Intriguing, traditional, authentic and often raw sounds that are windows on different cultures of the world and their fascinating forms of musical expression...Folklore, ethno-musical recordings, tribal music or simply the more authentic and traditional sounds of our world, in playlists, tunes or videos to be enjoyed with curious ears...
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Song Of The Falklands, the unofficial anthem of the British Falkland Islands,or Malvinas, a remote British outpost close to South America
Orphan's Lament, a haunting overtone singing melody by famous group Huun Huur Tu from the Tuvan Republic in Russia
The Unbeatable Warrior Stick Dance, folklore from the Marshall Islands in Micronesia
Jeebul Jeebul by Taj Buldei, a Balochi folk song from the Eastern Balochistan region of Pakistan
Deye Mon, a folk song in Creole by Mr Ives and Friends from the Caribbean island of St Lucia
Friends of Bambouty by El Tambura from Egypt, a collective of musicians aiming at preserving old folk melodies
Baile Do Monte by the Grupo De Folclore Monte Verde from the island of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal
Tu Pucine Raudonasai, a traditional men's folk song by Rokas Kaseta from Lithuania
A folk dance by the Ensemble Sharatin from the breakaway Republic of Abkhasia in the Caucasus region of Georgia
A traditional song by Sarah Marzouk from the Afro-Arab community in the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Bahrain
An otherwordly 8-part polyphony from the Bunun aboriginal people of the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan
A Bale Ndikuwuzeni by Gasper Nali from Malawi, on his unique home made Babatoni multi-instrument
Traditional folk song from Ossetia, now divided into separatist South Ossetia and North Ossetia as a region of Georgia
A traditional song by Ouleya Mint Amartichitt from Mauritania, one of the powerful female voices out of Africa
An harmonious showcase of different styles of instrumental folk music from Bangladesh
Live performance of traditional Sawt Oud music from the oil rich nation of Kuwait
Tozvireva Tingaputike Neshungu, a powerful and spiritual song on the M'bira thumb piano by Mbira DzeNharira from Zimbabwe
Hellebore / Too Late To Sleep by Flemish folk group Naragonia from Belgium
Kandia Denke by Sekouba Kandia Kouyate from Guinea, in a tribute to his famous musician father Sory Kandia
Dum Mast Qalandar Mast Mast by the late legendary Qawwali master and World Music starNusrat Fateh Ali Khan from Pakistan
Bandende by Puita Atlantico, sensual folklore from the tiny African island nation of Sao Tome E Principe
Travail by Frederick Samara from Tchad, a self sufficient musician delivering folklore inspired songs with social messages
El Layl Zehi a Sufi song by famous singer, composer, oud player and versatile performer Lotfi Bouchnak from Tunisia
A traditional Batuco by old time singer N'toni Denti d'Oru from the African island republic of Cabo Verde
Madam Baya by Lespri Ravann from Mauritius in a traditional style of 'typique' Sega music using only percussion and accoustic instruments
Il Bambinu u l-Budaj - Il-Bamboccu by Frans Casha from the Mediterranean island of Malta, singing a ghana traditional song
Out of this world drumming by master drummer Nii Okai Aryeetey from Ghana, also a teacher of the art...
Traditional Bedouin Music from Jordan, performed live and authentic under windy conditions...feels like being there!
Si Tatico Se Levanta by El Prodigio from the Dominican Republic, with a raw and 'typical' folk version of Merengue
Tris Elies Dje Mian Domatan by Michalis Terlikkas from the island of Cyprus
Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu by Gouda Traditional Music from Ghana, performeing the acoustic version of a song by K. Frimpong
Fontomfom, a traditional ritualistic dance and music from the Asante people of Ghana, performed during the King's funeral
Four songs and dances by the Toelegu Pan Pipers from Solomon Islands, where missionaries introduced the bamboo band tradition
Pal' Lereo Pabla, Pa La Cuna Yaya by Bulla Y Tambo from Colombia, a mournful Bullerengue from the Caribbean coast
Kohomba Kankariya, a traditional ritual dance from the Kandy region of Sri Lanka
Alaminadura by the late legendary Taraf singer Bi Kidude from Zanzibar in Tanzania, still singing up to her late 90s
Ancient Kai Song by Altai Kai from the Tuva Republic in Russia, with shamanistic inspired drumming and enigmatic overtone singing
Island Gal Sally by the Count Lashers Seven, performing an old style traditional Mento music from Jamaica
Iz-Zaqqieq, a traditional Ghana folkloric song on the guitar from the enigmatic island of Malta
Bandari traditional music from South Iran by Tika Music Ensemble from Iran
Alash by Alash Ensemble, award winning throat singing group from Tuva, Russia
Lam Lao, a traditional and authentic Morlum song from Laos, a style more often heard now in its modern version
Kay Kojon, a soulful throat singing tune by Altai Kai from the Altai Republic in Russia
Yoruba singer and dancers from Erin-Osun in Western Nigeria, singing songs of praise and dancing to the beat of Bata drummers
Zaouli Dance from Ivory Coast, a masked dance from the Guro people of central Ivory Coast
Ru Con by Hoang Ngoc Bich from Vietnam, in a solo performance on the Vietnamese Dan Bau string instrument
Karşılaşınca by Abdurehim Heyit, a Uyghur master of the 2 stringed Persian Dutar, from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China
El Rapto, a Spanish inspired traditional dance and musical folklore from Nicaragua
Rain by the Faran Ensemble from Israel, digging into rich Eastern musical roots
Eamifamut (Ancient Forces) by Sami folk singer Berit Margrethe Oskal from Finland
Tihar Bayatin by Tartit from Mali, entrancing music from the fringes of the Sahara desert
Che Kamba Resa Jajai, a popular folk song in Spanish peppered Guaraní, composed by Hilarión Correa from Paraguay