All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Ikibwenga" means strong men. The tribes men have dance competitions, for example to get a wife, or as other competitions between men in that tribe. Music inspired by the Nyakyusa tribe from Songea, in the Southern part of Tanzania. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Indian sitar accompanies low drums and tabla in this authentic sounding piece of Indian music. This is a nice piece for a documentary, travel show, news broadcast or any scene that needs the sound of India. [Tempo: Slow / 124 BPM]
An intimate party that brings together all the people of a small country town in Argentina. Typical dances, talks of friends, wine and an atmosphere of joy and celebration. Features bandoneon, and nylon guitars. 100% authentic & live performed. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Up-tempo Ska with a slightly Russian or Eastern European feel. Electric guitar, mandolin. Key change on verses 3 & 4. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
Uplifting, hypnotic and very motivated african percussive track with kalimba, choir vocals and plenty of driving african rhythms. Very groovey and energised. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
This is a quirky and fun travel / summer vacation-inspired track with lots of percussion, wacky sound effects and vocal phrases. Playful and upbeat, this would be suitable for animation/cartoon, comedy, or advertising and light entertainment television. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Softly swaying, silky smooth. Floating, ambient pads. Bliss. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Lounging Hawaiian style with some simple pedal steel guitar, contemporary beat, ambient synth pad and bass. Subtle and laidback perfect for projects looking for an island sound with a modern groove. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Dance bouzouki peace. A combination of melodic dance from the Middle East and from Greece. Can be persian / arabian / oriental or a Greek traditional music or folk dance, or even other Eastern European music e.g. Romania, etc. Fresh, happy feel. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Orchestral percussion-only cue. Huge-sounding. Works perfectly with movie trailers, chase scenes, escape scenes, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 101 BPM]
Inspired by the Terracotta Warriors of China. The music conveys a sense of majesty, grandeur and power that features traditional Chinese instruments, complimented by a stirring Orchestra. Oriental / Travel / Adventure Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
An angelic, gothic sounding choir and cello led requiem conjuring up images of Irish landscapes, monasteries, gothic churches and religious gatherings. This track is available in different versions. The main version is based around the voice and the cello; the "chant mix" adds mysterious, whispering chants, and the "urban mix" adds hard hitting urban dance rhythms. [Tempo: Slow / 107 BPM]
An energetic, driven pop track with an oriental flavour, ideal for business projects, corporate video, travel footage. Uplifting music to motivate and strive for success, a bright future ahead, positive progress and working together. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Spacey, dreamy,ethereal, trancey, exotic, beaty,dancey track with and Indian / Arabian vibe to it. Ethnic percussion fuses with atmospheric vocal samples to form a groovy & hypnotic ethno-pop. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Light suspenseful tension track suitable for reality television results shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, to keep your audience anxious. Low brooding bass, morphing synths, emphatic strings, and escalating percussion all work to create an intense edge-of-your-seat atmosphere. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
A warm, breezy and loving Spanish Flamenco track with a modern sampled drum beat. A great mix of the old and the new, the urban and the exotic, latin. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
Uplifting and bright South American style – nylon guitars, bass & drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 190 BPM]
Soft sounds from the Far East to connect with the deepest part of our being. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Brazilian party music. Lively samba, full band arrangement with lots of latin percussion, salsa style piano licks, big trumpets etc. [Tempo: Very fast / 120 BPM]
Uptempo Russian or Yiddish style Polka. Accordeon, bouzouki and voices over nylon guitars, bass and drums. Can be a Jewish celebration, traditional Greek folk music, Russian folk music, Gypsy music or Eastern European folk music. Available is also an 'underscore version' which cuts out the melodic/top instruments, leaving only the background groove. [Tempo: Fast / 131 BPM]
Light, bright, ambient / pop / chill-out / downtempo track with a fluttery, positive and relaxing feel. Light / Natural beauty / Harmony. Slight sense of mystery, adventure or discovery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
Egyptian / Middle Eastern folk music with a modern melody. Exciting and exotic, normally used in festive events and modern songs. Accordion is a leading instrument, and a women belly dancer is often involved in such occasions. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
Very Eastern with tabla and giant djembe drums leading the way. A minute in, the arrangement picks up with sitars etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
This track combines pad synth and hand drums with Asian plucked strings. Perfect for any scene in an Asian country such as China, Japan or Korea. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
A live performed recording of this traditional Celtic / Irish folk tune. Pirate / World / Medieval Dance Music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Traditional wedding music from The Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh in India. The instruments used are the Pipdi - a reed blowing instrument somewhat similar to the Shenai used in other regions of India (Played by Mangal Ram from Bir Village), and the Nagara Drums - similar to the nagras in the plains (these are very old pieces) they are made of metal with skin stretched on the playing surface. The skin is tightened with straps that weave into the edge of the skin and meet at the centre bottom of the drums. Two drums are placed opposite each other and the drummer plays them with a cross stick action. The drummer here is Jondu Ram (father of Mangal Ram.) Please note: This is a genuinely live, on-the-spot recording, and as such, there may be slight flaws in the performance and recording. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
