Kanthos Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I'm looking to broaden the scope of the music I listen to. I've liked a lot of the world music I've heard as background music in a restaurant or in soundtracks like Guild Wars: Factions and Guild Wars: Nightfall, and even something like the Lord of the Rings movie soundtracks use all kinds of unique instruments. I don't really have anything much in my collection though that would really be called world music, and I'm not even sure where to start. From the bits and pieces I've heard, I'd probably favour middle eastern and far eastern music, but I'm open to anything. Suggest away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Same here...start with this familiar artist: http://www.christophertin.com/callingalldawns.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 David Arkenstone is a very well-known new age artist. You could even listen to our very own Jillian Aversa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I need to get Calling All Dawns; it's been on my list for a while. I've got both of Jillian's albums. David Arkenstone isn't really what I'm looking for though; I'm thinking more along the lines of authentic, non-western music as opposed to western artists who sometimes have world music flair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guifrog Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Yanni's definitely my idol, and one of the artists I'm mostly inspired by. He likes to say his style's contemporary instrumental, but his production is all about mixed world music, sometimes with electronica stuff. His group consists of awesome instrumentists from different countries and cultures, and I love how this leads me to think about different people as being different instruments that form a unique kind of music. But heh, there's also Angelique Kidjo, Ivete Sangalo, Gypsy Kings, and if you're looking for eastern music there's Tony Mouzayek, Amr Diab, Ajda Pekkan (I mean, the old music she has), Khaled, Abdelli... I don't know much about far eastern music. What I hear from there's mostly C-Pop ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredofreak Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Putumayo World Music is a label with some good stuff. World Lounge is more chill-out and Sahara Lounge is an interesting blend of electronic and Middle East music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dditto74 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Six Degrees Records also has a lot of world music going for it. More modern influences and styles about it, but there is a wide range of titles to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuIzA Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Lenine from Brazil. he's cool. and Pd. Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I'll toss out a few suggestions... Qawwali is one genre I really like (Pakistan-origin), and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, to me, had the greatest voice ever given. A couple of resources: NPR Bio Site with some videos/translations Mustt Mustt, (er, ignore the comment thread)Rai is another genre I used to listen to a bit (North African origin, more of a mix of contemporary and folk), not as much these days though. If you've heard Cheb Mami or Cheb Khaled, they're sometimes well-known elsewhere. Wiki article , Altan Urag is one band I like (Mongolian folk-rock), but I can't get any of their albums in the US... I just know them from having worked on the soundtrack to Mongol: Blue Mark RaKH II I listen to some French hip-hop and R&B--the main artists/groups I like there are Sniper (now disbanded), Tunisiano (was part of Sniper), and Zaho. Latin American pop/rock is something I've been listening to for decades now, same with Japanese rock and hip-hop. But all of those genres are probably way more accessible and easier to find out about from others. KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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