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.
Summer holidays and vacations in the tropics are evoked by this smooth and relaxed ukulele led tune. Simple and happy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
African rhythms dance around an undulating string-filled chorus of pure sunshine. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
A warm and breezy, easy-listening track with the feel of a paradise island. Suitable for travel, holiday, relaxation. Smooth and exotic, with orchestral string section with marimba and soft drums. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Hot salsa in the Son Montuno style from Cuba. Starting with a punchy intro and a fierce piano, bass, percussion and drum groove. Music continues with a fiery horn section followed by a sax solo. Breaks down to a percussion section before ramping up with a climatic horn and sax solo section. Whew, this will wear you out! Great for dance competition, Travel, Latin culture, Miami, Cuba, South America, Central America and Tropical settings. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 225 BPM]
Bright, catchy pop track with a modern and fresh sound featuring synths and guitar. Energetic and upbeat, perfect music for feel-good content, vacation, family, happy people and good-times. Also, good for corporate video, commercials, advertising and more. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
A pretty scottish air on solo fiddle. Very authentic Scottish sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Simple Steel Drum and funk guitar lines combine over bouncy bass line to give a familiar, sunny feeling. Ideal for summer vacation programs, advertising health and beauty products. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 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]
A blend of Latin Afro, tropical and modern Reggae pop. Uptempo, fun and happy. Features ethnic flute playing the melody. Party atmosphere. Great for tropical settings, travel, Miami, beach, parties, Carnival, South America, Jamaica. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 93 BPM]
A fun and lively latin track with salsa rhythms, bright latino trumpets and piano. Extravagant, party, fun, excited. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
An upbeat, 90's style hip hop song that features bass, synths, cleared vocal samples, drums, and male rap vocals. Also available without the rap. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
A short, relaxed and calm track with a certain Zen mood. Features bamboo flute. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Influenced by the sights and sounds of China with a driving yet curious and mysterious feel, this track features an array of melodic and non melodic percussion, hulusi, strings and guzheng. Great for films, documentaries, travel, martial arts, history, culture and cuisine. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Chinese pop music with a traditional edge. Features traditional Chinese instruments bawu and pipa with Western pop style bass and drums. Mysterious and haunting music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
India, modern meets traditional. Corporate, technology, with tabla, percussion and orchestra. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
Heartfelt, sparse jazz ballad featuring nylon strung guitars. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Beautiful and evocative melody played on bansuri and dilruba accompanied by Indian percussion. This track has a very rural and folklike feel to it. Travel and culture. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
A beautiful and melodic country rock ballad played on dobro, pedal steel guitar, guitars and drums. A memorable and reflective melody with a nostalgic feel and a hint of the blues. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
India or Arabia meets Rnb beat music, with cool Eastern / Oriental instruments, bouzouk, accordion, kanun and oriental percussion that reflects the essence of the orients. Groovy / Exotic / Positive. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Drift away into some blissful, electrified jazz-funk. Features various keyboards, vibraphone, guitar, bass and drums creating a hypnotic, funky, laidback groove. Elements of hip hop, acid jazz and funk make this perfect for any project in need of an urban, loungey vibe with a retro twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A slow reggae track with a traditional reggae sound. Light and feelgood, relaxed and happy. Drums, bass, organ, electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Fresh and positive 30 seconds track with a nice guitar strumming riff at the beginning. Just cool. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 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]
An uplifting, fresh and bright Pop/Dance track with a slight Caribbean / Tropical / Island sound. Catchy and fun. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Electronic music track made in an oriental ambient techno style. Bright dancing positive with ethnic Arabian Indian instruments good suitable for commercial purposes, soundtrack, travel, presentation, business, club music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Sun-drenched party vibes! Very Summery and upbeat feeling track in a tropical, disco house style. Ideal for travel, beauty, youth-programming and any scene that could use a happy groove. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Relaxing, pulsing, mid-tempo track, with a remarkable flute melody and bouncing percussion, this is the perfect mix between excitement and relaxation. Suitable for presentations, commercials and other productions that require a soothing and uplifting soundscape. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
