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Which beloved artist of your country should I mention with your compatriots to warm up the atmosphere? (jlai.lu)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by oce@jlai.lu to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've noticed that when meeting a foreign person, mentioning that you like a beloved artist from their country is one of the best way to create a good vibe.

Which revered artist/group (not necessarily musician) from your place should I learn about?

A few examples I'm thinking about (correct me if I'm wrong):

Country	Artist
Argentina	Carlos Gardel
Australia	Powderfinger
Austria	Mozart, Falco, Thomas Bernhard
Beligum	Jacques Brel, Stromae
Brazil	Raul Seixas, Zé Ramalho
Cabo Verde	Cesária Évora
Canada	Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion, Gordon Lightfoot
Egypt	Umm Kulthum
France	Daft Punk
Germany	Kraftwerk, Die Ärzte, Franz Kafka
Iceland	Björk
Italy	Elio e le Storie Tese
Malawai	Evison Matafale
Mali	Salif Keita
Scotland	The Proclaimers, Sean Connery
Sweden	Astrid Lindgren
USA	Dolly Parton

Edit: Spent my Saturday morning vibing, adding the "consensual" suggestions to the table.

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[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I usually have a hard time answering questions like this. For me, art is art; I don't really care if the artist in question pays or paid taxes to the same government as I do.

That said, I guess that either Zé Ramalho or Raul Seixas would be good bets. Other better known artists are a bit more divisive, or stuff that you'd only hear if you're into a specific style (often regional).

Another possibility would be literature, more specifically Machado de Assis. Because even people who hate him (due to his pedantic writing style - the guy is from late 1800s, but harder to parse than Shakespeare) usually admit that he's good.

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I usually have a hard time answering questions like this. For me, art is art; I don’t really care if the artist in question pays or paid taxes to the same government as I do.

I understand what you mean, but my question is about which artist you think your compatriots would be happy to hear about on average to show them that you have some interest in their culture.

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

but my question is about which artist you think your compatriots would be happy to hear about

I answered it, alongside the part that you're quoting: Zé Ramalho (singer), Raul Seixas (singer), Machado de Assis (writer).

Raul Seixas in special would be my first bet.