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.
An upbeat ethnic track featuring Oud, ethnic percussion and woodwinds. Middle East, North Africa. Exploration, adventure, discovery, travel to exotic places. Bright, positive, lively. Perhaps Egypt, Turkey, Marocco or other Arabic, Islamic places. [Tempo: Medium / 71 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]
Smooth as silk and with a fantastic Eastern atmosphere, this track features sitars, tabla and modern production techniques to create a very tasteful Indian experience. In addition to the regular version, we also have a 'Beat' remix of the track, where a modern, but elegantly understated dance beat has been added. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark and disturbing middle-eastern / arabian ambient track with a moving drone, deep drums and eastern wind instrument. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A fun blend of the East and the West, this track starts with banjo-sitar and soon turns into an Indian banghra dance party mixed with modern electronic rhythms and a funky guitar riff. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 108 BPM]
This is a long track featuring Tablas played in the unique middle eastern "finger" style, along with Sitars, Thai or Indian Reed flute and a suitably arab sounding 'drone' sound. The track goes through several different stages of various intensities and themes. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Contemporary sitar and Indian percussion grooves. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Funky sitar grooves and atmospheres. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Uptempo Indian track with Indian slide guitars and strings. Very exotic sounding. The track features a free-tempo start, then percussion and bass enter at 0:20. Full-on drums enter the third time through, to give the track an additional lift. There's also an alternative 'no free-tempo start' version which skips the free-tempo opening part and goes directly to the main rhythmic part. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 94 BPM]
Egyptian / Arabic epic moods featuring dramatic strings and horns, ethnic percussion. After about a minute and a half, a slick, modern drum groove is added. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Eastern drone with reed flute, ethnic percussion and vocal chants. [Tempo: Medium / 109 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]
Busy ethnic sound with tablas, clay drums and sitars. Disturbing drone. Vocal chant. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Slow and pulsating Indian or Middle Eastern moods with sitar, deep bass, tabla drums and raq. Sparse, mystical, tribal. Great for travel, adventure, Asian/jungle. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Slightly dark and foreboding Arabian/Egyptian track with a sense of history and mysticism. This track goes through various different sections throughout - some more and some less rhythmic - and can be used for several cues. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Thumb-piano and percussion ensemble. Middle east, north Africa, Arabic. Mystical and hypnotic. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Indian sitar solo. Haunting, authentic India. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Indian sitars and Indian orchestral strings over tablas and other exotic percussion. Drone line background strumming. Exotic, mystical. This track builds in intensity as it goes on. [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Middle East traditional, haunting with flute, conga & percussion. Hypnotic, scary, eerie. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Middle East traditional acoustic with percussion, congas, tabla. Regal, mystical, dancing. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
India, modern meets traditional. Corporate, technology, with tabla, percussion and orchestra. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
Funky asian voice and electric guitars. Upbeat, almost frantic, mix of electronica and Indian or Arabian. World fusion. [Tempo: Very fast / 133 BPM]
Lively and mystical Indian sitar ensemble with tablas. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Arabian, Middle-Eastern or Persian background track with exotic percussion, drones and flutes, with occasional choirs and solo voice. Haunting, mysterious / mystical. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Mystical and atmospheric Eastern music (India or Mid-East) track featuring tabla/perc, Sitar and Oriental flutes. A sense of urgency; something disturbing or not quite right. The music has a certain darkness and nerve. Pensive music / uncertain. Wailing/Regretful/Turmoil. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Indian flute, woodwinds, with floating pads. Ethereal, spiritual, foreign and exotic music. Mountains and deserts, Eastern/Oriental landscapes and scenery. Good for travel/exploration, culture/history, film/drama, documentary/adventure and much more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Indian percussion and Indian flute/woodwind with ethereal pads. Foreign, exotic, perhaps Eastern music, India, Mid-East, Arabia or Orient / Middle East. Relaxed style, spiritual and thoughtful music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Asian, Indian or Middle Eastern / Arabia feeling pop track. Tabla, percussion, oud and other Eastern / Oriental instruments mixed with a western style beat. Upbeat, joyful Bollywood style. Holidays, travel, exploration and fun adventures. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
