Best Music of 2017 Around the World
- Horacio Ramírez
- 15 ene 2018
- 6 Min. de lectura
The world is composed of 195 countries, and yet, the year-end lists of the most respectable websites are always packed with albums and songs from English speaking countries. If that music is actually the best or if it's only a matter of marketing and accessibility (or even laziness from music curators) can give us hours of a good debate, but doing some research we were able to find big gems from all over the globe and in an effort to share some of them, we divided the world in 10 regions (very debatable division, but it works for a fair global representation) and selected 10 great albums for each one of them. Hungry for Argentinean or Japanese electronics, Cameroonian or Portuguese rock, Spanish flamenco or even some Mali tishoumaren? We got you covered!
AFRICA
(Comprises the whole African continent, except Egypt and the Maghreb)
10. Rationale - Rationale
From: Zimbabwe
Genre: Pop
Selected track: Into the blue
9. Oumou Sangaré - Mogoya
From: Mali
Genre: Wassoulou
Selected track: Kamelemba
8. Tony Allen - The Source
From: Nigeria
Genre: Jazz
Selected track: Wolf eats wolf
7. Spoek Mathambo - Mzansi Beat Code
From: South Africa
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: I found you
6. Kondi Band - Salone
From: Sierra Leone
Genre: Afrobeat
Selected track: Titi Dem Too Service
5. Sampa the Great - Birds and the Bee9
From: Zambia
Genre: Hip-Hop
Selected track: Rhymes to the East
4. Songhoy Blues - Résistance
From: Mali
Genre: Blues
Selected track: Bamako
3. Tinariwen - Elwan
From: Mali
Genre: Tishoumaren
Selected track: Sastanàqqàm
2. Ibibio Sound Machine - Uyai
From: Nigeria
Genre: Afro-funk
Selected track: Give me a reason
1. Vagabon - Infinite worlds
From: Cameroon
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: The Embers
ASIA
(Comprises Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia and South-East Asia)
10. Monkey to Millionaire - Tanpa Koma
From: Indonesia
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Tular
9. Noh Salleh - Angin Kencang
From: Malaysia
Genre: Rock
Selected track: Renjana
8. Mondo Grosso - 何度でも新しく生まれる
From: Japan
Genre: Pop
Selected track: ラビリンス
7. Okada Takuro - Nostalgia
From: Japan
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: 硝子瓶のアイロニー
6. Yeseo - Million Things
From: South Korea
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Silhouette
5. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Async
From: Japan
Genre: Ambient
Selected track: Andata
4. Sid Vashi - Azuma Kazuma
From: India
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Darling
3. Re-TROS - 喝彩之前 (Before the Applause)
From: China
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: 大氣層 (Atmosphere)
2. Aristophanes - 人為機器 (Humans become Machines)
From: Taiwan
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: 人為機器 (Humans become Machines, feat. Grimes)
1. Cornelius - Mellow waves
From: Japan
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: あなたがいるなら (If you're here)
EASTERN EUROPE
(Comprises the European Countries within the territory between Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia to the west, Russia to the North and East, and Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to the south)
10. Kalle - Saffron Hills
From: Czech Republic
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Felid
9. EZ Basic - Sissyfuzz
From: Hungary
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Bruise Boy
8. Jacaszek - Kwiaty
From: Poland
Genre: Ambient
Selected track: Daffodils
7. Everything is Made in China - Acquired taste
From: Russia
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: B-263-54
6. The Man of Managra - Half a Century Sun
From: Greece
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Sipping on sorrow
5. Silent Strike - It's not safe to turn off your computer
From: Romania
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: It's not safe to turn off your computer
4. Fallgrapp - V Hmle
From: Slovakia
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Dym
3. Golan - Intro
From: Romania
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: Nevertheless
2. Tús Nua - Horizons
From: Croatia
Genre: Shoegaze
Selected track: Geysir
1. Evident - Mysteries we don't have Time to Think About
From: Slovenia
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: In front of
LATIN AMERICA
(Comprises Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America)
10. Wet Baes - Changes
From: Mexico
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: Changes
9. Rod Blur - The Life and Death of Delta Houser and the Zombies from the Sun
From: Peru
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Selected track: Intruder
8. AJ Dávila - El Futuro
From: Puerto Rico
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Post Tenebras Lux
7. Apanhador Só - Meio que Todo è Um
From: Brasil
Genre: Indie Folk
Selected track: Sopro
6. Sotomayor - Conquistador
From: Mexico
Genre: Tropical Electronic
Selected track: Eléctrico
5. Tei Shi - Crawl Space
From: Argentina
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Say You Do
4. Mula - Aguas
From: Dominican Republic
Genre: Tropical Electronic
Selected track: Nunca Paran
3. Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado - La Síntesis O'Konor
From: Argentina
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Fuego
2. Arca - Arca
From: Venezuela
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: Desafío
1. Juana Molina - Halo
From: Argentina
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Paraguaya
MIDDLE EAST
(Comprises Western Asia, Egypt and the Maghreb)
10. Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Les Sourdes Oreilles
From: Lebanon
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Selected track: En Faction
9. Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca & Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa
From: Egypt
Genre: Shaabi
Selected track: Ekaa Maksour
8. Hello Psychaleppo - Toyour
From: Syria
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Anqa
7. Nuri - Drup
From: Tunisia
Genre: Folktronic
Selected track: 9roov
6. Yasmine Hamdan - Al Jamilat
From: Lebanon
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: La Ba'den
5. Bedouine - Bedouine
From: Syria
Genre: Folk
Selected track: Solitary Daughter
4. Eskiz - Beterin Beteri Var
From: Turkey
Genre: Rock
Selected track: Deliriyorum
3. Omar Souleyman - To Syria, with love
From: Syria
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Ya Bnayya
2. Sevdaliza - Ison
From: Iran
Genre: Trip Hop
Selected track: Bluecid
1. Noga Erez - Off the record
From: Israel
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Dance While you Shoot
NORTH AMERICA
(Comprises Canada and the United States)
10. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
From: United States
Genre: Hip Hop
Selected track: Legend has it
9. Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent
From: United States
Genre: Punk Rock
Selected track: A Private Understanding
8. Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex
From: United States
Genre: Dream Pop
Selected track: Apocalypse
7. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
From: United States
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Pure Comedy
6. The National - Sleep Well Beast
From: United States
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
5. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at me
From: United States
Genre: Indie Folk
Selected track: Ravens
4. Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
From: United States
Genre: Hip Hop
Selected track: Humble.
