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]
Short (15 seconds) oriental track, highly suitable as an intro, theme tune, welcome screen, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 69 BPM]
Hawaiian ballad -- steel guitar, dobro and percussion. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Chilled grooves and guitar chords with slight latin or caribbean feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A beautiful and melodic China / Tibetan / Malaysian / Far Eastern Orient instrumental track. Romantic, pretty and evocative, featuring Java gong, Chinese temple flute and various other oriental instruments. Suitable for travel programs, documentaries as well as romance and idyllic imagery etc. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
Strong, dominant and powerful orchestral battle theme. Suitable for trailers, battle scenes, huge forces or powerful machines etc. [Tempo: Medium / 93 BPM]
Oriental, far eastern. China, Thai, Malaysian, Tibetan. Pompous and mystical. [Tempo: Slow / 104 BPM]
Suspenseful track with nervous strings and solemn, dignified brass. Like a hero in waiting, or awaiting onset of a battle. Foreboding, forewarning. Honor and valor. Also good for war documentary, etc. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
A drums / percussion-only track with a Japanese, Oriental, Far Eastern feel. Tense, dark, urgent Japanese Taiko & other orchestral- and ethnic percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 135 BPM]
This enchanting novelty marching tune suggests the magic and intrigue of Eastern European fables and parables. A little bit wonky & off-kilter, Its naive child-like quality suggests a toy military band or images of a hurdy-gurdy or Calliope at a fairytale fairground. Builds from a single instrument into a small ensemble and then lifts by two semitones with an added glockenspiel & solo flute. Quirky / Novelty. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A soft, happy, light and playful smooth jazz / latin jazz track with a slight bossa nova / latin jazz feel. Easy listening, a bit retro, feelgood jazzy mood. Interchange between soft electric guitar and piano leads. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A sad, heartfelt string atmosphere that is ideal for evoking a tender, dramatic ambience. Live and sensitive performance with a sweet expressive melody and a melancholic, passionate arrangement that pulls at the heartstrings. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Use of Eastern percussion to bring across the clash of the titans on the battlefield, coming face to face with your adversary. Gearing for war, high impact, action, battle, fight, conquest, confrontation, combat. Recorder, shakers, dufflis, duff, dhol. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Drone, windchimes and wood flute in an earthy / earth / tribal track. Ethnic, genuine, organic. Can be Native American, middle eastern / desert, south american / central america or other indigenous, aboriginal, tribe, primal. Also available in two sub-mixes: One with only the flute by itself, and one without the flute, leaving only the drone and windchimes; great for media underscore use. Mysticism / mystical / ancient / cultural / historical / world heritage. [Tempo: Very slow / 107 BPM]
A medieval fantasy music track made with acoustic medieval instruments. Easy and relaxed music, with a nostalgic, mellow vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
An exotic and simple music track made with various ethnic Chinese instruments in ancient Chinese opera style. Simple structure, without any stops. Exotic / Asia / Far East / Ethnic music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Authentic brazilian berimbau played over a crossover samba/trip-hop beat. Lots of percussion, some delay-based effects and cool loops. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Cinematic, drama tv or film theme. Activity, movements, intrigue. Strings, acoustic guitar, piano. Joined after about 40 secons by a passionate, intense tenor saxophone solo. Perhaps night scenes, urban/city story. Smokey. Good for drama, thriller, intrigue, conspiracies etc. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
Hypnotic, spacious & groovey track with a strong african flavour. Trance inducing vocals & percussion loops meld with kalimba & epic strings to make a very atmospheric and powerful dramatic score. [Tempo: Fast / 98 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]
Exotic, futuristic and atmospheric track made with various synths, percussion and erhu. Mystical and Eerie, with a sense of ancient history meets distant future. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Joyful, light, acoustica with a slightly ethnic or world feel. Also inspired by Americana and acoustic world music. Guitars, banjo, mandolin. Like all music by Gayle Ellett & Todd Montgomery, this track is played entirely by hand, on hand crafted instruments made of wood. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A mystical cinematic world cue that features spiritual throat singing, mournful mid-eastern female prayer vocals, harmonically bowed ethinc strings and eerie, droning synthesizers. It would be excellent for cultural documentaries, cinematic scenes requiring something mysterious and emotionally gripping, fanatsy, or video and programming about ancient history. Beautiful while at the same time, haunting and powerful. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
French folk piece. Presented in two versions, lasting 37 seconds and 18 seconds respectively. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
