Non-English music recommendations for work?

3 points by bryanlarsen 2y ago ↗ HN

Like most techies, I often like to have music on while I work. However, I find music with lyrics to be distracting, so I usually listen to instrumental music.

However, I recently realized that I could listen to music in languages other than English without distraction.

Does anybody have any recommendations for work-suitable non-English music?

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yuppie_scum 2y ago ↗

Spotify “brain food” playlist. There’s some good Final Fantasy soundtrack stations out there too.

delboni 2y ago ↗

I have the same problem, I can't listen nothing in English or Portuguese while working.

I ended up doing an brain.fm subscription, that I highly recommend!

But before I made this playlist with 8+hs of instrumental (mostly rock) music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cKt2D5jIScGyvMcNEfOHy?si=...

I also listened some Russian Rock/Synth: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PjFMMUrGU2bJz8ybc5dVm?si=...

Mattasher 2y ago ↗

You might want to check out Buena Vista Social Club.

bryanlarsen 2y ago ↗

That is on my rotation; Tito Puente is even better IMO. And Ray Baretto.

[dead] Mobil1 2y ago ↗

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