I travel a lot and try my best to check out local music, so here are some I’d recommend:
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Adımı Kalbine Yaz by Tarkan (Turkey)[1] and here’s the original version[2]
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Encontro Marcado by Banda Eva (Brazil)[3]
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Comme Des Enfants by Coeur De Pirate (French Canadian)[4]
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Yoshua Alikuti by The Very Best (Malawi/UK)[5]
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Los Vinos by Otros Aires (Argentina)[6]
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La Paranza by Daniele Silvestri (Italy)[7]
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Ti Porto Via Con Me by Jovanotti ft. Benny Benassi (Italy)[8]
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Infréquentable by Bénabar (France)[9]
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Ich Will by Rammstein (Germany)[10]
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Willst Du by Alligatoah (Germany)[11]
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Ilusión by Fonseca (Colombia)[12]
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Vazgeçmem by Murat Boz (Turkey)[13]
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Pes To Mou Ksana by Nikos Vertis (Greece)[14]
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Azonto Ghost by Bisa Kdei (Ghana)[15]
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Oti Thelis by Giorgos Giannias (Greece)[16]
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Sakuta by Lena Timas (Cape Verde)[17]
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Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Tulsi Kumar (India)[18]
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Ringa Ringa by A.R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun (India)[19]
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Salaam E Ishq by I’m not really sure who sings this (India)[20]
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Aaj Mausam Bada Beimann Hai by Mohammad Rafi (India)[21]
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Deixa A Vida Me Levar by Zeca Pagodinho (Brazil)[22]
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Coração Radiante by Grupo Revelação (Brazil)[23]
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Nho Antone Escaderode by Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde)[24]
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Te Llevaré Al Cielo by Maná (Mexico)[25]
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Seninle Çok İşim Var by Ebru Gündeş (Turkey)[26]
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Brother Down by Sam Roberts (Canada)[27]
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L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. by Noah and The Whale (UK)[28]
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Çıkmaz Sokaklar by Eflatun ft. Burcu Güneş (Turkey)[29]
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Sur Toute La Ligne by Alex Beaupain (France)[30]
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Efyge Efyge by Stelios Kazantzidis (Greece)[31]
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Sweater by Willow (Belgium)[32]
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Divaneh Shodam by Sepideh (Persian from France)[33]
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Gol Pari by Shahram Solati (Iran)[34]
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Balanço Rede Mar by Banda Eva (Brazil)[35]
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Lakes by The Strumbellas (Canada)[36]
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Want For Anything by Ernest Ellis (Australia)[37]
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Enter Through The Sun by Young Empires (Canada)[38]
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Bâtard by Stromae (Belgium)[39]
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Parlez-Moi D’Amour by Lucienne Boyer (France)[40]
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La Valse A Mille Temps by Jacques Brel (Belgium)[41]
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6 AM by J. Balvin ft. Farruko (Colombia)[42]
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Blommorna by Jonathan Johansson (Sweden)[43]
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Sur Ma Route by Black M (France)[44]
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Chunari Chunari by Abhijeet and Anuradha Shriram (India)[45]
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Sideways by Wrabel (US)[46]
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Salt by Bad Suns (US)[47]
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Good Intentions by Robert Ellis (US)[48]
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All In White by The Vaccines (UK) NSFW[49]
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I’m Not Contagious by Chromeo (Canada)[50]
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Carry On by Pat Green (US)[51]
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A Te by Jovanotti (Italy)[52]
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Que Veux-tu (Madeon Remix) by Yelle (France)[53]
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Steal The Light by The Cat Empire (Australia)[54]
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Ohi Den Prepi by Mario Frangoulis and George Perris (Greece)[55]
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Luna Rossa by Mario Frangoulis (Neapolitan by Greek Tenor)[56]
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Reflections by MisterWives (US) Shout out to Murph[57]
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Mala Gente by Juanes (Colombia)[58]
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The Sailor Song by Autoheart (UK)[59]
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Antenna by Fuse ODG (Ghana/UK) check out this dance[60]
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Play With Fire by Vance Joy (Australia)[61]
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Shadow Of A Man by Neulore (US)[62]
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8 mm by Yann Tiersen (Brittany)[63]
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River Flows In You by Yiruma (South Korea)[64]
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Feels Like Coming Home by Jetta (UK)[65]
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All I Want by Kodaline (Ireland)[66]
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Running To The Sea by Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør (Norway)[67]
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C’est La Vie by Cheb Khaled (Algeria)[68]
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Automagic by Televisor (not sure where from)[69]
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Wonderlust King by Gogol Bordello (US/Ukrainian)[70]
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Pala Tute by Gogol Bordello (US/Ukrainian)[71]
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November by Trampled By Turtles (US)[72]
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I’m Gonna Give My Heart by The London Boys (Germany)[73]
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Now Is Not The Time by CHVRCHES (Scotland)[74]
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Swinging London by The Magnetic Fields (US)[75]
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Thrash Unreal by Against Me! (US)[76]