Foreign Music

[Nominus Experse]

I am wishing to expand my classical music library to something outside of the traditional realm (something beyond the obvious composers; Bach, Mozart, Strauss, Gershwin, Chopin, Sibelius etc).

And thus, I ask members of EoFF if they have found any traditional composers and/or artists of foreign music. Primarily, I would like to have French styles of music (a sound similar to Yann Tiersen) or Greek, Italian, or any other type of Mediterranean styles.



tl; dr
Post worthy traditional styled composers and artists that are outside of America and Europe

[Jimsour]

Wolfe tones

Ha ha.. *blinks* not really.

[Remedy]

try Japan

[CloudDragon]

If you're into operas at all here's a few Italian ones plus a baroque composer:
-Monteverdi
-Verdi
-Puccini
-Vivaldi

Here are a few French composers:
-Debussy
-Berlioz
-Rossini


I've been big into electronica and electronic rock music lately, and that music scene seems to be pretty big in France these days. Three notable bands (from France) being:
-Daft Punk
-Justice
-M83

[El Bandito]

I know you said no Europe, but Gustav Holst, Modest Mussorgsky, and Dmitri Shastakovich are all amazing composers.

[Jimsour]

-Justice

smurfing right on

[blim]

Bedrich Smetana is a fantastic czech composer. Check out Ma Vlast.

Also, though i cannot provide any names a lot of egyptian/N African classical music is worth a listen.

[Nifleheim7]

Even though you said "no Europe",you should check the work of Greek composer/mathematician/architect Iannis Xenakis.