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.
Middle East, Ethnic, Choral, Intimate, Emotive, Melancholy Music. [Tempo: Slow / 120 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]
Sad and reflective Middle Eastern track featuring qanun accompanied by electric cello and duduk. Great for drama, tragedy etc. Refugees, tragedy, solemn. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
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]
Ambient Indian music with an air of mystery and tension featuring sitar, percussion, flute and strings. Great for travel, movies, documentaries or any project in need of an exotic, asian underscore. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A classic Bedouin mood combined with more modern variety of sounds and instruments. Sincere and loving, nostalgic mood from the ancient world of the Orient / Gulf region. The quarter tones have been replaces with normal minor/major chords, the kanun and flute define the emotional parts. Eastern beauty and grace. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 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]
A typical Bedouin celebration style, with authentic percussions, played as the old tribes used to play. With strings, oud and kanun, this track featuress a middle dreamy section before going back to the groovy Eastern dance parts. Features live performed acoustic instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 108 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]
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]
Egyptian / Middle Eastern folk music with a modern melody. Exciting and exotic, normally used in festive events and modern songs. Accordion is a leading instrument, and a women belly dancer is often involved in such occasions. [Tempo: Fast / 132 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]
An ambient, reflective and nostalgic piece played with the ethnic oriental oud, combined with piano, pads and eastern percussion. A sense of longing and perhaps turmoil. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This track starts with a dreamy flute and saz instrument. The scales & harmonies, which are used widely in all of the middle eastern region from Iran to Lebanon, are called "hijaz tune" and is very familiar to all that region. [Tempo: Medium / 105 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 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]
A pan arab middle eastern track, with kanun and new instruments, reflecting a joyful trip in the gulf Arab nature. Expressive, emotive and exotic. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
War influenced track, with a cinematic aura. Powerful world percussion combined with middle eastern melodic phrases, full of anticipation and drive. Think Homeland and Syriana, or any tense drama with an Eastern / Arabic feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
World fusion Middle Eastern music with a very positive almost anthem like quality. Great for positive messages of peace and harmony. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
Traditional Middle Eastern music with an adventurous and triumphant quality. Great for cinematic and powerful moments. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Disturbing but exotic and intensely moving. Electronic pads accompany Indian slide guitar in a dark environment. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 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]
Exotic, dark, atmospheric and adventure track made with various eastern percussion, native middle eastern instruments, strings and more. Exotic, mystical, foreboding, haunting. [Tempo: Slow / 110 BPM]
Meditative music track featuring classical guitar on a drone of electronic pads and Indian tanpura. Great music for relaxation, documentary and more. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Middle eastern, Indian and Egyptian sounds are fused in this modern remix-style track, which includes fresh beats and organic sounds in fusion. [Tempo: Medium / 116 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]
Intense an up-beat trance-like track, with a middle-eastern flavor, this track is the perfect mix between modern and timeless. Suitable for productions that require a vibrant, fresh, and at the same time recognizable feel, such as movies, TV shows, and commercials. [Tempo: Fast / 126 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]
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]
Spacious, ethereal, exotic & groovy track with simple eastern vocal chants that catch the ear and whisk you off to foreign lands. Beautiful, inspiring & cinematic. Great filmic atmosphere & middle eastern vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
Intense, rhythmic & incredibly dramatic heavy rocker with an eastern / indian flavour.Hypnotic sitar / plucked string synth arpeggios build gradually to an onslaught of monster, face-melting distorted guitar riffs. Great combination of tension, groove & and brutality! [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 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]
World rock designed for TV or web ads. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
A somewhat eclectic track featuring a mid-tempo electronic beat combined with chopped and processed Indian instruments such as Sitar. Unique and progressive blend of Eastern and Western music styles. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
Middle Eastern percussion lays the foundation for slow sensual strings to establish the mood. The entire orchestra crescendos to a grand finale with choir. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A hip hop track with arabic / middle eastern influences. Ethnic percussion, exotic melodies and a deep urban beat build the piece. Low-rider, gangsta, gang culture. Mysterious, sexy, exciting and uplifting. Perfect for scenes of night clubs, inner city, action and crime, but with an exotic twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 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]
Middle Eastern melody played by an exotic-sounding string instrument and backed by hypnotic bells, sequences, and tribal drums. Bridge breaks down into funky double time for a surprising mood twist, and then returns to the Middle Eastern theme. Includes elements of Bollywood, funk, electronica, and world music. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
An electronic Dubstep track featuring a fat but clean bass, classical drum beat spiced up by an Indian touch to it brought by a sitar, some tablas and a bansuri. It's urban and dark sound would provide a great combination to any city footage, something like a documentary on Bombay's mafia. [Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]
Indian music with flute over tablas and sitar. Loose, jam session style. Exotic / moderately excited. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
Mysterious / Mystical sound of India or the Orient / Middle East. Sitar and flute over Eastern percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Mysterious / Mystical sound of India or the Orient / Middle East. Sitar and flute over Tablas / Eastern percussion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 850 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]
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]
Ancient times, a mysterious warrior comes into a city encountered somewhere by his road. Positive, ethnic, fantasy-tale, good as a main theme for fantasy movie, story or game. Available in various versions / edits / cuts. [Tempo: Medium / 93 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]
Beautiful, spacey & mysterious female vocal chants float on a gentle desert breeze & transport you off to foreign lands. Soft percussion, alluring, charming and peaceful music perfect for films, documentaries, travel and tourism, hotels, spas, boutiques and fashion commercials, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]