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

Any of the above answers are valid, or an alternative way is to expand the table name to include the database name as well - eg:

SELECT * from us_music, de_music where `us_music.genre` = 'punk' AND `de_music.genre` = 'punk'