An urgent, ethnic Arabian / Arabic, Middle Eastern tune with ethnic instruments, accordeon, percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
An Eastern / Oriental / Middle Eastern or Indian / Bollywood track. Main theme comes in after about 35 secs. Arabia / Arabian feel. Exotic and mystical, but also upbeat, dancing. Good for India / Bollywood style productions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 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]
Traditional wedding music from The Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh in India. The instruments used are the Pipdi - a reed blowing instrument some what 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: Slow, Medium / 114 BPM]
Mysterious and exotic, sitar and tablas. A flavor of India, Arabia, North Africa, Persia or the Middle East. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
Modern upbeat, groovey dancey track with an indian / arabian flavour. Contains sitar, flutes, ethnic percussion, bass and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Eastern percussion and simple mellotron strings give this tune an exotic Arabian flavour. The verse and chorus have an irresistible medium paced dance groove. The chorus drops down like a cool shower of much need rain to a very beautiful soft and spacious piano part....then the groove returns and picks you up again. Contains strings, piano, bass, drums, shenai oboe and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
Beautiful, mournful vocals lament over sad strings a hypnotic drum groove and plucked ethnic instruments. The track is emotional, sad and yet hopeful all at once. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Groovy bouncey track with a very strong Middle Eastern flavour. Equally spacey and danceable. Plucked Eastern strings combine with shenai oboe and orchestral strings. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A real Bollywood party track! Lots of Indian percussion, tabla, sitar, Indian flutes and an incredibly funky Indian groove. Picture hordes of Indian dancers in a Bollywood presentation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Indian Ragga / Rap straight from Bollywood. An uptempo, up-beat, Indian fiesta like party mood. Various ragga-like Indian vocal samples throughout and a moderately fast, funky Indian beat. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
An alternative fusion of modern Indian/Middle Eastern music with dance and electronica. This blend of genres combine to create a fast paced, highly energetic, thrilling mix of music. Exciting, vibrant, avant-garde. Imagine a bustling Indian festival, street scene or action chase scene. Will work well with anything energetic, exciting, stylish, busy or action orientated. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An out and out Indian dance and fun music. Bollywood fun, dance, light, celebration, happiness, victory, success, grand, good beats, energetic. Features dhol, dholak, tabla, dimbdi, shehnai, tumbi, mandolin, drums, chorus. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Indian Bhangra style dance piece with minimal vocals. Energetic tabla carries the through whimsical solos from a variety of indian instruments. Positive, upbeat, and joyous. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
Ethnic soul - stirring Indian music. Depicts spirit, character, attitude, outlook, approach, essence of a situation. Tabla, dholak, duff, sitars, santoor, morchang, udo pots, flute. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A melancholic and nostalgic track with a middle-eastern / oriental feel and an Arabian / Arabic reed / flute as the lead melodic instrument. A slow, contemporary drum groove and acoustic guitar joins in from around 1 minute onwards. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Middle Eastern / Arabic / Oriental track with tabla, tamborines, sitar and plucked strings. Moderately busy, groovy, with a sense of mysticism and playfulness. Good for games, films, media projects with an Arabian or Eastern feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Moody, vibrant, ethereal, exotic & lively eastern dramatic track with great tension & underlying sadness & hope.spacey ethnic strings combine with frantic percussion & vocal chants to produce a powerful brew with awesome middle-eastern flavour & rhythmic grace. Would suit documentary/news/cinematic project. [Tempo: Slow / 76 BPM]
A spicy fusion of indian, funk, jazz and electronica make this a nice contemporary track for projects relating to travel, cooking or cultural documentaries. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
The meeting of traditional Indian folk instruments with electronic drums, bass and ambient synths. A dark, hypnotic Trance track great for modern Bollywood type soundtracks ala Slumdog Millionaire, culture, documentaries, cuisine or any project looking for some Indian electronica. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Mysterious and haunting, an exotic middle eastern or arabic track based on acoustic guitar, hand percussion, strings and a traditional eastern woodwind instrument duduk. After an opening section with guitar, bass and hand drums, the main beat comes in at about 55 seconds into the track, and then at 1:32 the song reaches its climax. Also available “underscore” mix without the guitar, leaving only the background instruments. Culture, education, traveling, documentary and historical programming. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]