This is where you'll find music that would be suitable on the Travel Channel and, to some extent, on Discovery Channel and National Geographic. This music will have a sense of discovery and exploration and often with World / Ethnic influences. That's not to say that all the music here will be tribal or have a strong ethnic feel. There's also some music here that just has a slight Latin or Mediterranean feel, making it suitable for enjoying while chilling out on the beach or just enjoying a relaxing holiday at a fine hotel. Mostly, though, this music will convey the moods of Africa, Eastern / Middle East, Far East, South American or other exotic destinations.
Suspenseful track with nervous strings and solemn, dignified brass. Like a hero in waiting, or awaiting onset of a battle. Foreboding, forewarning. Honor and valor. Also good for war documentary, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Layers of warm, harmonic guitars, floating, blissful sound beds & a sprinkling of slow, filtered rhythms. A cool, chilled out soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
Gentle, folky, with acoustic guitars and sparse piano on the middle 8. Atmospheric, earthly, great for media use. [Tempo: Medium / 155 BPM]
An ethnic, mysterious world underscore based on low key strings, deep ethnic drums and exotic flute. The track carries a sense of discovery, adventure, mystery and journey, but without being specific to any particular country or region. Great as an underscore for fantasy, travel, journeys and exploration. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
With upbeat acoustic guitars, marimba, bells, sound fx, bass, claps, and latin percussion, this track conveys the spirit of “vacation” and “breaking free” with a light Caribbean flavor. Nice for travel documentaries, dramas with vacation or adventure themes, and commercials. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Unmistakably Indian in mood and style but enveloped in contemporary production. There's a undercurrent of magic and mystery throughout the whole track which features a variety of lead instruments. World / Travel / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Sensuous, passionate, tender, heat, smoky, lust, soothing, hypnotic, intense, aesthetic. Exotic world feeling, angelic and mystical. A sense of the foreign, exotic, far away lands. Tabla, shaku, pads, synths, strings, solo male and female vocals, piano. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
Slow, swaying and sultry latin track. Exotic, hot blooded, loving and wistful. Spanish flamenco with a slight nostalgic tango feel. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
Intense and uplifting tribal drum workout. African drum loops intertwine with vocals and kalimba. Energetic, driving and powerful. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Fun and airy, this modern electric pop music creates a relaxing, yet stimulating atmosphere. Hint of tropic, picturesque, happiness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
A beautiful acoustic vision of warm and sunny beaches of a far-away island. Traditional instruments performing a modern composition filled with hope and happiness. Acoustic guitar, sitar, bouzouki, organ and Rhodes piano. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Classical Spanish / latin style with two acoustic guitars and castanets. Nice and easy with a good feeling. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Cinematic action track with middle eastern harmonies, feel and instruments like Duduk, Oud and Santoor accompanied by full orchestra, different percussion, synthesizers, grand piano and bass guitar. Suitable for films shot in the modern middle eastern cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Will work in trailers, documentary footages and more. Powerful composition with a lot of escalation and growing tension up to the ending. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Playful and happy Latino flamenco track. Acoustic guitars, upbeat syncopated drums and congas. Fun and summer sun, exotic Mediterranean or Mexican holiday, vacation and beach life etc. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Light ambient electronica, joined by pulsating light rhythms later on. Filtered rhythm loops give a sense of underwater or space movements. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Opening with Senegalese percussion, this soon turns into hard Electro Beats fused in a Plump DJ's style. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Doom-laden, dark country rock with Dobro over pedal steel, guitars, bass and drums. Has a certain doom-ish, Tarantino'esque, pulp americana feel. The bass line makes us remember the classic Dire Straits track "Six Blade Knife". Not the same bassline, but a similar rhythm and feel. The tempo and intensity picks up gradually. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Typical Egyptian / Eastern folk music with synth and accordion, cool rhythm of folkloric "SAIDY" style from the region of "al said", in between features a synth bridge. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
This piece moves through various sections of chinese inspired ambient and rhythmic music. Some melodic elements (Chinese main theme), but also some sections with just background ambience and Chinese percussion. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
One of the most famous traditional Irish songs ever, this number is much covered drinking song, straight out of Irish pubs and steeped in Irish history. This version was performed on accordion, acoustic guitars, Irish fiddle and Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle). Crowd hand clapping joins about half way in. "Jolly, hell bent and spiteful" would probably be a good description of this piece of Irish music. An Underscore version (without the lead instruments) is available in case you want to sing along, karaoke style [Trad./Arr: B Lynne] [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Traditional African percussion, flutes and mallets in a joyful and upbeat sound of Africa. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 156 BPM]
Middle eastern ska. Arabian pipes over a ska beat. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A bright and festive track featuring traditional Peruvian instruments such as the charango, ocarina and of course the panpipes. Conveys a very South American flavor. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 165 BPM]
This track is a high energy arabic / arabian influenced cue with Hip Hop & Drum n Bass mixes. It has a dark, mysterious and retro edge with a james bond / mission impossible groove that would make it great for espionage, stakeouts or anything needing culturally rich music with a 50's / 60's / 70's spy vibe featuring a modern electronic twist. It would be a great for action, campy drama and documentary work. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
