[DanielStraight]

If you're interested in guitar, it's worth looking at some music from West Africa. A lot of music from that region (at least a lot of what gets exported as "world music") relies heavily on guitar. Maybe the renaissance of the guitar just won't happen in the US / Western Europe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVe1iKltAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gINDDDo3do8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1s84p17ec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cimqPFZvo4c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7My5IpEzVM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhL_asWgVTg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4-uq8cTF7o

[lcbiazon]

Bombino is amazing: https://youtu.be/J2slSNR0d1A?t=11m49s