I listened to every song on The Voyager Golden Record. Afterward, I narrowed the list to ones I genuinely enjoyed. From this curated list, I noted the countries each song represented. Since some countries appeared more than once, I selected my favourite song from each of those and narrowed my list down to my final top ten choices.
|
Country of origin |
Composition | Artist(s) |
Length |
| Germany | Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement | Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor | 4:40 |
| Senegal | percussion | recorded by Charles Duvelle | 2:08 |
| Mexico | “El Cascabel” | performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México | 3:14 |
| Austria | Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14 | Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor | 2:55 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes | recorded by Radio Moscow | 2:30 |
| Russia | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance | Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor | 4:35 |
| United Kingdom | Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, “The Fairie Round” | performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London | 1:17 |
| Peru | wedding song | recorded by John Cohen | 0:38 |
| India | raga, “Jaat Kahan Ho” | sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar | 3:30 |
| United States | “Dark Was the Night” | written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson | 3:15 |