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I've noticed that when meeting a foreign person, mentioning that you like a beloved artist from their country is one of the best way to create a good vibe.

Which revered artist/group (not necessarily musician) from your place should I learn about?

A few examples I'm thinking about (correct me if I'm wrong):

Country Artist
Argentina Carlos Gardel
Australia Powderfinger
Austria Mozart, Falco, Thomas Bernhard
Beligum Jacques Brel, Stromae
Brazil Raul Seixas, Zé Ramalho
Cabo Verde Cesária Évora
Canada Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion, Gordon Lightfoot
Egypt Umm Kulthum
France Daft Punk
Germany Kraftwerk, Die Ärzte, Franz Kafka
Iceland Björk
Italy Elio e le Storie Tese
Malawai Evison Matafale
Mali Salif Keita
Scotland The Proclaimers, Sean Connery
Sweden Astrid Lindgren
USA Dolly Parton

Edit: Spent my Saturday morning vibing, adding the "consensual" suggestions to the table.

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[–] sanguinepar 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Scotland - probably the best chance of a good reaction is to mention The Proclaimers (they of the 500 Miles song)

Although personally I'm not a fan! So if you're in Dunfermline, mention The Skids and you'll probably be alright :-)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Zdah 1 points 1 year ago

Billy Connolly would be a good shout too I think.

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