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 exotic and mystical, slowly grooving track with a strong India / Middle East / Oriental flavor. Lazy, trance like. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A sweet and lovely India Bollywood soft pop song, with female Indian vocals. This song uses a fusion of Western and Indian sounds and moods. The lyrics are in Hindi language and are about an unrequited love. This track is available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A middle eastern / Arabian sounding, epic, highly dramatic piece, featuring eastern chant vocals, large drums and percussion section, strings, choir and other ethnic instruments. After a foreboding, tense opening section, the main percussion and chant part comes in at about 52 seconds into the track. Drama, conflict. [Tempo: Slow / 60 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]
This track has a cinematic, mystical and desolate tone that is remiscent of music from the Last Temptation of Christ. Its' somber mood would work nicely in cultural, historical, epic or spiritual film and video, as well historical documentaries or even a battlefield with fallen troops. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This Hip Hop track with middle eastern influences is a good match for depicting the recent demonstrations and protests of the "Arab Spring". A strong hip hop, urban pulse with eastern melodies and percussion. A great sense of danger, foreboding, conflict. Also great for action scenes, travel, desert. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Middle eastern ska. Arabian pipes over a ska beat. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Cool combination of huge lumbering grungey guitar riffs and ethnic vocals samples. Has a powerful, rich and sometimes menacing vibe to it... a statement of intent. The mid brings a long breakdown where drums and strings bubble under and twist their way back to an almighty riff attack. A real journey of a tune. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
A cinematic soundtrack piece with a strong Arabic / Middle Eastern / Turkish / Egyptian feel. Persian, Arabian, Turkey, Egypt, exotic percussion, strings and woodwinds. Sweeping, epic, like an amazing journey to a far-away land, new discoveries and great adventures. Sitar, tabla, eastern strings and other middle east instrumentation. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A totally unique blend of many potent ingredients in one track. Indian vocals and strings pull you ever closer. On top of that drums, percussion and towards the end, wave upon wave of huge rhythm and lead guitars, constantly adding to the intensity and power. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A nature adventure from the Himalayas or other exotic place. Bright, positive, elegant and beautifully understated. [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
Featuring an uplifting solo female voice amidst some exotic instrumentation and lush strings, the mood of this music track is of adventure, optimism and unity. Ideal music for projects that are about being on a physical or psychological journey of significance and discovery. [Tempo: Medium / 162 BPM]
Soft Oriental and Hindu instruments mixed harmoniously with a modern Western sound. A sophisticated music, warm and deep. Mindfulness / Work Focus / Study Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
This smooth and soft world-fusion track uses the traditional Indian instrument Sarangi, which is a bit like a violin (although it predates the violin in existence). The traditional role of this instrument is to play in unison with the vocalist, but here the Saranghi has come into its own right, mixed with a downtempo electronica beat, tabla, tamborines and soft pads. A silky smooth, exotic and beautiful world ethnic track, highly suitable for travel, journeys, holidays and vacations in exotic and far-away places. Slightly wistful or sorrowful, but also comforting and hopeful. [Tempo: Slow / 87 BPM]
A mystical world / exotic music track made with atmoshperic synths, epic drums and eastern native instruments. Dark / Hot / Foreboding Music. Can be ancient Africa or Middle East. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Mysterious, foreboding, gradually building music track with Eastern influences. Mystical, uneasy, atmospherical music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Bollywood meets the Carribean with this authentically kitch 1960's reggae vibe featuring a catchy Indian sitar line. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Epic, Ethnic, Choral, Middle East, Orchestral, with big percussion and an Eastern feel. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Calm and peaceful acoustic world music. Features Indian slide guitar accompanied by acoustic guitar and bass guitar. Indian ragas are used to attain a serene and spiritually elevated state. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A beautiful, haunting, emotional and loving theme played on Indian flute with soft pads. Atmospheric, evocative and ethereal. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An ethereal Eastern theme with a tranquil mood & a hint of playful mystery. Similar in style to contemporary film scores such as Life Of Pi. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Disturbing but exotic and intensely moving. Electronic pads accompany Indian slide guitar in a dark environment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mysterious, exotic and delving into the unknown. An eastern theme played by Duduk and Dombra with underlying synth pads and hand percussion. Great for movies, tv, mystery, curiousity, history and documentaries. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Mixing hip-hop with indian grooves and a simple, deep bass groove can produce nice results! A funky and unique little number with lots of attitude. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 114 BPM]
