Is there music I haven't heard because I only speak English?

"Do other countries have music?"

Um, yes. Yes, they do.

Are you asking whether there's music in languages other than English?

Hmmm.. I know that the sub is called 'no stupid questions', but if you only listen to English music, you will by definition not hear any music that is not in English. So that question answers itself basically.

But trying to be less pedantic: which music genres do you like? Try finding music in those genres that are not in English and see for yourself. I have found some nordic folk music that I love, as well as Spanish Ska music. I do not understand a word of them, but I love the music anyway.

Non english countries have their own music. K and Jpop come to mind

Oh yeah dude, if you are into metal and you haven’t listened to Nordic bands you are missing out.

Sure, loads of it. Eastern music in particular is well underrepresented on American algorithms.

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime

Sorry but music has always been English-only. Music actually wasn't even invented until the 5th century

Yes. Even people who speak more than one language don't know all the music in the world. But they are likely to have been exposed to a greater variety.

If hypothetically you wanted to listen to all the music in the world, you'd probably fail because you would need to dedicate every waking moment to the project and you'd die before you finish.

Every language has their own music, with their own styles and little masterpieces. Considering how many languages there are, you're mostly just scratching the surface

Contribution: Go check out other countries' translations of Disney songs. Disney puts in a lot of work to make sure that their foreign language singers sound as much as possible like the original and that the translated lyrics have about the same rhythm as the original. It's deeply uncanny sometimes, a bit like having a brain malfunction where the song sounds exactly the same but you can't understand the words.

Corollary: Can anyone recommend some good German rap? I downloaded one German rap song back in my Napster days and I loved how it sounded, but then I realized that I didn't speak a word of German and for all I knew they were rapping some truly heinous lyrics without my knowledge, so I took it out of rotation. I'd love to have some good German rap that I wouldn't be horrified to learn is about right wing politics or something

https://everynoise.com/

Probably loads of.

Yes.

Find a community here that has the music style you have & ask.

Go here, https://campexplorer.io/ , type in the country name, hit enter, type a genre name, hit enter.

The problem isn’t finding music, it’s finding music you like. Hence finding the communities (or yes, even subreddits) that specialize in it, because Sturgeon’s Law still holds true. I listen to 95% foreign music for the subgenres I like. It’s fine, it’s cool. Some genres are under-represented in some countries - think country-western (USA) for instance.

Just a few different ideas from Germany:

https://youtu.be/TvaqDNEppwQ?is=D3lfwmLk6Ow7NW4U

https://youtu.be/4mawqHjUOKY?is=mPEwo21ezoRb_DDk

https://youtu.be/auYFE82GSsg?is=JHCVyegX1avzRXrU

https://youtu.be/2esrtmhrKzU?is=HCznfeXpJp5mjTuC

Way back in the day, Last.fm recommended me a number of (mostly metal) tracks in other languages that absolutely slap. I have no idea how to pronounce any of it, or even type the characters to see what else they might have done. All I can do is copy/paste, which is of limited value since I only speak English.

So yes, and I'm sure I'm missing a ton more just like these that I just have no way to find.

Aria, a Russian metal band very similar to Iron Maiden, if that's up your alley:

https://youtu.be/LobNZ2IoddU

There's also Al Namrood, a Saudi black metal band that sings in Arabic:

https://youtu.be/Trlz9C9vpEM

Uhh yes, yes you are. Loads. Just to give one example, le monde francophone has yaya pop (Juniore is one of my favorites)

Okay, look.

I took it a step further.

I highly recommend taking an intro class in any other language. And then start listening to the music. It's like you're studying but you're not even trying. You'll be listening to banger after banger and just getting better and better at the other language.

Some recommendations:

Spanish: Maluma - Carnaval

Ha-Ash - Estés Donde Estés

Reik - Ya Me Enteré

Aitana - AQYNE

Some in other languages:

Portuguese: Giulia Be - Não Era Amor

Italian: J-AX - Ostia Lido

Oh, and this one is in Spanish AND Italian, and it slaps: Sangiovanni and Aitana - Mariposas

I like every single music genre pretty much equally, don’t prefer if a man or woman is singing, doesn’t appear to be any sort of rhyme or reason other than the beat

That's fair, I like the beats of music too

Am I missing out on anything from other countries?

Yes, definitely! Although American and British music is plentiful, there's also lots of great music from other places too of any kind of genre.

Personally, all the Croatian music I've heard are bangers, and in general, a lot of the Balkan music is great.

I don’t care if they sing about killing babies

I feel like you should probably care if somebody actively pushes for the killing of babies. Just my opinion though.

Here's a varied selection I love:
German: Dendemann - Stumpf ist Trumpf
Dutch: Froukje - Groter Dan Ik
Spanish (instrumental): Rodrigo y Gabriela - Tamacun

No need to understand it.

Hanezeve Caradhina - Kevin Penkin

Absolutely kick arse Te Reo metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kwIkF6LFDc

Mongolian throat singing rock/metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE

You have a starting point to how you are exposed to music, defined by a lot of factors including language, location, and current tastes. You probably could go out of your comfort zone to find other music, but there are going to be various limitations both from your ability to reach music and the music's ability to reach you.

I sometimes wonder if people see "no stupid questions" as a challenge.