawan
• Fly, Fly My Sadness - The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu and Moscow Art Trio - Mongolian throat singers (if you've never heard this technique, it's incredible and unlike anything else, this song isn't the best example though, search for huun huur tu videos) and an ethereal Bulgarian choir.
• The Mirror Conspiracy ft. LouLou - Le Monde - French lyrics, chillout downtempo electronic
• Björk - Úm Akkeri - Icelandic version of her song The Anchor Song
• Yothu Yindi - Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming) - a classic 1989 Australian song in Yolŋu and English. Not my favourite but I wanted to have the continent represented here.
• Thievery Corporation - Satyam Shivam Sundaram - another downtempo chillour from the same group, this time in Hindi
• Daler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun - too catchy not to mention, Punjabi pop, hilariously cheesy video clip

There are so many more. I didn't even touch Caribbean patois or Arabic or Polynesian languages etc. I'm very big on global music though, especially with a strong beat and lyrical themes on anti-colonialism...

There are a lot of operas that I thoroughly enjoy that are largely in Italian that are just incredibly moving. Pavarotti singing Pagliacci is insanely moving, as one example.

The whole genre of City Pop is awesome.

Indian Folk Metal -- Bloodywood - Dana Dan

I've got quite a bunch, in multiple languages and genres. Here are a few. Let me know what you think.

Culcha Candela x HBz - Hamma 2k22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9fD6UA4xs

Tacabro - Tacata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqFtayBRdfs

Shiva - Auto Blu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGlWbPR6SjA

t.A.T.u. - Malchik Gay

Blümchen - Heut' ist mein Tag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXay1pdfQpI

G-Dragon - Butterfly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qqghzKAMM

Nier Replicant & Nier Automata soundtracks

All in chaos language (a.k.a. pure gibberish).

Pretty partial to Japanese pop myself. I'm learning Japanese partially so i can understand the songs. Yoasobi's songs are a good general recommendation, I would recommend Yoru ni Kakeru, Gunjou, and Seventeen.

Numa Numa Yay, Numa Numa Yay, Numa Numa Numa Yay!

I listen to a lot of K-pop. I don't know more than a very small handful of Korean.

(French) Meryl - Coucou https://open.spotify.com/track/3kiTnvHHKipoAwa40GTGGy?si=hjnmnrfbTEOoypCdxLeSOw

(Twi) Kato Change, Winyo: Abiro (with Winyo) - Afro House https://open.spotify.com/track/3dC7XCt0E0bJG53Tdp6AkC?si=_1lzZa8BTlGXD4ZgFgcL2A

(Russian) Erik Lundmoen - Яд (Yad) https://open.spotify.com/track/59vIllaE2ottAAAtAiAuLt?si=qomTpbPuQi2A_TZZ7y105A

(Chinese, assuming Mandarin) Xian (from Daily life of the immortal king, a good song) https://open.spotify.com/track/4wS9qzjqOEZdZqpTQpUvzp?si=rAGehbsWQR60flO9eROk2Q

(Japanese) Hatsune Miku x STEAKA - Doping Dance https://open.spotify.com/track/42pjAjhZQG4BGmOmAhgwbP?si=MwOf09VlTdKP1y5WuWDo9Q

(Brazilian Portuguese) DJ Gudog - Beat Mágico que mexe a sua mente https://open.spotify.com/track/6nluwwQLiTI2ExXtWm81w6?si=ovRzolZcREqzdAd4RGob8A

(Spanish) Kali Uchis x Peso Pluma - Igual que un Ángel https://open.spotify.com/track/6XaJfhwof7qIgbbXO5tIQI?si=vxm3V8hOTYKYqZ9jk0qBQg

(Assuming Hindi) Mitraz - Akhiyaan https://open.spotify.com/track/2l3dFxtoSMgMQVyRIUHjpz?si=UyhBbaHiQLuJCbaNFpmY9w

Poi E - Patea Māori Club

I recently found this song, Kai Tangata, by Alien Weaponry. They're a New Zealand band, and the song features a lot of Maori warriors and the entire song is sung in Maori. Really amazing imagery in the video, shows off a lot of combat and Haka.

Asian Kung Fu Generation - After Dark

My playlist of Armenian music is inappropriately huge. You will regret asking this question.

• Garabala - Habrban

• Serj Tankian ft. Larisa Ryan - Ari Im Sokhag

• Serj Tankian - Artsakh

• Garik and Sona - Mayro I do not have a huge crush on Sona Rubenyan shut up.

