English-speaking countries don’t have a monopoly on great music. Sample some amazing tunes from Chile, Hong Kong, South Korea, Brazil, Angola, and more.
Maria Magdalena, "CVMC (Cada Vez Mas Cerca)" [Chile]
Chile has a thriving electro-pop scene, and this glorious, wonderfully airy disco track is the cream of this year's crop. The psychedelic pastel-hued video is pretty astonishing too.
Sandy Lam, "无言歌" [Hong Kong]
Sandy Lam is like the Madonna of the Chinese pop scene – she's been around since the '80s and has never really gone away. This track from her most record album is fascinating – it mutates at least five times over the course of as many minutes, and sounds sorta like Robyn and St. Vincent making a single together in a monastery.
