Under-rated International Rock Bands
Under-rated International Rock Bands

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
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Artist
Country
Era
Best Album
Description
Map
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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
34

Quarteto 1111

Portugal
1970
Quarteto 1111
35

Mashina Vremeni

Russia
1980
Неизданное
Mashina Vremeni
36

Aphrodite's Child

Greece
1970
-
Aphrodite's Child
37

Nepathya

Nepal
1990
Nepathya
38

Tadeusz Nalepa

Poland
1960
-
Tadeusz Nalepa
39

Witch

Zambia
1970
Lazy Bones!!
Witch
40

Noura Mint Seymali

Mauritania
2000
41

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42

Песняры (Pesnyary)

Belarus
1970s
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Песняры (Pesnyary)