weird-e-beans-at t1_j67ikht wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:14 AM

YouTube. The reason that Spotify and Tidal don't have much world music (other than them being primarily western companies with primarily western audiences) is that licensing music across different borders is kind of complicated and costly.

Most sites with user uploaded media will have a wider range to select from, but other than YouTube I can't think of any user uploaded music sites since Grooveshark was shut down.

It's just my opinion, but YouTube also has a better recommendation algorithm than Spotify. It definitely gives me a better range of recommendations.

You can also buy it, whether you import or go second hand. I buy vinyl from Asia all the time.

t3rtius OP t1_j67ly33 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Those are good points, thank you!

I don't know why it hasn't occurred to me earlier, user uploads are a great service to help circumvent some of the problems with labels and licensing. My Analog Journal from YouTube is a great example.

I would also consider Soundcloud, precisely for user-contributed content, it's a service I'm currently getting acquainted to, although it seems more electronic & remix focused.