United Nations Music Festival 2012

Better than discovering new artists is finding out that each artist comes from a different part of the world. Globalization and internet, I LOVE YOU!
Well, by new artists I mean artists that I only discovered recently.

DENMARK
band: Iceage
capital: Copenhagen
population: 5,671,050
main festivals: Roskilde Festival


AUSTRALIA
bands: Boy & Bear and DZ Deathrays
capital: Canberra
population: 22,819,884
main festivals: Laneway Festival, Big Day Out and Splendour in the Grass



BRAZIL
artist: Cícero
capital: Brasília
population: 192,376,496
main festivals: Planeta Terra, SWU Festival and Rock in Rio.


FRANCE
band: François & the Atlas Mountains and Apes & Horse
capital: Paris
population: 65,821,885
main festivals: Rock en Seine and Les Eurockeennes



ISRAEL
artist: Asaf Avidan & The Mojos
capital: Jerusalem
population: 7,825,600
main festivals: In-D-Negev


FINLAND
band: French Films
capital: Helsinki
population: 5,400,519
main festivals: Provinssirock Festival and Ruisrock Festival


USA
bands: Howler, Friends and Other Lives
capital: Washington
population: 312,946,000
main festivals: Coachella, South by Southwest and Lollapalooza




ICELAND
bands: Of Monsters and Men and GusGus
capital: Reykjavík
population: 318,452
main festivals: Iceland Airwaves



ENGLAND
bands: Citizens, Dog is Dead, Zulu Winter and Dry the River
capital: London
population: 51,446,000
main festivals: Glastonbury, ATP and Reading and Leeds Festivals





MEXICO
artist: Ximena Sariñana
capital: Mexico City
population: 112,322,757
main festivals: Vive Latino and Corona Capital Festival


SPAIN
band: Mujeres
capital: Madrid
population: 46,030,109
main festivals: Benicassim, Primavera Sound and SOS 4.8


NEW ZEALAND
bands: Avalanche City and Unknown Mortal Orchestra
capital: Wellington
population: 4,414,400
main festivals: Laneway Festival and Big Day Out