In short, what are some awesome songs to listen to in that are from the country/region/whatever you live in, were born in, or both? Spotify thinks the only music I like is random American bands that nobody has ever heard of (note: I am not American). No shame to them, they actually make pretty good music, but I would like some variety.
Anything worth listening to would be good (from rock to pop, hard metal to folk, anything is fine). I would prefer non-English songs if possible, I like the beats and such you see)
edit: currently I have added a bunch of songs suggested on different corners internet (from Finnish polkas to Balkan rock, Brazilian pop to Polish folk music, and Gorbachev-era Russian bands to Scottish singers)
I’m from Belgium.
I suppose Technotronic’s Pump Up the Jam is now more well-known again as a running joke in Philomene Cunk’s show. In a similar vein, there’s The Immortals’ Techno Syndrome, better known as “Mortal Kombat”. But these are both English, of course.
As for songs in our local languages, on the Dutch side Gorki’s Mia always ranks highly (but I’m not sure how much you get from it without understanding the lyrics) while Laïs’ rendition of 't Smidje has some weird international appeal. On the French side there’s several strong hits like the entire discography of Stromae, Plastic Betrand’s Ça Plane Pour Moi, or Eurovision-winning Sandra Kim’s J’aime La Vie.