• Adana Project - Gini Lic maybe turn off the subtitles unless you hate Turkey as much as Armenia does...

• Sevak Amroyan - Yarkhushta aw fuck yeah

• Nare Gevorgyan - Mer Ergire

I have many, MANY more. I am not remotely Armenian, just a huge SOAD fan who fell down a youtube rabbit hole one day...

Kind of a joke but the song is catchy.

Salsa Tequila

The guy is a Norwegian comedian I think & he bet his friends that he could get a dumb song into the Billboard top 10 or something. I believe he succeeded in a few European countries.

The song is absolutely ridiculous considering he doesn’t speak Spanish, but it’s just a funny story.

I got really into German punk a few years ago. Some of my favorites.

Die Ärzte Schrei nach Liebe

Wizo Raum Der Zeit

Die Toten Hosen Hier kommt Alex

Camille - Ta douleur

There's a bunch of hardbass I like that's usually in Russian or some other slavic language Mostly listen to Uamee

Yelle - A Cause Des Garçons (Tepr Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqYhuwu614Y

No idea what this song name is Infected Mushroom - תרקוד לנצח. It's in Hebrew I believe. No idea what it's about, but I think it sounds great. Also Leonard Dembo - Mutadzi Ngaaregererwe. It's just super chill. It's in an African language, can't remember which.

I would normally just go with an Infected Mushroom tune (there are a few in Hebrew like Lost in Space which also has Arabic at the end), but I challenged myself to think beyond my regular playlist, and Disko Partizani was the first that came to mind (partly in English, but otherwise in Romanian, I'm pretty sure).. Great tune and it's been ages since I gave it a listen, so thanks for the reminder!

I'm sure there are more examples, but my mind is drawing a blank right now.. This is going to bug me all evening lol

Amatz by Shanti Dope https://g.co/kgs/wkcx8Wj

Who killed UN Owen https://youtu.be/eCyf9C6dHYE?si=IcV5ZkNFNGBexBey

This, which I remember from the FIFA 06 soundtrack: https://youtu.be/M-rZ3602Lm8?feature=shared

La Bamba

Jane Air, Junk

Rammstein, Moskau

Afterhours, Vedova Bianca (There's an English version that was used in Mr. Robot)

Kasa no Hone - Anathallo

Pretty much anything by Sigur Ros

I like most songs by Carla's Dreams (Romanian/Moldovan + Russian). From eurovision, Shum (Ukrainian) and My sister's crown (English+Ukrainian+Czech+Bulgarian) are pretty good. Slavic languages just sound nice in songs.

Also most pop in catalan (eg. La sortida, escriurem, Ara!).

For something rarer check out Pat Boy who sings in Mayan.

I think that would describe half my catalog :-/

• Finnish Iskelmä
  • Stig - Puumaa mä metsästä
  • Arttu Wiskari - Sirpa
  • Lemon - Nainen Tummissa (cover of Lady in Black)
• Thai
  • จ๊อบ บรรจบ - ดูเธอทำ (Job 2 Do - Doo doo doo)
  • Soreng Santi (สรวง สันติ) - Kuen Kuen Lueng Lueng (cover of Iron Man … sort of)
• most versions of Bella Ciao (except La Casa de Papel for some reason)
  • Bella ciao cantata dal coro R'Esistente del Pratello
• the “fun” stuff coming out of Ukraine
  • О.Пономарьов М.Хома Т.Тополя Є.Кошовий Ю.Ткач П.Чорний - УКРАЇНА ПЕРЕМОЖЕ
  • Andriy Khlyvnyuk x The Kiffness - Ukrainian Folk Song ARMY REMIX
  • Cвітоглядець - Bayraktar

All of Warduna and Heilung. Don't understand a single word but love the music.

Mungkin Nanti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWcMwUySDvI

Ruina Imperii by Sabaton

The entirety of NieR and NieR Automata's vocal tracks. Most of them are actually just gibberish.

Taikatalvi by Nightwish

99 Luftballoons - Nena https://open.spotify.com/track/2IJftBfq7pJ43tfnOR0RB3?si=Tj9rOKguQkOmpb3jJM27uw

Anything by stromae really. In some of his songs you can even hear the emotion he conveys without understanding any French

Melor Famigal

Eivør - Trøllabundin

I have listened to it so much that I know the lyrics perfectly, and it's even possible my pronunciation is close to correct, yet I don't speak a word of Faroese.

White Tiger Field (Byakkoya) by Susumu Hirasawa

Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano

https://youtu.be/-VsmF9m_Nt8?feature=shared

Traicionera by Sebastian Yatra.