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Under-rated International Rock Bands

In no particular order, here are the best and most under rated rock bands I've had the pleasure to stumble upon. Hopefully one day I will have at least one band for all 196 countries…

Thomas Davis
18th March 2022 in music
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Artist
Artist
Country
Era
Best Album
Description
Map
Listen To First
Photo
Credit
  • 1
    The Band
    United States
    1960
    Music from Big Pink
    The Band
  • 2
    Warumpi Band
    Australia
    1980
    Go Bush
    Warumpi Band
  • 3
    Soulmate
    India
    2000
    Shillong
    Soulmate
  • 4
    Tamikrest
    Mali
    2000
    Chatma
    Tamikrest
  • 5
    The Rollies
    Indonesia
    1960
    Halo Bandung
    The Rollies
  • 6
    Cui Jian
    China
    1980
    Return of the Prodigal
    Cui Jian
  • 7
    Lindisfarne
    England
    1960
    Nicely Out of Tune
    Lindisfarne
  • 8
    Company Quinto
    Peru
    1960
    El Diablo
    Company Quinto
  • 9
    Os Rocks
    Portugal
    1960
    -
    Os Rocks
  • 10
    Jano Band
    Ethiopia
    2010
    -
    Jano Band
  • 11
    The Hall Effect
    Colombia
    2000
    The Hall Effect
    The Hall Effect
  • 12
    Junoon
    Pakistan
    1990
    Azadi
    Junoon
  • 13
    Juan de la Cruz Band
    Philippines
    1960
    Himig Natin
    Juan de la Cruz Band
  • 14
    Soyol Erdene
    Mongolia
    1970
    Soyol Erdene
  • 15
    Naser Mestarihi
    Qatar
    2010
    1987
    Naser Mestarihi
  • 16
    Rachid Taha
    Algeria
    1980
    Rachid Taha
    Rachid Taha
  • 17
    Cambodian Rocks
    Cambodia
    1960
    Cambodian Rocks
    Cambodian Rocks
  • 18
    Krokodil
    Sweden
    1960
    The Psychedelic Tapes
    Krokodil
  • 19
    Osiris
    Bahrain
    1980
    Osiris
    Osiris
  • 20
    Hljómar
    Iceland
    1960
    Hljómar
    Hljómar
  • 21
    Los Jaivas
    Chile
    1960
    El Volantín
    Los Jaivas
  • 22
    Tielman Brothers
    Netherlands
    1960
    -
    Tielman Brothers
  • 23
    The Gaunavou Group
    Fiji
    1970
    Tamaqu
    The Gaunavou Group
  • 24
    Apo Sahagian
    Armenia
    2010
    -
    Apo Sahagian
  • 25
    Loku Unga Lavi Tsika
    Mozambique
    2010
    -
    Loku Unga Lavi Tsika
  • 26
    Throes + The Shine
    Angola
    2010
    -
    Throes + The Shine
  • 27
    Of Empires
    Guernsey
    2010
    -
    Of Empires
  • 28
    Lam Morrison
    Thailand
    1960
    If you go, you break my heart
    Lam Morrison
  • 29
    Prljavo Kazalište
    Croatia
    1970
    Prljavo Kazalište
    Prljavo Kazalište
  • 30
    Buldožer
    Slovenia
    1970
    Pljuni istini u oči
    Buldožer
  • 31
    Bijelo Dugme
    Serbia
    1970
    Bitanga i Princeza
    Bijelo Dugme
  • 32
    Zabranjeno Pušenje
    Bosnia
    1980
    Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari
    Zabranjeno Pušenje
  • 33
    Mehr Pooya
    Iran
    1960
    -
    Mehr Pooya
  • 1
    The Band
  • 2
    Warumpi Band
  • 3
    Soulmate
  • 4
    Tamikrest
  • 5
    The Rollies
  • 6
    Cui Jian
  • 7
    Lindisfarne
  • 8
    Company Quinto
  • 9
    Os Rocks
  • 10
    Jano Band
  • 11
    The Hall Effect
  • 12
    Junoon
  • 13
    Juan de la Cruz Band
  • 14
    Soyol Erdene
  • 15
    Naser Mestarihi
  • 16
    Rachid Taha
  • 17
    Cambodian Rocks
  • 18
    Krokodil
  • 19
    Osiris
  • 20
    Hljómar
  • 21
    Los Jaivas
  • 22
    Tielman Brothers
  • 23
    The Gaunavou Group
  • 24
    Apo Sahagian
  • 25
    Loku Unga Lavi Tsika
  • 26
    Throes + The Shine
  • 27
    Of Empires
  • 28
    Lam Morrison
  • 29
    Prljavo Kazalište
  • 30
    Buldožer
  • 31
    Bijelo Dugme