Pick one favorite musical act from these countries:

[Hightea]

France - Magma or Phoenix
Japan - Kenso or Acid Mothers
Sweden - Änglagård or The Cardigans (nina)
The Netherlands- Focus
South Africa- Dave Matthews?

[Lord Rother]

Dave Matthews was born in SA but moved to US when he was 2.

[NMB]

Dave Matthews was born in SA but moved to US when he was 2.

Robert Calvert moved to the UK when he was 2 but you picked him!

[Lord Rother]

[joels344]

France - Magma
Japan - Geinoh Yamashirogumi
Sweden - Anekdoten or Opeth
The Netherlands - The Nits
South Africa - No clue, but would take suggestions.

[C]

France
Japan
Sweden
The Netherlands
South Africa

Dan at Bras(z)
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Bo Hansson
Focus [oooof!]
Four Brothers










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[algroth]

France - Magma
Japan - Geinoh Yamashirogumi (with Boredoms and Toru Takemitsu as HMs)
Sweden - Jan Johansson, maybe? Surprisingly I don't rate many Swedish acts.
The Netherlands - The Ex (HM to Supersister)
South Africa - Hugh Masekela? I don't know that many though.

[clive gash]

France - Serge
Japan - No idea, though as a rule anything Julian Cope endorses is usually dreadful
Sweden - Abba/EST
The Netherlands - where?
South Africa - Paul Simon

[mentalist (slight return)]

Daft Punk
Cornelius
ABBA
Bettie Serveert
Die Antwoord

[Jumper K]

France - Metal Urbain
Japan - The Mad Capsule Markets
Sweden - The Hellacopters
The Netherlands - Funeral Oration
South Africa - Abbey Grange

[Count Machuki]

France - SERGE (of course)
Japan - Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro or Zainichi Funk
Sweden - ABBA (of course)
The Netherlands - The Outsiders
South Africa - Miriam Makeba (of course)

[pcqgod]

France - Mano Negra
Japan - Takeshi Terauchi
Sweden - The Tages
The Netherlands - Outsiders
South Africa - Suck

[Ranking Ted]

Phoenix
Cornelius
The Cardigans

Couldn't think of anything from the Netherlands or South Africa.

[bobzilla77]

France - Etron Fou Leloublan
Japan - Melt-Banana or Ghost
Sweden - Refused
The Netherlands - Komatsu
South Africa - not familiar enough with the options

[ConnyOlivetti]

France - Mano Negra
Japan - Takeshi Terauchi
Sweden - TheTages
The Netherlands - Outsiders
South Africa - Suck

[Osgood]

France - Caravan Palace
Japan - Ghost
Sweden - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
The Netherlands - Golden Earring
South Africa - Johnny Clegg

[sloopjohnc]

Dave Matthews was born in SA but moved to US when he was 2.

I wish he'd stayed.

[Count Machuki]

Dave Matthews was born in SA but moved to US when he was 2.

I wish he'd stayed.

Hasn't South Africa suffered enough?!

[driftin]

France - Natural Snow Buildings
Japan - Melt-Banana
Sweden - Fever Ray
The Netherlands - Gnaw Their Tongues
South Africa - Nozinja

[joklend]

France - Lucette Bourdin
Japan - YMO / Sakamoto
Sweden - iamamiwhoami
Netherlands - Jan Peterson Sweelinck
South Africa - can only think of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.