In this royalty free music category here you will find a mix of Indian music, Bollywood rhythms, middle eastern and Arabic sounds. Acoustic instruments performed live - reed flute, ethnic percussion instruments, bouzouki, zither, Turkish oboe, santoor, tabla and more. Stock music fit for commercial, travel, adventure, vacation and discovery, for relaxation, reflection, art and culture, history, film/drama and more. Good background music for travel/holiday, exploration and discovery of exotic and mystical places. Listen to these royalty free tracks, buy a license to any individual track and download the music immediately in MP3 and WAV format, along with an official License document.
Exotic Hip-Hop track with influences from ethnic music, mostly middle eastern. Dynamic and energetic. A great sense of danger, foreboding, conflict. Great for adventure, scifi, trailers, sports, urban scenes with a exotic feel. Also great for action scenes, travel, desert. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
A soft, eastern melody played on ethnic woodwind. Slowly increasing orchestral backdrop. Mysterious and strangely inviting. Feels like '1001 Nights' or other Arabian adventures. Crescendo towards the end. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
A forward and upward driving track with fast piano arpeggios, ethnic percussion and voice pads. Great for world news, current affairs, exciting travels and more. Available in two different mixes, and 60/30-secs versions of both mixes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Traditional instruments fused with colourful Bhangra rhythms. Alluring female vocal lines add a sense of erotic mystique. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
Spacious, ethereal, exotic & groovy track with simple eastern vocal chants that catch the ear and whisk you off to foreign lands. Beautiful, inspiring & cinematic. Great filmic atmosphere & middle eastern vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
This Hip Hop track with middle eastern influences is a good match for depicting the recent demonstrations and protests of the "Arab Spring". A strong hip hop, urban pulse with eastern melodies and percussion. A great sense of danger, foreboding, conflict. Also great for action scenes, travel, desert. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Intense, rhythmic & incredibly dramatic heavy rocker with an eastern / indian flavour.Hypnotic sitar / plucked string synth arpeggios build gradually to an onslaught of monster, face-melting distorted guitar riffs. Great combination of tension, groove & and brutality! [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Slow, spacious, ethereal, textured track with dreamy, exotic, chanted vocal samples. Be whisked away on the calm breeze to foreign lands. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Mysterious and exotic Indian slide guitar over a bed of provocative synths. Gives a sense of space and peace, exalted and spiritual. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A piece with both Middle-Eastern and Native American influences. Choir gives a sense of awe and mystery, broken by tribal drums and fluttering woodwinds. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
An exotic and adventureous track made with exotic percussion, synths and various ethnic instruments. Action / Exotic / Foreign / Mystical. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Blending Eastern/Oriental music moods and instruments with more modern, western rhythms, this exotic chillout track features tabla, flute and Sarangi. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Motivating , Eeastern flavoured groover. Ethereal mellotrons play arabian scales over a suspenseful rhythm backing that is constantly moving forward and never stops. Would suit thriller/action or dramatic/sports project a even belly dance troupe! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An eerie voice calls from a distance, drum hits keep us on our toes. A shadowy figure moves through the desert like a ghost; forsaken, alone. Would work great leading up to a military conflict in a middle east setting. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
Floaty and dreamy musical soundscape with world & ethnic flavors from Northern Africa and the Middle East. Various ethnic instruments used in combination with textured pads and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 63 BPM]
An exciting and uplifting 60-seconds track, with an exotic world/ethnic feel, using elements of both Latin and Turkish/Middle Eastern music. Great for travel, adventure, discovery. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Edgy electronic sounds combine with a Middle-Eastern flair and dubstep elements to create this driving and energetic EDM piece. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A beautiful, traditional Indian love song arranged with a mixture of Indian ethnic instruments and more modern/western elements. Sung by the highly renowned Indian thumri singer Vidya Rao who has been kind enough to work with us on this track. Thumri is a form of Indian singing which originated in the temples where the courtesans of the temples used to sing about lost love. The lyrics in this song can be summarized as a woman singing to a dear friend or lover in a far-away land, singing for him to return to where he belongs. Arranged with tabla, Indian strings and soft pads. There is also an alternative version without the vocals, and yet another version with only the vocals and soft pads, in a more "ambient" setting. Haunting and beautiful. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
A track that combines equal measures of African and Middle Eastern influences, like the Northern African music of Morocco, Egypt, Algerie, Libya etc. Ethnic stringed instruments, subtle african vocal chants and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This track has a cinematic, mystical and desolate tone that is remiscent of music from the Last Temptation of Christ. Its' somber mood would work nicely in cultural, historical, epic or spiritual film and video, as well historical documentaries or even a battlefield with fallen troops. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A soft pop / romantic pop song in Bollywood style, with vocals sung in Hindi language. This Bollywood pop song is about the longing felt in the heart, in a long-distance relationship. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. Omitting the vocal, the instrumental version is a really nice, chilled, smooth, dreamy, instrumental R&B Pop track in its own right. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Exotically traditional oriental composition with percussions and a turkish saz (lute). suitable for ceremonial scenes from the middle east and orient. Hectic, ardent and feisty. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A world electronica track inspired by music from The Last Temptation of Christ. It features synthesizer and electronic bass, indigenous udu percussion, set to a spiritual percussive groove. There are moments of eerie ethnic string drones that creates a nice musical tension that make for a great underscore or bed. It has a spiritual, emotionally intense mood that is captivating, powerful and gripping. Excellent for cinematic work, spiritual and religious video and biographical or documentary footage requiring something that will emotionally stir the viewer. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
