Wumo

@RobtheAggie Can't miss this man
@hckosice I know Kuzmina is out, but come on, seriously. You're in as well.
@brunamoura Obviously you're in too

I am in.  Currently sitting in an airport, so I will need to reread the rules, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

@Wumo I’d love to try and play along. I’m like @hckosice, I’ll need deadline reminders.

Ok, just beep me when it will about to start

? Would I miss the opportunity to beat in something else? ?

BENIN  
 
Gangbé Brass Band - Salam Alekoum
 

VENEZUELA 
 
As I was not able to pick only one song for Venezuela, I decided to post two. Both were very popular in Spain and Latin America when the songs were released, although the style is completely different. The first one is reggaeton and the second is a Latin ballad.
 
Chino & Nacho - Niña Bonita

 
Carlos Baute (ft. Marta Sánchez) - Colgando en tus manos

CZECH REPUBLIC   
 
 

 
 
 

 
Karel Gott - Lady Carneval (1968)
 
Can not start with anyone else.
 
Just few days ago,
the 1st October
this legendary singer passed away at 80.
 
He was and is called the King of Czech (Czechoslovak) pop music.
 
This song is just another prove of his popularity, this song from 1968 was so strong that it experienced in the next years covers in 36 different languages and topped charts all-around the globe from Germany to Hungary
 
Karel Gott won more than 120 different awards during his career and sold 50 millions albums
 
The country honored him 2 weeks ago with State funeral
 
RIP Maestro
 

 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Gott
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
Olympic - Bon Soir Mademoiselle Paris (1971)
 
 

 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_(band)
 

 
 

 

I've got my hands on Japan this time, YES.
 
 JAPAN
 
BRADIO - Flyers

 
BRADIO is a Japanese funk rock group (BRADIO - Break The Rule And Do Imagine On) that, as you can see in this video, are breaking all of the rules and are having fun with it.
 
Also, I couldn't really pass up the opportunity to share this magical song from Japan. It's a collaboration by the famous Japanese composer Yoko Kanno with a band from the US POP ETC (formerly The Morning Benders) that has Japanese members in the group.
 

PUERTO RICO   
 
Puerto Rico's pick for the Festival of Music is Tomy Torres, born in San Juan in 1971. Though better known to the world for his roles as writer and producer of Spanish language artists, such as Ricky Martin, Ricardo Arjona and Alejandro Sanz, which have earned several Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, he also has ventured as a singer, like with his 2008 album  "Tarde o temprano", from which the homonym single was released to great succes not only in his homeland, but also in countries all across Latin American.
 
 
Tommy Torres - Tarde o temprano
 

 
 

Cyprus
 
Ivi Adamou - Sose Me 
 
 
 

Men's Marathon
Oh Joohan 2:08:42, formerly Wilson Loyanae of Kenya https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/wilson-loyanae-erupe-264299

I love it! I'm in too.

Well, I'm in.

Yes, I will. Every time a manager makes a transfer via PM to me, I will inform them how many transfer they have left.  

ECUADOR    
 

 
 
      
 
Mirella Cesa - Digan Lo Que Digan (2011)
 
 

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirella_Cesa
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
      
 
 
Johanna Carreňo - Hacia Algún Lugar (2008)
 
 

 
 
https://www.last.fm/es/music/Johanna+Carreño/+wiki
 
 

 
 

 

Russia
 
 
Let's mix things up, not a fun of synthpop, but this one is rather good, a classic!
 
 
Альянс - На заре
/Alliance - Na zare (At dawn)/
 

... I'm very disappointed.  However, I expected someone like you would do something like that. 

No love there... Maybe an affair or two 

Says one of the two hosts of TOISC 2019, great.

South Africa  
Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Umqombothi

BANGLADESH 
 
Here is a song which is one of my all time favourite when it comes to theme songs for any sporting events. 
 
Char Chokka Hoi Hoi 
 
 
 
 

Pakistan
 
Here is some obscure Pakistani surf rock mixed with folk music of Pakistan! I hope you'll enjoy it!
 
The Panthers - Malkaus
 

MALI 
 
Salif Keita - "Folon"

 
This masterpiece of Mali is defitely older than 5 years, I don't know it was ever mentioned. Reading through 72 pages of this contest was enough. If it was posted earlier, just have fun listening to it.

List of Satellite Tournaments' winners updated...
 
1 weekend left...and then it's the real World Cup...