Tribal royalty free track with a dangerous edge. Features didgeridoos and Australian percussion with drums. Groovy and primitive. The Didgeridoo gives the track an Australian reference, but it's not necessarily limited to Australia, as this can be a nice track for any location, when you need that 'Jungle fever' feel. Available in several different mixes/versions. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Slow, groovy Latin inspired pop/jazz. Smooth and easy-going with emotional latin guitar solos. Chilled and breezy, romantic, a contemporary and slightly jazzy latin pop sound.' [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Passionate and sexy, this tango piece conveys the sentiment and seriousness of a disciplined, though sultry dance. Accordion, piano, bass, drums and percussion flow and punctuate the arrangement. Great for comedy, dramedy, drama, commercials, documentaries on Latin America, and travel. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Traditional style Russian ballad featuring balalaikas, acoustic guitar, mandolin. Starts off very slow and wistful, but picks up the tempo for the next part. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
A track that inspires a journey through different places and cultures. Discover new horizons, new ways of living. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A fast, chase-like sequence driven by African percussion. Exciting and dynamic in character. World / Tribal / Ethnic Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Lipango" is a hunting dance music from the Pangwa tribe. [Tempo: Fast / 161 BPM]
Accordeons a'plenty and hummable melodies with a traditional French waltz rhythm. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
Acoustic drum'n'relax music with distinctive tribal flavour. Builds slowly from simple and smooth drum groove with ocassional men chanting up to dense, almost trance like final of ethnic flute. As far as there is no distinct melody, this track should work nicely for travel, wide panorama themes in "Discovery like" manner or other exotic background applications. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Nice and easy-going, folky track with 6-string and 12-string guitars, along with a simple drum groove. Uplifting, bright and care free. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Groovy marimba, accompanied by some electronic instruments to create an appealing and content emotion. It's unobtrusive sound works well underneath dialogue. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
There is a lively holiday feel to this royalty free stock music, but with relaxing parts in it too. It is feel-good, playful and uplifting, great for travel vlogs, vacation, good times, video and TV production. It brings to mind images of sunny holiday resorts, beaches, beach bars, good food, love and romance, taking it easy and enjoying the sights. Features acoustic guitar, synthesiser and percussion. It has a moderate pace with a tempo of 130 BPM. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Steamy Bhangra rhythms accompany this hypnotic theme of intrigue & wonder. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 109 BPM]
Motivational and Uplifting corporate music track that evokes the feeling of success, growth, hope and accomplishment. Nice for business presentations, corporate videos, commercials and innovative product promos. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A slow sorrowful introduction intensifies into a haunting cadence, interrupted by a bold and busy string and brass orchestra playing a hypnotic and rhythmic ostinato that modulates to an exciting climax. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
A darker view of forgotten memories, but still optimistic and positive. Melodic and a bit pensive. Guitar, bouzouki, sitar, harmonium, dilruba, violin, jal tarang, tenor banjo, Rhodes piano and upright bass. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
This is a piece of percussion and electronic music that sounds like a jungle of mystery. In this music, ethnic percussion is accompanied by evolving, ambient sounds, bass and simple, electronic melody. Suitable for action, discovery, suspense and mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This electric guitar based Indie track is happy, confident and adventurous. Its solid rhythm section and melody grabs you and runs through feelings of goodness, ease and appreciation. Instrumentation includes electric guitars, synth, bass and drums. A great sonic accompaniment for programming needing a positive infusion like commercials, family dramas, travel, cooking, and documentaries. [Tempo: Fast / 147 BPM]
Nostalgic trance music with evolving futuristic feel and corporate edge. Works with urban and youth programs, business promos, achievement scenes and technology. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Traditional Polish Folk song performed with female vocals, violins, accordion and frame drum. Available as a vocal version, and an instrumental versions with accordion lead, or violin lead. The tempo starts very slowly and then gradually builds faster and faster. Polish spelling: Komu dzwonią [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Melodic Indian piece featuring table and sitar. Drums, bass and Indian style strings come in after about 30 seconds to lift the piece and bring it home. Appealing Indian music track. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
An easy-going and charming track featuring acoustic guitar and ethnic sounding drums. It has a world feel to it, perhaps tropical islands with their exotic plants and ocean life, rainforests, wild animals, tribal culture and local people. This music would work well with travel, underwater, and nature documentaries. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Piano, acoustic guitar & mandolin give this instrumental track a World feel. Simple pop sensibility keeps the track commercial and predictable. Suitable for all types of advertising. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Authentic Dominican Republic or other caribbean track with accordeon and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Wistful Americana ballad, with lap steel guitar and acoustic guitars. Pretty / Dreamy / Caring. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 108 BPM]
Happy, Latin, summer vibes perfect for living the high life in tropical locations, cocktails on the beach, partying on expensive yachts and general fun in the sun. Features percussion, flute, saxophone, piano and bass. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
