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
Thomas Davis
18th March 2022 in music
Under-rated International Rock Bands
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  • The Band

    United States
    1960
    Music from Big Pink
  • Warumpi Band

    Australia
    1980
    Go Bush
  • Soulmate

    India
    2000
    Shillong
  • Tamikrest

    Mali
    2000
    Chatma
  • The Rollies

    Indonesia
    1960
    Halo Bandung
  • Cui Jian

    China
    1980
    Return of the Prodigal
  • Lindisfarne

    England
    1960
    Nicely Out of Tune
  • Company Quinto

    Peru
    1960
    El Diablo
  • Os Rocks

    Portugal
    1960
    -
  • Jano Band

    Ethiopia
    2010
    -
  • The Hall Effect

    Colombia
    2000
    The Hall Effect
  • Junoon

    Pakistan
    1990
    Azadi
  • Juan de la Cruz Band

    Philippines
    1960
    Himig Natin
  • Soyol Erdene

    Mongolia
    1970
  • Naser Mestarihi

    Qatar
    2010
    1987
  • Rachid Taha

    Algeria
    1980
    Rachid Taha
  • Cambodian Rocks

    Cambodia
    1960
    Cambodian Rocks
  • Krokodil

    Sweden
    1960
    The Psychedelic Tapes
  • Osiris

    Bahrain
    1980
    Osiris
  • Hljómar

    Iceland
    1960
    Hljómar
  • Los Jaivas

    Chile
    1960
    El Volantín
  • Tielman Brothers

    Netherlands
    1960
    -
  • The Gaunavou Group

    Fiji
    1970
    Tamaqu
  • Apo Sahagian

    Armenia
    2010
    -
  • Loku Unga Lavi Tsika

    Mozambique
    2010
    -
  • Throes + The Shine

    Angola
    2010
    -
  • Of Empires

    Guernsey
    2010
    -
  • Lam Morrison

    Thailand
    1960
    If you go, you break my heart
  • Prljavo Kazalište

    Croatia
    1970
    Prljavo Kazalište
  • Buldožer

    Slovenia
    1970
    Pljuni istini u oči
  • Bijelo Dugme

    Serbia
    1970
    Bitanga i Princeza
  • Zabranjeno Pušenje

    Bosnia
    1980
    Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari
  • Mehr Pooya

    Iran
    1960
    -
  • The Band

  • Warumpi Band

  • Soulmate

  • Tamikrest

  • The Rollies

  • Cui Jian

  • Lindisfarne

  • Company Quinto

  • Os Rocks

  • Jano Band

  • The Hall Effect

  • Junoon

  • Juan de la Cruz Band

  • Soyol Erdene

  • Naser Mestarihi

  • Rachid Taha

  • Cambodian Rocks

  • Krokodil

  • Osiris

  • Hljómar

  • Los Jaivas

  • Tielman Brothers

  • The Gaunavou Group

  • Apo Sahagian

  • Loku Unga Lavi Tsika

  • Throes + The Shine

  • Of Empires

  • Lam Morrison

  • Prljavo Kazalište

  • Buldožer

  • Bijelo Dugme