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.
Brooding dance rhythms & electronica fused with a provocative Eastern flavour & a growing feeling of intrigue, excitement & menace. Builds to a blistering climatic shift at 1:45. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
Inspiring and positive Indian traditional music featuring santoor and tabla with shahnai accompanied by folk percussion such as ghatam and Iddaka. Great for culture and travel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 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]
Indian sitar solo. Haunting, authentic India. [Tempo: 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]
An exotic and atmospheric Indian track featuring authentic Sarod (similar to Sitar) and Indian flute over the soft, floating chords. Dreamy and slowly swaying rhythms with table, acoustic bass. Indian wood flute joins in the later parts of the track. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
Middle Eastern / Oriental / Arabian, Persian or North African feel with tabla, sitar, drones and percussion. Rich and mysterious. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 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]
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]
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]
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]
An urgent, ethnic Arabian / Arabic, Middle Eastern tune with ethnic instruments, accordeon, percussion. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
Eastern drone with reed flute, ethnic percussion and vocal chants. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
This is a piece of middle eastern music using super sized and deep middle eastern flutes and pipes. This is combined with percussion and hand drums to create the perfect mysterious and mystical environment for an underscored scene in a middle eastern country - or in India. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
A typical gulf oriental sound normally played in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain etc., with hand claps and a modern pop beat. Eastern / Travel / Discovery Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Traditional Indian instruments combine with an electronic flair to create this adventurous, grooving Middle Eastern piece. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Mysterious and provocative, this track features ethnic Middle Eastern percussion with bansuri (bamboo flute) with drums and funk bass. The result is world beat with a funky groove. Great for giving a modern edge to world music. [Tempo: Medium / 99 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]
Busy ethnic sound with tablas, clay drums and sitars. Disturbing drone. Vocal chant. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Chilled Indian vibes with a modern expressive beat. Good for creating a sultry, relaxing mood. Great for yoga, meditation and cinematic sountracks when something exotic is in the air. Features sarangi, sitar, strings, piano, percussion and sweeping synthesisers. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 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]
A waltz featuring authentic style of Arabic / international feel, played in a minor key and accompanied with oriental percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
Mysterious / Mystical sound of India or the Orient / Middle East. Sitar and flute over Tablas / Eastern percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 850 BPM]
A Khaligy style track that brings a fusion mode between world music, and khaligy (emirates, saudi, kuwait, Bahrain) it has a dynamic chorus, then it goes back to to a reflective ambient dream. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
This piece reflects the grandeur of the Emirates, and how it developed from a normal desert country to one at the forefront of technology and progress. The track has a sense of grandeur, success and power, with echoes of a rich culture and history. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 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]
Soft pads combine with Indian tabla percussion and blues/jazz style guitar melodies. A slight flavor of the exotic India, with smooth jazzy guitar and later piano. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
A dark and ominous Arabian music, Middle Eastern world track with wailing female vocalizing and singing, booming drums and and a dramatic orchestral underscore. Sorrowful, foreboding and exotic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Indian music with authentic instruments and all kinds of modern elements. Edgy and hot. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Mid-tempo track, with a strong Middle-Eastern flavor, this is a hypnotic, meditative, relaxing soundscape for your production. Suitable for films and documentaries set in the Middle-Easter or about related subjects. Also great for pensive, quiet, exotic backdrop for other productions. [Tempo: Slow / 88 BPM]
Laidback Eastern folk starting with traditional instruments and building to a modern, chilled beat making it perfect for projects with an eastern and current theme such as documentaries, movies, tv and video games. Features flute, dombra, percussion, 12 string guitar and strings. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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]
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]
Mysterious and haunting, an exotic middle eastern, persian, indian or arabic music track based on a rhythm drone, tabla percussion and an ethnic wood flute. World / Ethnic / Travel Music. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
This exotic and pulsating music track combines ethnic / traditional Middle Eastern / Persian / Arabic music instruments with a modern, urban beat. A cool fusion of styles, perhaps conveying the vibrancy of an Eastern city, or Eastern youth movement. Sensual, hot, full-on Persian / Mid East flavors. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
Contemporary sitar and Indian percussion grooves. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A very funky and mystical music track, combining the sounds of India and the Middle Eastern music with contemporary / eastern flavors, to create a World Fusion / cultural melting pot. Hot and exotic music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
Mysterious and exotic, sitar and tablas. A flavor of India, Arabia, North Africa, Persia or the Middle East. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 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]
A mysterious, mystical, Eastern background music. Resonant pads, live Sarod (Middle East / India plucked string instrument) and ethnic percussion. Thoughtful and reflective music, atmospheric and moody. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
A wild and earthy percussion section leads this Indian themed track. It has a distinct worldly flavour and evokes images of rural India and its wildlife. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 116 BPM]
Bollywood music track with traditional Indian instruments. Tables, drum loops, synth bass and a mix of traditional and modern Indian music. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Mysterious, exotic, mellow and alluring track featuring Dholak and Khartal percussion, Tambura drones, Ethnic Flute and Upright Bass. Sets the tone for nature, travel, documentaries and movie scenes in need of a moody eastern theme. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
Mysterious / Mystical sound of India or the Orient / Middle East. Sitar and flute over Eastern percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Indian music with flute over tablas and sitar. Loose, jam session style. Exotic / moderately excited. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
Softly played, mysterious underscore with harp and ethnic flute. A feel of the Middle East or North Africa. Exotic, repetitive, pulsating underscore with a slight nerve. Perpaps, Egypt, Sahara or other desert landscape. Mythology, mystery, ancient cultures, far-away places, adventure and discovery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 118 BPM]
A percussive Middle-Eastern piece, featuring sitar and pan flute. [Tempo: Medium / 89 BPM]