A hybrid orchestral / electronic track with Middle Eastern influences. Some parts of this track are pensive, sneaky, uneasy - other parts more dramatic, ominous and epic. Can easily be edited to the fit the lenghts of your cues, to match the timing of your project. Edgy, Serious. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Oriental / Eastern music combines with Western influence, as a fusion into in one language, describing mood, narrative (emotions). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 114 BPM]
A deep, emotive, World / Ethnic / Ancient earth type track with sorrowful strings, mystical ethnic elements, and available with or without a sorrowful female vocal. A place of beauty and sorrow. Can be on earth or perhaps a strange, alien planet. Carries a sense of deep history, ancient ruins, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
World orchestral track with a very sensual melody and a driving groove. Features ethnic percussion with string orchestra and bamboo flute and a very Middle Eastern flavor. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A grand cinematic piece with ethnic & tribal undertones. Chants, pulses and crescendoes give a sense of witnessing thousands of years of mystery and mythology. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 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]
Mysterious and exotic music track performed with native flute. Mysterious / Ethnic / World Music. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
A lonely wash drifts across a desert landscape. Sweltering, torrid & extra dry. Mysterious, haunting, uneasy. [Tempo: Slow / 0 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]
Dark atmospheric film soundtrack style. Sparse, foreboding, sneaky. Slight ethnic slant. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 119 BPM]
Surreal, mystical music with a hint of darkness and melancholy. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark, Emotional and Exotic music track made with synths, effects, percussion, orchestra and emotional piano. A sense of mystery, perhaps an ancient secret or civilization, with a hint of world / exotic / ethnic atmosphere. Epic / Trailer / Discovery Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An exotic and passionate World fusion / Eastern / Greek / Mediterranean / Gulf / Oriental music track. Features a live performed Greek Bouzouki instrument. Great music for culture and travel, holiday and vacations, exploring and enjoying new countries and cultures. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Bollywood meets Hollywood. Action-packed blend of great romantic movie orchestra and typical oriental instruments and dreamy vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
An atmospheric exotic and mysterious music track made with dark pads, middle eastern percussion and exotic female vocal performed by Andrea Krux. Exotic / World / Dark / Cinematic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Retro sounding Bollywood style music with a crazy sitar line over a driving sixties workout. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
An atmospheric, searching piece of music. Ethnic / World influence, combined with a magical, swirly, ethereal feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
A soft, ethereal and dreamy ambient track featuring swirling pad textures and Indian Sarangi guitar. Atmospheric, evocative and ethereal. Great for travel, adventure, reflection and world discovery. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This track has a very middle eastern feel and features a wide range of instruments and voices. The orchestral strings add a grand scale to the music while percussion and brass help to thicken the texture as the music develops. Journey / Travel / Documentary Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
An action / thriller track with an Eastern / Mid-East Music influence. Orchestral and ethnic instruments all combine with rock guitars and pounding percussion. High intensity level. Live vocal and live performed instruments. Dystopian / Sci-Fi / Epic Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 94 BPM]
Soft harp arpeggios with a sweet melody played by a flute. A soft music ideal to relax and let go. Mindfulness / Work Focus / Study Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
This track features the mystical and beautiful instrument known as Hang Drum. It has an ethnic, ancient sound and feel, like somewhere between a steel drum and an african Mbira. This track is available with or without a somewhat hypnotic drone underneath the hang drum. Use for world discovery / travel / amazing journeys / ancient cultures, tribal history, etc. A version with "Tuvan drone" is also available; this version features tuvan throat singing, as practiced by the Tuva people of Siberia, which has a very profound, mystical sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 83 BPM]
Brooding atmospherics as a distant vocal drifts across a deep menacing soundscape. At 1:38 soaring chords take the forefront offering hope & dignity. The track resolves with a feeling of pride and optimism. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A mix of traditional Indian instruments and powerful male vocals, all put together in contemporary sounding production. An atmospheric opening is then followed by a strong driving rhythm that would make this track ideal for use in documentaries, travelogues, montages and anything that needs a flavour of India. Ethnic / Travel / Documentary Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 88 BPM]
This track is created in documentary style. It features Acoustic Guitars, flute, indian percussion, mandolin, gamelan bells, strings, organ and drums. Suspense and mystery lead to a feeling of hopefulness and positive Himalayan Spirituality. Section three feels upbeat, positive and a feeling of finality. Plenty of underscore to work with. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Genuine and live performed tibetan singing bowls that transports, through a deep soundscape journey to new dimensions. World / Meditation / Eastern Stock Music. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