Hip Hop track with Arab / Middle Easterm / Oriental influences and elements. Ethnic instruments, exotic melodies, traditional middle east percussion, over a typical hip hop beat. Very good for depicting urban conflicts in Arabic world. Also good for tension & suspense scenes, dangerous situations. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Big, industrial sounding track, with marching percussion, low strings and moody horns. Used to underscore a video about a Pig Iron factory in World War 2. Dark, ominous, serious. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
Suspenseful, dramatic, ethereal, epic, spacious, moody, atmospheric cinematic rock track that gradually builds in intensity. Starts with dhol drums & various synths join in as it goes. Exciting, tense, thrilling, rhythmically hypnotic & climactic. Would suit action / thriller / sports / combat / crime type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
Upbeat groovy, dancy, Middle Eastern flavoured track with vocal loops, irrestistible drums, floaty flute and plucked santoor lines. Would suit ethnic dance/film projects. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This music is a ray of happy, bright sunshine. Think Caribbean holiday, unwinding at a beach bar, enjoying the sun, sand and sea. It has a catchy hook that will get your foot tapping. Perfect for travel videos, podcasts, vlogs, video production, television and any project that needs a feel-good vibe. It brings to mind images of travel, vacation, beach parties, drinking cocktails by the poolside, and fun times. The instrumentation features acoustic and electric guitar, piano and synthesiser. It has a moderate pace at 95 BPM. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Authentic world pop features African percussion and melodies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
Thumb-piano and percussion ensemble. Middle east, north Africa, Arabic. Mystical and hypnotic. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
60 minutes continuous relaxing amazon ambience, with relaxing music. In this hour-long nature sound recording you will be treated to the soothing and calming sounds of the evening frog chorus with the exotic, warm ambience of the Amazon rain forest and relaxation music with an exotic feel. [Tempo: Very slow / 0 BPM]
A very contemporary and popular type of crossover in Brazil: Drum'n'bass with Bossa Nova. Cool chill-out nylon acoustic guitar with a D'n'B light beat. Following the steps of Fernanda Porto, DJ Marky and Patife. [Tempo: Very fast / 174 BPM]
An uplifting, fresh and bright Pop/Dance track with a slight Caribbean / Tropical / Island sound. Catchy and fun. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Calm and relaxing, this track features traditional Chinese instruments in a light and airy setting. Perfect for travel, culture or history. Meditative and noble. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A dark and mysterious track well suited for nature documentaries or movies with an African theme. Features Djembe, Kalimba and various synths and fx. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Unsettling atmospherics under gentling plucking acoustic guitar and a sprinkling of western style electric guitar. Reminiscent of movies like Babel and Traffic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A traditional Greek or slightly Turkish sounding folk music track with bouzouki. Composed by our very own Greek composer, Dimitris Plagiannis, this is an exotic, authentic, great 'Zorba' type music track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Bollywood / India: A haunting sufi Hindi male song. The rhythm is upbeat. The lover is pining for his lady love. He is saying that love has destroyed him, has given him the pain of waiting for his love, not able to forget the love of his life. He is madly in love and cant think of anything but love. Love has rendered him good for nothing. He has given up everything for his love and love is still eluding him. Tender, emotional, very passionate, deeply moving. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Hynotic African groove and melody. Festive, celebratory, country, gathering. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Sensual Latin Reggaeton music in the style of modern latin / pop crossover tracks. Summer / Holiday / Sexy Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Spatial ethnic soundtrack with ambient textures, electronic elements and ethnic instruments. Will work well as video background about travel, expeditions to a desert places, documentary. Air piano, solo ac. guitar in a middle part, tuvan male vox. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Authentic brazilian Maracatu twisted into an electronic remix. Rich percussion samples and a Pifano, an indigenous flute similar to a recorder, playing the main theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Drone, windchimes and wood flute in an earthy / earth / tribal track. Ethnic, genuine, organic. Can be Native American, middle eastern / desert, south american / central america or other indigenous, aboriginal, tribe, primal. Also available in two sub-mixes: One with only the flute by itself, and one without the flute, leaving only the drone and windchimes; great for media underscore use. Mysticism / mystical / ancient / cultural / historical / world heritage. [Tempo: Slow / 109 BPM]
Use of Indian folk instruments to express joy, happiness and life. Positive, uplifting, success, victory, enjoyment, enriching. Exotic / world / ethnic. Also good as an Indian / Middle Eastern background / underscore. Features flute, pads, duff, ghatam, santoor, manjeera, dimbdi, sarangi, dhol. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Indian percussion, acoustic bass and sitar. Relaxed, happy vibe. Perfect for travel documentaries or advertising promoting good health and relaxation. Could also work for yoga videos. [Tempo: Slow / 145 BPM]
A fun and groovy dancy track. Ethnic string, woodwind and keyed instruments combine with electric piano, drums and double bass to make a uniquely energetic, uplifting tune with a distinctly exotic flavour. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A varied track that goes through various stages of different moods, but with a dark thread running through it. Features taiko, chinese cymbals, finger cymbals and other oriental instrumentation. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