An exotic and mystical, slowly grooving track with a strong India / Middle East / Oriental flavor. Lazy, trance like. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
World fusion / India / Bollywood pop. Indian / Middle Eastern / Oriental music styles combined with Western / contemporary influences. Exotic and fun. Available with or without vocals. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Meditative music track featuring classical guitar on a drone of electronic pads and Indian tanpura. Great music for relaxation, documentary and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Silky middle eastern female vocals and ethnic percussion build to an aggressive grunge rock ending. Works well for trailers. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Epic fantasy / marching track with an Arabian or Eastern/Orient feel. Battle drums, staccato brass stabs, Persian or Arabic sounding melodies. Impending action, dramatic, war or conflict. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Mysterious, sexy and provocative, this track features ethnic Middle Eastern percussion with ney (bamboo flute), santoor, Oud and electric bass. The result is traditional with a modern groove. The pace gradually accelerates towards the ending to a fast paced climax for a powerful impact. Great for dramatic use or documentaries. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
India pop / Bollywood. Fun / light / cute / world fusion. Available with or without vocals. [Tempo: Slow / 78 BPM]
India pop / Bollywood. Fun / happy / cute / whimsical. Available with or without vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
You enter a mysterious and slightly odd shop fill of curiosities and ancient art. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 99 BPM]
A calm, floating and spiritual music track with Indian flute, Indian Sarod, warm pads and ethereal piano. Good for travel/holiday, exploration and discovery of exotic and mystical places. Also for relaxation music, reflection, art and culture, history, film/drama and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This track features not only traditional Eastern instruments like sitars and flutes but also authentic singing and voices. Hip-Hop / World Fusion music with an exotic "street" feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
Persian / Oriental, Mid Eastern / Gulf region or Eastern European, positive and melodic track with a sense of joy, freedom, celebration. Good music for holiday and travel, cultural content, and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Intense, colourful and very cinematic ethnic/rock track. Middle Eastern vocals float over hypnotic synth sequences, pads and a relaxed drum feel. The track slowly builds as it goes until walls of rock guitars join the trance-like vocal refrains. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Middle Eastern music with a touch of mystery. Features traditional instruments and rhythms. Suitable for travel, nature and culture. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 57 BPM]
World rock designed for TV or web ads. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Cool combination of huge lumbering grungey guitar riffs and ethnic vocals samples. Has a powerful, rich and sometimes menacing vibe to it... a statement of intent. The mid brings a long breakdown where drums and strings bubble under and twist their way back to an almighty riff attack. A real journey of a tune. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
A middle eastern / Arabian sounding, epic, highly dramatic piece, featuring eastern chant vocals, large drums and percussion section, strings, choir and other ethnic instruments. After a foreboding, tense opening section, the main percussion and chant part comes in at about 52 seconds into the track. Drama, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Ambient and exciting, this piece takes you on a modern day tour of Africa. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
"Arabian Nights" and "1001 Nights" inspired piece featuring orchestral and middle eastern instruments. Spooky and dramatic, but still suitable for a childrens production. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
World fusion combining Indian slide guitar with Western rock and jazz and ethnic percussion. Rocking with a spiritual and peaceful edge [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A fresh and feelgood instrumental music track with a taste of the excotic, Eastern. Could be India, Middle East, Arabia, Egypt, Dubai etc. A very positive and inviting feel. Great music for commercials, travel, adventure, holiday and discovery. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Bollywood / India: A soft romantic Hindi ballad in authentic Indian ghazal form conveying passion between the lovers. Asking each other to overcome all the difficulties in their relation and make a new beginning. Passionate, emotional, melodious, sentimental, full of romance, adoring, touching, expressive. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Ambient Indian music with an air of mystery and tension featuring sitar, percussion, flute and strings. Great for travel, movies, documentaries or any project in need of an exotic, asian underscore. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Bollywood / India. Young, peppy, lively Hindi dance number conveying playful interaction between a girl and a boy. A groovy music track with hindi vocals which can be used for party / college/ high school / school reunion / young backdrop / clubs / discos. [Tempo: Fast / 134 BPM]
Very hypnotic, trance-like and seductive piece full of groove and Eastern promise. A massive groove is coloured by Eastern strings, santoors and percussion slowly builds in intensity until the final climax where huge guitar riffs enter and bring the tune to it's close. Contains guitars, santoor, strings, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Steamy Bhangra rhythms accompany this hypnotic theme of intrigue & wonder. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 109 BPM]
Slowish melodic with Indian style slide guitars and tabla. Appealing, gentle melody and a very vibrant sound. Positive and emotional. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
