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.
Travel back to ancient Japan with this mesmerizing piece. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Funky, groovy Bollywood-style track with sitar, tabla and fun female chants. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Slow, romantic Brazilian Jazz with a bittersweet longing and lyrical melody on soprano sax. A touching and timeless sound that will compliment sunset beaches, love stories, intimate and elegant locations and dinner parties. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Joyful Irish jig perfect for capturing scenes of happy people dancing and drinking, travel features, documentaries or tv dramas set in Ireland and St Patricks Day based projects. Features accordian, piano, acoustic guitar, bodhran drums and penny whistle. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 87 BPM]
Laidback track that blends traditional Indian instruments with a modern chill-out groove. Great for contemporary Indian based projects, tv dramas, movies, documentaries etc looking for a soothing, pensive mood. Features Santoor, Tabla, Piano, Violin, Vocals, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 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]
"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]
A fresh, tropical, or Caribbean sounding background royalty free track, that gives a feeling of summer, happiness or lightness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
An energetic, lively Latin composition featuring a great beat, Latin percussion, a catchy melody on vibes and piano and an exciting horn section. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 101 BPM]
Happy, beaty bouncey, didgeridoo lead track with an uplifting poppy chorus part. Ideal for cruising along some endless Australian highway, or just up the road the shops. Contains didge, drums, synths, fiddle, bass and strings. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Relaxed and laid back traditional African music with a contemporary mood and feel. Great for festive moments, culture and travel. Lots of mbiras [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Feelgood, medium to slow Reggae track. Happy and relaxed, with traditional reggae band instrumentation of drums, bass, hammond organ and electric guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 89 BPM]
Extensive plains, horses, cows, ranches and an astonishing landscape from the Pampas. A deep expression from the heart of Argentina / South America folk music. 100% authentic & live performed. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
Joyful and picaresque, fun and nice Latin music. This song played with bandoneon and guitars evokes landscapes and costumes of the country people in Argentina. 100% authentic & live performed. No computers, no samples. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
Laidback Reggae instrumental with guitar melody, marimba, horn stabs and tight rhythm. Downtempo summer vibe with echo and reverb effects creating the perfect chilled, dreamy island sountrack. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
Rhythmic African underscore. Djembes and congas, shakers, subtle marimba and occasional African flutes and chants. Dark, pensive. Voodoo / Tribal. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Upbeat, happy-go-lucky, carefree youthful pop track. Features energetic guitars, catchy synth lines, lively beat and positive vibes. Versatile - Kids, tweens, teens, youthful fashion, travel, adventure, corporate branding, positive and fun image. [Tempo: Medium / 105 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]
A very positive and uplifting World / Travel / Exploration track. Upbeat, happy and fun, this track will go well with travel programs, hiking and exploration, culture and discovery. Slightly African feel, but can also go well with other world regions. [Tempo: Medium / 136 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]
Exciting and fast jazzy traditional Brazilian music with authentic percussion. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 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]
Heartfelt, sparse jazz ballad featuring nylon strung guitars. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A light and feelgood French accordeon waltz. Swaying, care free and deliciously melodic. Goes well with anything quintessentially France, Paris etc. Joyful and elegant - genuinely captures the spirit of France. [Tempo: Medium / 213 BPM]
A very festive Caribbean music track full of fun and celebration. Features steel drums. Light and Feelgood music. Great for parties, holidays and the beach. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Mid-tempo caribbean or latino groove. Traditional style with latin percussion, piano, acoustic bass. Fun, sun, summer and holiday. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Atmospheric strings paired with underwater whale songs and spherical choirs convey a sense of naturalness, width and boundlessness. Powerful trap drums provide the necessary volume and drive. Suitable for travel impressions of all kinds, marine and underwater shots and sunrise. Sounds like a fresh start. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 113 BPM]
Fun, quirky, and up-tempo, this track has an old-time quality to it, with a remarkable flute melody and a bouncing, animated percussion. It brings to mind classic cartoons. Great for productions that require a jazzy, upbeat, and lively backdrop, such as movies, commercials, TV shows and other projects. [Tempo: Medium / 184 BPM]
A passionate latin track with percussion that creates an authentic feel. This track has a live band feel, it has a spanish guitar lead melody. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Authentic Jamaican reggae laid-back music track, with horns, drums, percussion, bass, electric guitar and organ. Heavily influenced by reggae's golden age artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff. Reggae, Island, Roots Reggae, Retro, Jamaica. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Moving and upbeat world music gets jazzy. Ref. Hugh Masakela, Fela Kuti [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
Didgeridoo, guitar and big atmosphere. Great for outdoors recreation, hiking, fishing, etc. Calm, mellow, happy, relaxed, sultry. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Slow, spacious, ethereal, textured track with dreamy, exotic, chanted vocal samples. Be whisked away on the calm breeze to foreign lands. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
A Marrakesh / Moroccan / North African or Arabic inspired ethnic underscore featuring Ud. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
An uplifting and spirited world / travel track with a somewhat folky feel. Could be Americas or other part of the world. Good for travel show, amazing journeys and discoveries, nature and wildlife, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Melancholy but uplifting song about watching sunrise from beach. Features three acoustic guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Funky sitar grooves and atmospheres. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A funky groovy song about the irony of wrongdoers using the victim card. The lyrics are sung in the Tagalog language, giving the track a cool, fun, exotic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A really nice, happy and playful kids track with a subtle world / jungle / exotic / discovery / travel and adventure type feel. Cool marimba groove with bongos and a cute & perky flute melody. Great for childrens TV, games and more. Lasts 30 seconds. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Sexy, hot salsa in the Montuno style. Starting with a punchy ensemble and rhythmic intro, continuing on with a fiery groove. Features acoustic piano, vibraphone, flute and a burning horn section. The B section introduces accordion and sets the pace for a fiery ending, with sting. Hot and exotic - Great for Tropical settings, travel, Miami, Latin street party, Carnival, South Amercia, Cuba, Brazil. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
Calm and meditative Chinese music featuring Bawu (wind) and Pipa (strins) accompanied by Daikos and gongs. Music suitable for travel and culture. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
10-string viola playing over a pop brazilian percussion. A bit of Xote, a very popular rhythm in Brazil. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A Chinese/ Japanese style piece of music, used to represent a Kung Fu Master while he is teaching one of his students how to fight. Opening with big taiko drums, followed by the Chinese stringed instrument called the Erhu, then by a male choir chanting like a monks, who build the track up to its climax. [Tempo: Medium / 82 BPM]
Traditional Indian instruments combine with an electronic flair to create this adventurous, grooving Middle Eastern piece. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Acoustic Guitars strums, synthesizer pads and droning pulsating synth beats sets a landscape of moods, feelings, and emotions. Think Sunrise, sunsets, oceans and serene landscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 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]
Dreamy, ethereal, exotic, atmospheric, cinematic, spacious, intriguing, mysterious music with a distinct Middle Eastern flavour. A blend of ethnic strings, woodwinds and percussion combine to make exciting, tension-soaked music that would suit thriller / dramatic / travel / mystery type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 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]
Slowly moving track with a mood of regret and misery, but also of hope. Monotonous harp and disonant ponderous pads in the background with accordion theme repeating its wailing melody. Although the track is hard to categorise, one can find here a slight feel of Middle Eastern, Semitic melody vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 56 BPM]
Traditional instruments fused with colourful Bhangra rhythms. Alluring female vocal lines add a sense of erotic mystique. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