3. St. Vincent - Masseduction
From: United States
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: New York
2. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
From: United States
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: Tonite
1. Perfume Genius - No Shape
From: United States
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: Slip Away
OCEANIA
(Comprises Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands)
10. Fazerdaze - Morningside
From: New Zealand
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Lucky Girl
9. Angus and Julia Stone - Snow
From: Australia
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Chateau
8. Methyl Ethel - Everything is Forgotten
From: Australia
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: No. 28
7. Nadia Reid - Preservation
From: New Zealand
Genre: Folk
Selected track: Preservation
6. Yumi Zouma - Willowbank
From: New Zealand
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Persephone
5. Gang of Youths - Go farther in Lightness
From: Australia
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: What can I do if the Fire Goes out?
4. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland
From: Australia
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Selected track: Crumbling Castle
3. Pond - The weather
From: Australia
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: Sweep me off my Feet
2. Aldous Harding - Party
From: New Zealand
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: Blend
1. Lorde - Melodrama
From: New Zealand
Genre: Pop
Selected track: Green Light
SCANDINAVIA
(Comprises Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Faroe Islands)
10. INVSN - The Beautiful Stories
From: Sweden
Genre: Punk Rock
Selected track: This Constant War
9. Susanne Sundfør - Music for People in Trouble
From: Norway
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: Mountaineers (feat. John Grant)
8. Lowly - Heba
From: Denmark
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Word
7. Makthaverskan - III
From: Sweden
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: In my Dreams
6. Jens Lekman - Life will See you Now
From: Sweden
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: How we Met, the Long Version
5. Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
From: Norway
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Nemoralia
4. Pale Honey - Devotion
From: Sweden
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: How do I always Feel this Way?
3. Wy - Okay
From: Sweden
Genre: Shoegaze
Selected track: Bathrooms
2. Björk - Utopia
From: Iceland
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: Blissing me
1. Fever Ray - Plunge
From: Sweden
Genre: Art Pop
Selected track: To the Moon and Back
UNITED KINGDOM
(Comprises the United Kingdom and Ireland)
10. Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens
From: Wales
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Anxi (feat. Jenny Hval)
9. Laura Marling - Semper Femina
From: England
Genre: Folk
Selected track: Nothing, not Nearly
8. Pumarosa - The Witch
From: England
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Priestess
7. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
From: England
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Yuk Foo
6. The Horrors - V
From: England
Genre: New Wave
Selected track: Something to Remember me By
5. Mount Kimbie - Love what Survives
From: England
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Blue Train Lines (feat. King Krule)
4. King Krule - The Ooz
From: England
Genre: Trip Hop
Selected track: Czech One
3. Sampha - Process
From: England
Genre: R&B
Selected track: Blood on Me
2. Slowdive - Slowdive
From: England
Genre: Shoegaze
Selected track: Sugar for the Pill
1. The XX - I See You
From: England
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Say Something Loving
WESTERN EUROPE
(Comprises Iberia, France, Benelux, Italian Peninsula, Germany, Switzerland and Austria)
10. Yeah but No - Yeah but No
From: Germany
Genre: Electronic
Selected track: Sand
9. Warhaus - Warhaus
From: Belgium
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Love's a stranger
8. Andrea Laszlo de Simone - Uomo Donna
From: Italy
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: Vieni a Salvarmi
7. Juniore - Ouh Là Là
From: France
Genre: Indie Pop
Selected track: Panique
6. Errorsmith - Superlative Fatigue
From: Germany
Genre: Techno
Selected track: I'm Interesting, Cheerful and Sociable
5. Rosalía - Los Ángeles
From: Spain
Genre: Flamenco
Selected track: De Plata
4. 10000 Russos - Distress Distress
From: Portugal
Genre: Garage Rock
Selected track: Tutilitarian
3. Phoenix - Ti Amo
From: France
Genre: Indie Rock
Selected track: J-Boy
2. Ibeyi - Ash
From: France
Genre: Folk
Selected track: Me Voy (feat. Mala Rodríguez)
1. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest
From: France
Genre: Synthpop
Selected track: Rest
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