A dark and edgy piece with a sense of foreboding and ominous forces. A pulsating deep rhythm with strings, brass and occasional gothic choir chants, like from an occult séance or a dark ritual. Mystical / Tense / Occult / Horror / Creepy / Gritty / Shocking. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Mysterious, mystical and foreboding Arabian or Persian textures. Nervous underscore with a Middle Eastern flavor. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
You enter a mysterious and slightly odd shop fill of curiosities and ancient art. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 99 BPM]
Eastern percussion and simple mellotron strings give this tune an exotic Arabian flavour. The verse and chorus have an irresistible medium paced dance groove. The chorus drops down like a cool shower of much need rain to a very beautiful soft and spacious piano part....then the groove returns and picks you up again. Contains strings, piano, bass, drums, shenai oboe and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A good track for for both "Slow" and "Speed Motion" action trailer, this track is somewhat Epic with huge percussion. High energy and slow build-up. Good for trailers with a big Hollywood sound, suspense, drama, battles, and video game music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 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]
Strange, otherworldly, atmospheric and ambient World/Ethno track with a mystical feel. Can be African plains, Middle Eastern deserts, perhaps Amazon / South American deep jungle, or other exotic, alien or foreign place. Maybe even an exotic, strange planet. Moody and a bit cranky. Available with or without ethnic vocals. Good for fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, world / history / documentary. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
A dark atmospheric piece, with lofty electronic synth and string tracks that dance over a steady drum and bass groove. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 113 BPM]
A forward and upward driving track with fast piano arpeggios, ethnic percussion and voice pads. Great for world news, current affairs, exciting travels and more. Available in two different mixes, and 60/30-secs versions of both mixes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 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]
A fun and groovy dancy track. Ethnic string, woodwind and keyed instruments combine with electric piano, drums and double bass to make a uniquely energetic, uplifting tune with a distinctly exotic flavour. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 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]
A melancholic and nostalgic, ethnic waltz featuring Middle Eastern or Northern African flutes and string instruments over soft pads and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 75 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]
This track starts with a nervously pulsating rhythm and sorrowful, wailing ethnic strings, before it erupts into a majestic, powerful and dramatic, slow march with full orchestra and choir. Pompous, menacing, awe inspiring. A quiet epilogue follows with ethnic / mysterious strings. Slightly middle eastern feel. World mystery / ethnic drama etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A haunting, melancholic, nocturnal blend of chilled new age jazz and didjeridoo. Beautiful and ambient featuring Piano, Didjeridoo, Bass and Drums. Great for nature, travel, dramatic scenes, tearful farewells, moments of solitude and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
A raw and exotic sounding Middle Eastern / Arabic / Persian piece dominated by the Saz - a persian string instrument with a deep and moving sound, with its origin in Persia and Turkey, sometimes refered to as a Baglama. Available with or without the background pads / drone. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
South American or African jungle vibes. Very tribal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 103 BPM]
An ambient and dramatic soundscape with sweeping synths and melodic pulsating strings. For scenes of travel, exploration, science, space, the unknown, the universe, Planet Earth, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Happy, infectious tune in a Caribbean - Tropical style. Builds from a simple steel drum melody, embellished with flutes and horns. Drum breakdown with timbales solo. Works well for game shows, tropical party, travel, vacation, cooking. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Calm, mellow, soft, relaxing, tranquil and spacious track with an unusual sounding, clean guitar playing a simple haunting, slightly melancholic melody. Like a cross between a harmonica & a soft accordion. Atmospheric, peaceful, dreamy, moody & hypnotic. Would suit dramatic / cinematic / romantic / nostalgic projects. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Ikibwenga" means strong men. The tribes men have dance competitions, for example to get a wife, or as other competitions between men in that tribe. Music inspired by the Nyakyusa tribe from Songea, in the Southern part of Tanzania. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Chinese / Oriental moods and melodies. Uplifting with a classic Far East sound. China, Tibet, etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 62 BPM]
Traditional Christmas classic, performed and recorded on 100 year old English hand bells. [Tempo: Medium / 60 BPM]
Traditional Christmas classic, performed and recorded on 100 year old English hand bells. [Tempo: Slow / 53 BPM]
Ethnic track made with traditional Chinese instruments. Light in character. Meditative and contemplative. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]