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international

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The "international" tag encompasses music rooted in specific cultural and regional traditions from around the world, often sung in non-English languages. It celebrates diverse musical heritage, from African rhythms and Latin grooves to Celtic folk and beyond, representing authentic expressions of local identity. This category highlights global sounds that retain their cultural distinctiveness while crossing borders to reach wider audiences.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
53		1958	Ravi Shankar	The Sounds of India	sitar	indian classical # 18 indian # 94 sitar # 99
66		1958	Beny Moré	Canciones de Amor	bolero international latin rumba	bolero # 52 rumba # 72
87		1958	Ravi Shankar	India's Master Musician	indian classical international meditation spiritual	spiritual # 37 indian classical # 83
38		1959	Eydie Gormé	Love Is A Season	bolero international latin latin pop traditional pop	bolero # 7 traditional pop # 14
69		1970	Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66	Stillness	bossa nova easy listening international lounge samba
95		1971	Fela Kuti	Why Black Man Dey Suffer	african international	african # 59
60		1972	Various Artists	Freakshit Vol. 4	international rap
93		1972	Jorge Ben	Ben	international latin
92		1972	Taj Mahal Travellers	July 15, 1972
89		1973	Willie Colón	La Gran Fuga	international jazz latin latin jazz salsa	latin jazz # 30
57		1977	Beny Moré	The Most From Beny More	mambo	mambo # 40
58		1977	Mahotella Queens	Izibani Zomgqashiyo	international
61		1977	Various Artists	Kuschelrock 1	international
99		1979	Lijadu Sisters	Horizon Unlimited	international
54		1981	Gilbert Bécaud	Die Grossen Erfolge - Die Grossen Chansons	international
78		1984	Sheila Chandra	Quiet	ambient indian international world world fusion	indian # 9
91		1984	Fela Kuti	Army Arrangement	afrobeat funk international jazz	afrobeat # 37
33		1986	Astor Piazzolla	Tango: Zero Hour	tango	tango # 94
83		1987	Rubén Blades	Dos Clásicos	international latin latin pop
98		1988	Djavan	Seduzir	brazilian pop international latin mpb samba	samba # 10 brazilian pop # 81
84		1988	Ali Farka Touré	Ali Farka Touré	international jazz
90		1989	Ali Hassan Kuban	From Nubia to Cairo	international
71		1990	Youssou N'Dour	Set
23		1991	Hariprasad Chaurasia	Here	international
64		1991	Sol Hoopii	Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2
19		1992	Prussia	shamblin´Man	baroque berlin composer flute folk glasgow harpsichord international london soul usa	harpsichord # 23 glasgow # 44
7		1992	Mighty Sparrow	King of the World	calypso international
88		1994	Fela Kuti	Fela's London Scene	afrobeat international	afrobeat # 20
32		1995	Bebo Valdés	Bebo Rides Again	latin jazz	afro-cuban # 39
36		1995	The Brentwoods	The Good, The Bab & The Ugly		memphis # 1
34		1996	The Sabri Brothers	Ya Mustapha	international meditation spiritual
56		1996-10-15	Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia & John McLaughlin	[The Guitar Trio]
42		1997	Bia	La mémoire du vent	international portuguese
62		1998	Maddy Prior	Sing Lustily & With Good Courage	celtic contemporary folk folk hymns international	hymns # 64
35		1998	Dana International	Loca	dance international
39		1999	Mark Deutsch	Fool...	acoustic ambient contemporary instrumental fusion instrumental international sitar wood and string world world fusion	sitar # 19 wood and string # 33
26		1999-02-01	Shivkumar Sharma	Sampradaya	indian indian classical international meditation
21		2001	Astor Piazzolla	Tango Zero Hour	tango	tango # 90
85		2001-10-16	Negrita	Radio Zombie	international italian rock
3		2002	Yann Honoré	Zaw	international
59		2002	Isabel Pantoja	Donde El Corazón Me Lleve	flamenco international latin latin pop
76		2002	Taj Mahal Travellers	July 15,1972
86		2003-03-25	Roscoe Holcomb	An Untamed Sense Of Control	bluegrass country field recordings folk international	field recordings # 61
52		2004-01	Камелия	Презареждане	dance duet female vocalists greek international pop	duet # 47
30		2005	Biagio Antonacci	Convivendo - Parte 2	international
75		2005	Django Reinhardt	The Best Of	international jazz swing
100		2005-02-22	Luiz Bonfá	Solo in Rio 1959	bossa nova guitar virtuoso international jazz latin samba	latin # 1 bossa nova # 33 samba # 58 guitar virtuoso # 80
12		2006	Mizna	Mizna	acoustic ethnic instrumental international oud tabla traditional tribal world	oud # 5 tabla # 37
1		2006	Various Artists	Bamboo on the Mountains: Kmhmu Highlanders from Southeast Asia and the United States	ethno folk international traditional world
80		2006-07-13	Ozan	Şekerim Benim	international
51		2007-04-05	Jagat Skad	Et In Arcadia Ego	ambient berlin electro german instrumental international noise
10		2007-08-03	Dremora	Martyrs	symphonic metal gothic metal female fronted metal	true metal # 54
