Southern California, US

California is probably the biggest music hub in the world, so I had to divide that state in two even though I usually present US one state at the time. Even with this division, Southern California is probably the biggest list in this blog. There's a staggering number of fantastic bands from Los Angeles alone. There are all kinds of genres on this list, but, like every time, I've ordered the playlist so that it makes perfect sense to listen to the songs in that order. you can hear the sun and closeness of the beach in these songs. It may seem odd that most of the most well-known bands are quite far down the list, but that's merely because it made sense in terms of the structure of the list. hopefully you'll have time and will to go all that way down. Enjoy this seven and a half hour playlist: Southern California

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's vibrant music scene is best known for mystical jazz tunes combining a bunch of horns and organ sounds. Also, it's no wonder that Ethiopia is a home to many reggae artists, since Jamaica's Rastafarians worshipped Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie. This has undoubtedly effected Ethiopia's own music scene as well. The whole Rastafarian movement has its other official home in Ethiopia. There are also some excellent groovy funk bands in the country along with more modern piano-led jazz. The middle east style vocals are not always that pleasant for ears of a Westerner who is accustomed to certain kinds of melody structures, but Ethiopian musicians generally prefer pentatonic  scales more familiar to Western listeners. Here is an almost two hour playlist and blog post on Fantastic Ethiopian music. Playlist: Ethiopia.