World Music
International Mash-ups
Many of my recent tunes combine instruments from a wide variety of diverse cultures. Is it world music? That's an ambiguous term too often used as a catch-all for hard-to-categorize music. For lack of a better label, I 've grouped these selections as "International Mash-Ups" — Welcome to a simpler way to navigate to a few multi-cultural music selections on my site...
Wadi Warriors
Arabic
Picture the great Arabic armies relentlessly pushing across the vast expanse of the Sahara and Arabian deserts during the rapid rise of Islam (known as the Rashidun Caliphate).
Harem Dance
Oud, Kanun, Zurna and Darbuka
Imagine a curvaceous ornately decorated belly dancer slithering to this music...
A Quiet Mind
Tabla (India) and Sasando (Indonesia)
Considering the meditative mood of the piece and the southeast Asian instrument sounds used, it seemed fitting to subtitle it as a Chakra...
Dharma
Sitar, Tanpura, Tabla, Finger Cymbals and Ocarina
Although it's a bit hypnotic and drone-like and the instrumentation is primarily Indian; the harmony and chord progressions are more typical of Western Jazz.
Crosswinds
Tabla, Quena and Santur
India, Iran and the Andes -
definitely an unique cross cultural mix...
Gypsy Enchantment
Indonesian Sasanado, Brazilian Pandeiro and Trombones!
A seductive sensuous combination of exotic instruments and a tango-like groove over blues chord changes...
Restless
Cak (Indonesian), Saz (Turkish) and Shakahuchi (Japanese)
Music set in motion around the world - hop on for a joyous ride...
Bansuri Blues
Basuri, Veena, and Tabla
Instruments from India playing typical "Western" tonal music. The entire ensemble sounds are from the Casio PX-S3000.
Taʼāzara
Suling (Indonesian Flute) and Oud (Arabic Lute)
The suling is a musical instrument of the Sundanese people in western Java, Indonesia.
A Peaceful Pathet
Gendèr (Indonesian) and Tabla
Loosely based on Indonesian Gamelan music, the music is meant to evoke a feeling of peacefulness and contentment.
Persistence
East meets West
An "Oriental flavored" industrial sounding groove kicks off the tune and a Native American Bass Flute carries the melody. There's a bit a trombone as well...
Another alternative way featuring maps to navigate to a varierty of multi-cultural music selections on this site