63		2009	Peyoti for President	Rising Tide Of Conformity	acoustic alternative barcelona brazilian espanol ethnic europe flamenco folk fusion gypsy international latin latin america latino london mediterranean rap reggae rock rumba ska spanish world world fusion	espanol # 50 latin america # 61 rumba # 70 barcelona # 86 mediterranean # 88
70		2009	Various Artists	Ultimate Boy Bands: Love Songs	dance international male vocalists pop singer-songwriter
22		2010-04-27	Tibursky	Not Quite Bohemian	alternative berlin pop barcelona london	glasgow # 49 barcelona # 64
24		2010-12-03	Gopal	Depth of my Heart	international world
67		2011-06-13	Juju (Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara)	In Trance	british international
68		2011-06-13	JuJu (Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara)	In Trance	british international
44		2012	Red Fulka	We Are One	international
31		2012-05-14	Andrea Celeste	Something Amazing	europe international pop soul world
97		2012-07-29	Jaya the Cat	The New International Sound of Hedonism	dutch international reggae ska ska punk	dutch # 79
2		2012-12-12	Necropotence	Necropotence	america american black metal death metal german germany international
15		2013	Rubinstein Klezmer Project	FIddler On The Road	ethnic fiddle folk international jewish klezmer traditional world yiddish	yiddish # 53
72		2013-06-06	Faran Ensemble	FARAN	acoustic instrumental international oud traditional world	traditional # 32 oud # 68
29		2013-12-31	Terio	Eternally I Wait for You EP	cuba international latin lounge world
82		2014-02-03	Current 93	Sleep Has Its house	alternative folk british folk celtic celtic folk folk international poetry spiritual spoken word	spiritual # 9 poetry # 36 british folk # 67 alternative folk # 67 celtic folk # 79
37		2014-03-04	But a Thought	But a Thought	bass germany international israel japan metal rock usa
17		2014-05-11	Dana International	Loca - Single	international
20		2014-12-26	Abra	Тёмная реальность	international metal russian
81		2015	Teresa Cristina	Conversa de Botequim	brasileira brazilian international samba	brasileira # 70
96		2016-04-01	Bombino	Azel	guitar virtuoso international takamba tishoumaren	guitar virtuoso # 41 tishoumaren # 88 takamba # 96
16		2018-12-07	Bl'eve	Short Thoughts(LP)	east coast international rap
79		2018-12-26	Guðveiki	Vængför	black death metal black metal international	black death metal # 69
11		2021-07-29	Black Metal Alliance	Crushing Intolerance Volume 2	black metal international
94		2022-07-01	Gwenno	Tresor	indie pop international welsh	welsh # 83
49		2023	Various Artists	Let’s Kiss and Make Up (Slow & Fast)	alternative brooklyn duet electro electronic folk french french indie international los angeles new york paris rock	duet # 43
43		2023-04-14	Ashrain	Requiem Reloaded	heavy metal international power metal
45		2023-11-14	Tazzah P	Shoot a Line	australia california canada g-funk hip-hop international rap
55			Ibrahim Akil	Maxi Belly Dance, Best of oriental music Vol. 1 of		north africa # 52 morocco # 54 maghreb # 59 tunisia # 62
65			Marzia Gaggioli	I Love The World	ballad chinese dance folk hindi hungarian international italian italiana japanese liedermacher polish polski pop rock russian	hindi # 20 hungarian # 36 polski # 90
77			Kelly Kelekidou	Kelly Kelekidou	greek international	greek # 30
4			Veeresh and the Humaniversity Sound	Our Sacred Earth	international world world fusion
5			Eric Ederer	Tune	acoustic ethnic instrumental international oud traditional turkish world
6			Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band	Boogie Woogie Zydeco	cajun international zydeco
8			Giorgos Alkeos	Pro Ton Pilon	international
9			Vidroha Jamie	Indo Reel	celtic celtic folk international new age world
13			Too Many I's	Too Many I's - Demo 2006	brooklyn french indie rock international punk rock
14			Ron Perovich	Remix Redux Revisit	contemporary instrumental ethnic instrumental international tribal world fusion
18			Rogelio and Lino	Rogelio and Lino	international italian pop spanish
25			Carribean Rhythm Orchestra	Authentic Afro-Brazilian Music And Rhythms	brazilian international latin
27			YouCan Trust	Indonesia Chill Out Vol. 2	chillout instrumental international new age
28			Blandade artister	Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta	international
41			Pete List	Songs for Kassar	electronica international tribal world fusion
46			Sour E	Tha Sour Life	brooklyn international new york rap underground hip-hop
47			César Mesa	César Mesa	classical international italian opera pop spanish
48			Idrissa Soumaoro	Kote	africa blues folk international
50			Giorgos Lianos	Sti Mesi	international
73			Elli Kokkinou	Paradinome - I Megaliteres Epitihies	greek international
74			Kostas Karafotis	I Kardia Mou Selida Girizei	international
			Ron Perovich	Belly Dance Practice Music	tribal world fusion
40			Ron Perovich	Belly Dance Practice Music, Vol. 2

Related genres

• world
• pop
• rock
• instrumental
• rap
• folk
• latin
• acoustic
• world fusion
• jazz