MySQL - Selecting data from multiple tables all with same structure but different data

Question

Ok, here is my dilemma I have a database set up with about 5 tables all with the exact same data structure. The data is separated in this manner for localization purposes an

Answer 1

I think you're looking for the UNION clause, a la

(SELECT * from us_music where `genre` = 'punk')
UNION
(SELECT * from de_music where `genre` = 'punk')