This style, while using modern synth and guitar, has an authentic flavor of Iraqi, Moroccan or other Middle Eastern / Arabic music, which in some regions preserve the normal major keys, then goes back to quarter tones, bouzouk , and oud are dominant along with oriental percussions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Tender, caressing, plaintive latin ballad. Acoustic guitar, subtle piano, brush drums. Romantic, easy, warm and loving. Highly suitable for travel related programming as well as romance, wedding, special memories etc. Exotic and appealing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A bright, up-front and brash electro-pop track with Eastern / Arab influences. Chart pop type music, funky and freaky. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
An atmospheric, searching piece of music. Ethnic / World influence, combined with a magical, swirly, ethereal feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Easy going, laid back music track, no worries but tasteful reggae piece. Possibly beach, water, rum and flip flops, or simply lightheartedness and relaxation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Authentic brazilian slow Baiao/Xote, with a 10-string Viola playing over a laid-back live percussion groove. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Traditional Indonesian Gamelan music. Surreal, Rhythmic, Underscore, Jungle. Minimalism, New Age, Classical, Gamelan. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
This track is hard to categorize. It has a melancholic but comforting feel, with fretless bass, acoustic guitar picking and pads. Melodic and somewhat dreamy. Good for drama, personal stories and more. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Happy, young and care-free dance music track, light and bouncy, gives a feeling of good weather and summer beach fun. Ideal music for advertising, vacation and travel, happy activities. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Merengue, Latin, salsa. Jumpy, Dancing, Exciting. Flute, guitar, Latin percussion, bass, piano. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
This catchy Reggaeton track begins with a solo riff, with an accordion-like sound, followed by synths, bass, and finally the very groovy drums characteristic of the style. Fun and uplifting. Sun, summer, latin feel. Sexy and sensual, tropical mood, island feel. Good for club scenes, beach party. [Tempo: Medium / 94 BPM]
A lively Bossa Nova groove featuring talking drum, horns, Latin percussion and techno EFX. The insistent whistle gives this music a real party atmosphere. Rio, here we come! Great for Latin club scenes, barrios, Central America, South America, dance competition, romance, travel, sunsets, beach and tropical adventures. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Traditional percussion instruments combine with an electronic flair and mysterious background vocal tracks to create this grooving piece. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Warm, soft, exotic African night time groove with multiple marimbas, piano, soft pads and african flutes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Romantic ballad of Spanish and Afro Cuban influence. Acoustic guitars, percussion, violin and bass create an exotic, heartfelt and alluring soundtrack for travel, cultural, romantic dramas and relaxing background music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
New, fun and funky Christmas flavored music for the Holiday season. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Middle East traditional, haunting with flute, conga & percussion. Hypnotic, scary, eerie. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A soft solo acoustic Tagalog vocal ballad about admitting one own faults in a relationship. Suitable for tv/film soundtrack and Filipino related content. Lyrics sung in the Tagalog language. [Tempo: Slow / 121 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]
Caribbean/African marimba starts joined by classic samba/Caribbean bassline, percussion and drums. Great positive chorus section. Dancing, upbeat positive and happy feel, good for Travel and Regional use. Foreign holidays, travel, sunshine and brightness would all describe this track perfectly. Island holiday, ocean waves, blue skies. Happy, joyful, bouncy and great fun. Children playing, Caribbean cruise, airlines commercial, beachwear [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A spirited, rhytmic world/ethnic background track, suitable for travel and holiday, exploration and exotic locations. Uplifting, positive and joyful. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Infectious and arresting, disco bass & guitar groove with South American flavored piano section and staccato disco strings. Laid-back and extremely funky, this simple piece is as ideally suited to fashion and clubbing as to any Latin party or night-life scenes. Dance / Fashion / 70's Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A rather snakey and slinky track. Makes you envisage far off lands, camels, deserts, magic carpet rides, belly dancers etc. A heady brew of zither, bass, drum kit, zither, string section, turkish oboe, drum loops, electric guitars and piano. The mid section has big change in the mysterious mood but then the undeniable groove returns. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
