Twenty-Five Favorite Albums Sung in a Language Other Than English

(alphabetically by language)

 

  • Arabic: Ibn El Leil by Mashrou’ Leila

  • Bulgarian: Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares by Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares

  • Chinese: No Need for Another History by Hiperson

  • Duala: Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango

  • French: Il N'a Pas d'Amour Heureux by Georges Brassens

  • French: Le fil by Camille

  • French: Je t’aime…moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin

  • Gaelic: Mouth Music by Mouth Music

  • German: Halber Mensch by Einstürzende Neubauten

  • Invented: Quiet! by Sheila Chandra

  • Invented: Treasure by Cocteau Twins

  • Italian: La voce del padrone by Franco Battiato

  • Japanese: 0 by Ichiko Aoba

  • Japanese: You, Baby by Ike Reiko

  • Japanese: Kalk Samen Kuri No Hana by Sheena Ringgo

  • Japanese: T H E by Tricot

  • Kikongo, processed through formant filtering: The Swedish Congo Record by Peder Mannerfelt

  • Latin: Ad Lucem by Anders Jormin

  • Latin: Sabattum: A Medieval Tribute to Black Sabbath by Rondellus

  • Norwegian: Gap by Emilie Lidsheim

  • Portuguese: África Brasil by Jorge Ben

  • Portuguese: The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions by Seu Jorge

  • Spanish: Será que ahora podremos entendernos by Mabe Fratti

  • Tunisian Arabic: Birds Requiem by Dhafer Youssef

  • Turkish: Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız by Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (MFÖ)

— January 16, 2022


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