I’ve noticed that when meeting a foreign person, mentioning that you like a beloved artist from their country is one of the best way to create a good vibe.

Which revered artist/group (not necessarily musician) from your place should I learn about?

A few examples I’m thinking about (correct me if I’m wrong):

Country Artist
Argentina Carlos Gardel
Australia Powderfinger
Austria Mozart, Falco, Thomas Bernhard
Beligum Jacques Brel, Stromae
Brazil Raul Seixas, Zé Ramalho
Cabo Verde Cesária Évora
Canada Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion, Gordon Lightfoot
Egypt Umm Kulthum
France Daft Punk
Germany Kraftwerk, Die Ärzte, Franz Kafka
Iceland Björk
Italy Elio e le Storie Tese
Malawai Evison Matafale
Mali Salif Keita
Scotland The Proclaimers, Sean Connery
Sweden Astrid Lindgren
USA Dolly Parton

Edit: Spent my Saturday morning vibing, adding the “consensual” suggestions to the table.

  • livus
    3•1 year ago

    Aotearoa. Suzy Cato is universally loved, but people could be suspicious about how you came to know about her.

    • oce 🐆OP
      1•1 year ago

      Suzanne Noreen Cato (born 20 June 1968) is an Australian-born New Zealand children’s entertainer. She is best known as the host of several New Zealand children’s television programmes, most notably Suzy’s World and You and Me.

      Yeah, not really the kind of thing you would discover by immersing yourself in your hobby.