I've found quite a few websites by googling phrases like "(country name) music", but silly me, these websites are mostly in that language! I don't even need translations of songtitles or lyrics, so long as I can read the words "play", "skip", "next", and "buy" (or something similar).
Smithsonian Folkways has many international titles available. Elektra records had a famous series of world music records called the Nonesuch Explorer series. I believe they are now available in cd. I have many from both sources - uniformly good!
Start with the Wikipedia article "List of basic music topics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_basic_music_topics
which includes "music by region". Each of these regions includes links to websites with information on the regions music. Many countries have separate entries on their music, such as "Music of France".
I have found that the best way to find good foreign music is to ask someone from that country what their favorite bands are (it would have to be either someone you know or someone you meet in a chat or something like that). The just type those into youtube and you'll usually find it.
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From accordion and trumpet to distorted guitar... pleae take a listen: http://www.dimitrilozovoy.com
Where can I find, listen to, and perhaps purchase international music?
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