Some people in my country of the Netherlands seem to think that all Dutch media is bad and most Dutch people consume mostly American media. I want them to give Dutch media a chance and to give global media a chance.
I have a special interest in languages and cultures and I wouldn't have had it if I didn't start looking for music outside of the global core. I enjoy watching Bollywood, and wouldn't have done that if I didn't look past Hollywood. Consuming non-American media opens your eyes for a so much good media that you wouldn't have consumed otherwise. It gives you a different perspective on humanity as well and shows you humanity is more than just the global core. For some liberals it could lead to less prejudice and racism.
There's also so much imperialist and capitalist propaganda in American media and consuming global media lets you escape that. Global media can also show you more anti-imperialist and socialist sentiment, especially if you consume media from socialist countries. This is also why I want liberals to consume global media, so they don't fall for propaganda.
Here's a list of some of my favorite Musicians, Movies and TV-shows outside of USA:
First music:
Koza Mostra: Greek Ska Folk
Doe Maar: Dutch Ska
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig: Dutch Hiphop
Stromae: Belgian French pop
Kadim al-Sahir: Iraqi Arabic poetic singer
Fairouz: Lebanese ballad singer
Otava Yo: Russian folk band
Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble: North Korean pop
Movies:
Er Ist Wieder Da: great German movie about how fascism can return illustrated by Hitler returning.
De Marathon: Dutch comedy
Lagaan: Indian cricket movie set in British Raj with an anti-colonialist theme
Festen: Danish drama movie about family affairs
Dil Se: Indian movie through the eyes of a stalker
Cidade de Deus: Brazilian crime thriller about the Cidade de Deus favela. The actors are locals from the actual favela.
TV Shows:
Trailer Park Boys: Canadian mockumentary comedy. I count this because this show is distincly Canadian and not wannabe American. There needs to be more focus on Anglosphere media outside the USA anyway.
Farouk Omar: Great Arab drama show based on the life of Omar Ibn al-Khattab. This show is so detailed that it taught me a lot about early Islamic history.