Favorite Artist by Country of Origin

[Fischman]

Inspired by Tha1ChiefRocka's thread about the best non-English speaking country for music, this will allow for the sharing of as many countries as you like plus any English speaking countries as well. List 'em up!

Argentina - Espiritu
Australia - Jimmy Barnes
Benin - Lionel Loueke
Brazil - Selpultura
Canada - Rush
Chile - Los Jaivas
Czech Republic - Miroslav Vitous
Finland - Nightwish
France - Alan Stivell
Germany - Can
Great Britain - The Kinks
Iceland - Tyr
Ireland - Gary Moore
Italy - Lacuna Coil
Mexico - Santana
Morocco - Hassan Hakmoun
Netherlands - Within Temptation
New Zealand - Ragnarok
Poland - Solaris
Portugal - Tantra
Spain - Diabulus En Musica
Sweden - The Flower Kings
United States of America - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Zimbabwe - Dumisani Maraire

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Argentina- Astor Piazolla
Spain- Paco De Lucia
Niger- Bombino
Turkey- Ilhan Mimaroglu
Mali- Tinariwen
Peru- Black Sugar
Estonia- Arvo Part
Poland- Krzysztof Komeda
Cameroon- Francis Bebey
Finland- Circle
South Korea- Kim Jung Mi
Vietnam- Khanh Ly
Benin- Angelique Kidjo
Romania- Iannis Xenakis
Hungary- Gyorgy Ligeti
Zambia- Ngozi Family
France- Debussy
Czech Republic- Bedrich Smetana
Cuba- Perez Prado
Japan- Nujabes
Belgium- Django Reinhardt
Germany- Can
Russia- Stravinsky
Mexico- Cafe Tacuba
Nigeria- Fela Kuti or William Onyeabor
Denmark- Iceage
New Zealand- The Bats
Norway- Xploding Plastix
Italy- Ennio Morricone
Iceland- Mum
Sweden- Refused
Austria- Fennesz
Brazil- Amon Tobin or Tim Maia
Jamaica- Scientist
Netherlands- Solex
Ireland- My Bloody Valentine
Australia- Nick Cave
Canada- Neil Young
UK- Pink Floyd
US- The Doors

[Fischman]

[bobbyb5]

I really want to try this, but I'll tell you right now; it's not going to be a very long list. I'm just not very worldly, I guess.

Argentina. Hernan Cattaneo
Australia. Divinyls
Austria. Fennesz
Belgium. Natacha Atlas
Brazil. Gui Borato
Canada. Joni Mitchell
Czech Republic. Crazibiza
Denmark. Trentmoeller
France. Daft Punk
Germany. Kraftwerk
Hungary. DJ Deka
India. Talvin Singh
Iceland. Sigur Ros
Italy. Dusty Kid
Japan. DJ Krush
Jamaica. Grace Jones
Mexico. Carlos Santana
Netherlands. Junkie XL
Norway. Biosphere
Poland. Robert Babicz
Portugal. Rui da Silva
Spain. Chus & Ceballos
Scotland. Cocteau twins
Switzerland. Thomas Fehlmann
Sweden. Axwell
UK. Too many
US. Too many

[buzzdainer]

I'm not as wordly as many of you folks, but here's my humble effort. I stretched a little bit with some of these to get a little more geography covered.

Andorra: Persefone
Australia: Xavier Rudd
Bangladesh: Ali Akbar Khan
Belgium: Gotye
Brazil: Milton Nascimento
Canada: Neil Young
China: 李剑鸿
Cuba: Ibrahim Ferrer
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mbongwana Star
Denmark: Iceage
Dominican Republic: Twin Shadow
Estonia: Arvo Pärt
Finland: Luomo
France: The Dø
Germany: DJ Koze
Iceland: Júníus Meyvant
India: Ravi Shankar
Indonesia: Boudewijn de Groot
Ireland: U2
Jamaica: Bob Marley
Japan: Mitski
Mali: Ali Farka Touré
Mexico: Neon Indian
The Netherlands: Bettie Serveert
New Zealand: Connan Mockasin
Nigeria: Fela Kuti
Norway: Todd Terje
Pakistan: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Russia: Regina Spektor
Senegal: Habib Koité
South Africa: Gregory Alan Isakov
South Korea: Japanese Breakfast
Spain: Josh Rouse
Sweden: First Aid Kit
Switzerland: Yello
Turkey: Ali Rıza Yılmaz
United Kingdom: Laura Marling
United States: Ryan Adams
Venezuela: Devendra Banhart

As someone totally infatuated with Americana, it would be fun to do one of these for all 50 U.S. states, too.

[bobbyb5]

I thought of a few late additions.

Israel. Guy Gerber
Russia. Hard Rock Sofa
Finland. Fanu
Romania. Raresh
Bosnia. Popovic

[Fischman]