Suggest me some World music

... like Mariachi, "Chinese music," and other cultural tunes from around the globe.

It's difficult to know where to start, but I'd like to broaden my musical palate by listening to stuff outside of my cultural tradition.

Just going to add to your OP, do you guys know any good French music?

Great Big Sea? They are Atlantic Canadian celtic/folk music. Probably not what you meant by "world" music though...

Great Big Sea? They are Atlantic Canadian celtic/folk music. Probably not what you meant by "world" music though...

redstorm72

LOL

I can't believe there is another person on OT who knows who they are.

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Great Big Sea? They are Atlantic Canadian celtic/folk music. Probably not what you meant by "world" music though...

Storm_Marine

LOL

I can't believe there is another person on OT who knows who they are.

Haha, well, I am Canadian and they come to Ottawa pretty much every year. Ive seen them twice in concert, and once at a Canada day celebration.

There's the Yoshida Brothers if you like teh shamisen, I'm not sure if that's the kind of stuff you had in mind though.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ron17xFNBf0

Beautiful Chinese String Ensemble.

Beautiful Chinese String Ensemble.

the_bi99man

Exquisite.

Here's "The Dance of the Turtle" by some Japanese drummers.

It's from an album called World Music and they're Swedish, what more could you want.

It's from an album called World Music and they're Swedish, what more could you want.

bobbetybob

Did you just search youtube for "world music"?

I did, and that was what I got, too. :P

Here's "The Dance of the Turtle" by some Japanese drummers.

Storm_Marine

That was transcendent. 

Just going to add to your OP, do you guys know any good French music?

Wolfetan

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson

Francoise Hardy - Mon amie la rose

Jane Birkin - Ex Fan des Sixties

but most importantly THIS

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It's from an album called World Music and they're Swedish, what more could you want.

the_bi99man

Did you just search youtube for "world music"?

I did, and that was what I got, too. :P

Ali Farka Toure

http://youtu.be/NrDlvqSEQ8U

Or his son Vieux Farka Toure

http://youtu.be/vrzR5uNWDtA

Both are absolutely INCREDIBLE. 

 Jimmy Free on iTunes and his album Remember. Check him out. He is an awesome (master) violinist and truly deserves more credit.

12 Girls Band are pretty cool. They're a Chinese orchestra made up of 13 Chinese women. It used to be 12, but they recruited another because there were some lineup changes. They usually play covers of songs. I'm not sure if they actually play originals. This is them playing Silent Night, check them out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-cNX1Phsc