I was browsing through a Chinese mp3 search engine site called Baidu, which has Chinese as well as foreign mp3s, and I found that they also have songs by several Mongolian groups, including Hurd, Haranga and Camerton. Bizarre, huh? Anyway, it’s a neat place to look for free music (albeit a little slow), and you don’t need to know Chinese at all.
Also, there is a Russian website by the name of Zvuki, which has loads of free music, both Russian and foreign. They also have nice reviews of new albums, interviews with artists and other interesting stuff. Also, there’s no particular need to know Russian to find downloads.
Aaaah, there are indeed some perks to having neighbors, who are not too bound by legal complications…