A Quest for Diversity

khfreek · 06-30-2009, 05:10 PM

Although I try to get a bunch of new music all the time, I find the music I'm getting is always from English speaking countries. So I realize that I'm limiting myself and I'm prepared to change that. This project will list most of the countries of the world (if not all, I haven't checked the list really), and I will chronicle my attempt to listen to at least one album from every country on the list and review an album for every country (which might get unrealistic when I try the really small countries). I am even going to do one for countries I've heard music from already.

This will take a while

AFRICA

Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria
Egypt
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Morroco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo

THE AMERICAS

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Monserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands (US)
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Bermuda
Canada
Greenland
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
United States

ASIA

Afganistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Macao
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Phillipines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor Leste (West)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Bahrain
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

EUROPE

Albania
Andorra
Belarus
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
European Union
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
Guerney and Alderney
Iceland
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Macedonia
Man, Island of
Moldova
Monaco
Norway
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia & Montenegro
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Vatican City State
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

OCEANIA

Australia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Samoa, American
Solomon, Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu

Key
Bold = Complete with review
Italicized = Working on review
Underlined = Downloading albums

jackhammer · 06-30-2009, 05:12 PM

I tried this once and became bored after a while so good luck!

khfreek · 06-30-2009, 05:32 PM

Not to mention very frustrating, I'e been searching for ANY Madagascan albums for 20 minutes now.

Piss Me Off · 06-30-2009, 06:45 PM

I think Urban tried a similar thing as well. Good luck to you is all i can say

Antonio · 06-30-2009, 07:19 PM

this is one hell of a feat to attempt, best of luck my friend.

Zarko · 07-01-2009, 05:19 AM

Good luck... Gonna be a bitch to find something you like/love from so many different places

zeppy111 · 07-01-2009, 11:32 AM

If you need any help with South Africa (English, Afrikaans or any of the other local languages, give me a shout) and possibly Lesotho/Swaziland/Botswana.

khfreek · 07-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zeppy111

If you need any help with South Africa (English, Afrikaans or any of the other local languages, give me a shout) and possibly Lesotho/Swaziland/Botswana.

I don't think finding an album by a South African atist would be hard, but for other African artists I might need your help.

Bulldog · 07-01-2009, 04:05 PM

I can point you in the direction of some good music from Mali, Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe when it comes to Africa. Drop us a PM if you want details or uploads

FaSho · 07-02-2009, 01:23 PM

I can help out with almost every Asian country if necessary. This will be very interesting.

06-30-2009, 05:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	A Quest for Diversity Although I try to get a bunch of new music all the time, I find the music I'm getting is always from English speaking countries. So I realize that I'm limiting myself and I'm prepared to change that. This project will list most of the countries of the world (if not all, I haven't checked the list really), and I will chronicle my attempt to listen to at least one album from every country on the list and review an album for every country (which might get unrealistic when I try the really small countries). I am even going to do one for countries I've heard music from already. This will take a while AFRICA Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Reunion Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo (Brazzaville) Congo, Democratic Republic of the Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morroco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Saint Helena Senegal Sierra Leone Togo THE AMERICAS Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Monserrat Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Virgin Islands (US) Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands (Malvinas) French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Bermuda Canada Greenland Saint Pierre and Miquelon United States ASIA Afganistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Georgia Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, South Kyrgyzstan Laos Macao Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Phillipines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste (West) Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Bahrain Iraq Iran Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen EUROPE Albania Andorra Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia European Union Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guerney and Alderney Iceland Jersey Liechtenstein Macedonia Man, Island of Moldova Monaco Norway Romania Russia San Marino Serbia & Montenegro Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Vatican City State Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom OCEANIA Australia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Samoa, American Solomon, Islands Tonga Vanuatu Key Bold = Complete with review Italicized = Working on review Underlined = Downloading albums __________________ last.fm Last edited by khfreek; 07-01-2009 at 08:13 PM.

06-30-2009, 05:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I tried this once and became bored after a while so good luck! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

06-30-2009, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	Not to mention very frustrating, I'e been searching for ANY Madagascan albums for 20 minutes now. __________________ last.fm

06-30-2009, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I think Urban tried a similar thing as well. Good luck to you is all i can say __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

07-01-2009, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	If you need any help with South Africa (English, Afrikaans or any of the other local languages, give me a shout) and possibly Lesotho/Swaziland/Botswana. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com

07-01-2009, 05:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Good luck... Gonna be a bitch to find something you like/love from so many different places

07-01-2009, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I can point you in the direction of some good music from Mali, Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe when it comes to Africa. Drop us a PM if you want details or uploads