Feel-good world music
Some songs warm you even when you don't know the language. Carnival from Cape Verde, son from Havana, brass from Romania, folk tunes from Ireland, a flower wish from Okinawa… This collection is like a little trip across the map; every song smiles from somewhere else. Discover more picks for every mood
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1 Song
La Vie en rose
In Piaf's own voice, a timeless French chanson immortalizing the magic moment when being loved makes the world look rose-tinted.
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2 Song
La Mer
With a shimmering orchestra and serene melody, this chanson drops you onto a sunny Mediterranean shore to hear the peace of the sea.
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3 Song
Je veux
A lively, heartfelt song with street-jazz joy that proclaims wanting not luxury but love, laughter and freedom.
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4 Song
Il est où le bonheur
This cheerful song asks where happiness is and reminds you the answer always hides in small, ordinary moments.
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5 Song
Les Champs-Élysées
A playful chanson about sharing joy with strangers along a Paris boulevard, one that stays on your lips like a whistle.
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6 Song
Pata Pata
Spreading from South Africa to the world, this bouncy dance song invites everyone to the floor with Makeba's warm voice.
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7 Song
Bamboléo
A rumba whose exuberant flamenco guitars and hand claps turn any room into a Mediterranean fiesta in an instant.
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8 Song
Beaux Dimanches
This joyful Malian song about Sunday weddings in Bamako radiates the warmth of community and celebration.
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9 Song
Chan Chan
A classic whose gently swaying Cuban son rhythm and familiar guitar riff capture the lazy peace of a warm late afternoon.
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10 Song
Angola
The joyful side of the barefoot diva: a swaying song that carries carnival spirit from Cape Verde.
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11 Song
Bubamara
The ladybug song from Black Cat, White Cat; a feast of wild Balkan brass that makes you dance.
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12 Song
Yéké Yéké
A joyful classic that paired the kora with a dance beat and spread from West Africa to the whole world.
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13 Song
Oye Cómo Va
A Latin classic from the king of mambo, full of timbales and instantly good mood.
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14 Song
Kalinka
A cheerful Russian folk song with balalaikas that starts slowly and grows wilder as it speeds up.
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15 Song
El Cuarto de Tula
A playful tale of a fire in Tula's room; one of Havana's most joyful improvisations.
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16 Song
Dúlamán
A cheerful Irish-language folk song about the playful banter of seaweed sellers.
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17 Song
Mná na hÉireann
One of Ireland's loveliest melodies; wordless, slow and quietly softening.
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18 Song
Asfalt Tango
The wild brass of a band from Romania; a wordless celebration that starts slowly and turns ecstatic.
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19 Song
Kaira
A calming, serene melody that flows like water from Mali's kora.
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20 Song
El Cóndor Pasa
A wordless tune soaring skyward on Andean flutes, full of freedom and open air.
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21 Song
Uma Casa Portuguesa
A cheerful song from the queen of fado about the warmth of a humble home and a table open to everyone.
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22 Song
Zorba's Dance
The sirtaki that starts slowly and speeds up; the most joyful way to embrace life.
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23 Song
Aïcha
A warm, heartfelt love song from the king of raï, offering every treasure to his beloved.
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24 Song
Hana
From Okinawa, a wish for 'a flower in every heart'; a hopeful melody that embraces both tears and laughter.
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25 Song
Jambo Bwana
'Hakuna matata!' A cheerful song from Kenya that greets everyone and makes troubles melt away.