Foreign yet familiar. I love a non-English version of a Western hit. Here is Japan’s answer to the Jackson 5, The Clash via Algeria and Chaka Demus & Pliers gone Bollywood. Get ethnic with it.
MP3: Finger 5 – I Want You Back | Buy
MP3: Rachid Taha – Rock el Casbah | Buy
MP3: Raghav – Teri Baton Mein | Buy
Extras:
MP3: Chaka Demus & Pliers – Murder She Wrote | Buy
MP3: B.Vinho e Os Carrascos – Vem Nenem Pro Labirinto
On the subject of Japan, things are pretty messy there. You should help out: redcross.org or redcross.org.au