Chanson has traveled the globe recording authentic World and Ethnic music. Their 600 tracks include compelling native vocals with indigenous instruments from Africa, Kantele music from Finland, music of the North American Indians, Didgeridoo music from Australia, Punjabi Pop or Bhangra from India, Chinese Dulcimer, Japanese Koto, Middle Eastern percussion, and much more. Chanson's music is used worldwide by producers of TV and film dramatizations. Since each track was recorded in-country, you can rest assured in the authenticity of Chanson World Music Library's entire catalog.
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Steady Percussion, male vocal lead, mixed vocals chorus. Expresses a sense of wonderment and questioning. Mysterious. Songs of the native peoples of Australia. Medium tempo. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Active male vocals wrapped around the instrument synonomous with the Aborigines, the Digiredoo, and Percussion. Medium to medium fast tempo. Laughing at the very end of this adventurous track. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Medium to medium fast tempo, male vocals. Steady Percussion beat, simple and expressive. Ideal for documentaries, stories set in native desert lands, hunting expeditions, depictions of village life among the natives. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Wild and adventurous sounds of the Outback. Native male vocals chanting / singing over woodblocks and the instrument synonomous with Australia, the Digiredoo. Aggressive and droning. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Exotic and adventurous native male vocals, woodblocks and the droning, unique sounds of the Digeridoo. Medium slow to medium tempo. Ideal for documentaries of the Aborigine people, Australian safaris, etc. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Homemade xylophone used with banana trunks. Medium fast tempo, very primitive sounding, male vocals. Medium fast tempo, percussion, woodblocks. Indigenous sounds of the African continent. Picks up speed towards the end. Male Vocals, African, Uganda
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Wild and adventurous, sounds of the Outback. Digiredoo and male vocals over a simple percussion beat. Ideal for documentaries, Australian hunting safari stories and scenes. Medium tempo. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Medium tempo, native Aborigine chanting type male vocals, Percussion, Digiredoo. Ideal for scenes and stories set in the Australian outback, safaris, documentaries. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Male and female vocals, simple and exotic melody of the native people of Australia's Outback. Percussion, medium beat. Ideal for stories set in primitive lands, safaris. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Bugosa fishermen doing social songs about happiness. Medium to medium fast tempo. Native male vocals, castanet type percussion instrumentation, develops to indigenous xylophone type keyboard in second half, after one minute mark, and a more celebratory mood. Mixed Vocals, African, Uganda
Work songs sung by camel drivers. Droning acapella style male vocals, both solo and in harmony. Medium tempo, extremely unique. Ideal for desert exploration stories and scenes, depicting lives of Middle Eastern and Afghanistani villagers and nomads. Male Vocals, African, Uganda
Gamelan - a different and incredibly rich musical world. Its unique characteristics – tunings, timbres and multi-layered music – make it an engaging experience. Features a variety of different styles of the classical Gamelan repertoire, including one modern composition. Mixed Vocals, Asian, Indonesia
Song asking for peace for Casamance people of Senegal. Reflective, a bit more sophisticated structurally than the majority of songs of the native peoples of Africa, as heard in the rich instrumentation, varied beat, and male vocal lead voice. Male Vocals, African, Senegal
Gamelan Music of Bali Ceremonial funeral music. Droning, varied tempo, percussion and drums, steadily build and ebb throughout track. At times very quiet, at other times dominated by aggressive drums and percussion type instrumentation. Music of the South Seas. Instrumental, Asian, Bali
Music from Thailand and Laos. Slow and quiet music, dreamy female vocals, very traditional sounding. Sing songy type vocal makes the track trance like when combined with the sweet and soft instrumentation. Meaningful, useful for portraits of family life among the Thai people. Female Vocals, Thai Music, Thai Folk Song
Music from Thailand and Laos. Dreamy and rich instrumentation, trance like slow beat, terrific for meditation. Touching and sweet female vocals. Ceremonial sounding. Portraits of life among the Thai people. Female Vocals, Thai Music, Thai Folk Song
Childrens Dance and Finale. Lively and exotic, very youthful and tribal in nature. Growing up in the wilds of Africa, coming of age as a hunter and warrior. Ideal for documentaries, stories of young natives facing personal challenges and triumphs. Instrumental, African, Zulu
Ethnic stringed instrument. Twangy and slow atmospheric track. Like the first part of Dueling Banjos, but never speeds up. Very rural, country and mountain sounding. Monks coming to prayer, other sounds of Buddhist temples. Male Vocals, Asian, Taiwan
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Percussion, triangle sounding instruments, native male chanting vocals over an uptempo digiredoo beat. Documentaries, Australian safari adventures, traveling the areas around Hot Springs and the Outback. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Turkish music. Lively dancing sounds. Adventure films, gyspy dancing scenes such as the girlfight in From Russia With Love. Enticing and appealing, medium fast to fast tempo, slows down for a bit near the four minute mark for about 30 seconds, picks back up for a frolicking finish. Instrumental, Middle East, Turkey
Bell gong and chants from Buddhist temple in Taiwan. Powerful clock chiming, like the tower of Big Ben, over the ticking of a loud second hand, combined with the chanting of monks. Atmospheric and bizarre, ideal for grabbing the attention of audiences in high drama scenes. Male Vocals, Chinese, Buddhist Temple
Swedish music. Fast and wild Scandanavian track with accordian and percussion. Aggressively uptempo, partying, drunk type music. Screams good time in the old country. Dancing, carousing, fun, and drinking too much. Instrumental, European, Sweden
Song telling about the political coups that occur frequently in Africa. Reflective and accepting mood, as if this is part of every day life. Male lead vocal and chorus. Strangely upbeat considering the disruptions associated with military coups. Male Vocals, African, Senegal
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Lead male vocal chanting, mixed vocals chorus. Steady, medium paced percussion beat. Portraits of village and tribal life in Hot Springs and throughout the Australian Outback. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Medium fast tempo, woodblocks, male Aborigine lead vocal, mixed vocals chorus. Australian safaris, stories and scenes set in the Outback. Life among the native Australians. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Celebration dances for womens courtship, bravery and attention. Uptempo, wild, native indigenous percussion, yelling / screaming, expressive vocals. Fun and frolic, getting carried away. Ideal for depicting happier times among the native peoples of the Earth and simple people in sci-fi stories. Mixed Vocals, African, Sudan
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Powerful and droning sounds of the digiredoo, male vcoals, slow to medium slow tempo, woodblocks. Depictions of life among native Australian villagers and hunters in the Outback. Male Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
Bulgarian songs and dances. Eastern European Children's vocals, slow tempo, somewhat mystical and mysterious acapella vocals. Portrait of village children's life in Balkan communities. Mixed Vocals, East European, Bulgaria
Folksongs and Sacred Music from Nepal. Energetic and dark, as the name implies, dancing demons from Hades. Demons circling around the damned with pitchforks, inflicting terror on the huddled masses. Gnashing of teeth, punishment from a "loving" God. Instrumental, Asian, Nepal
Mask dance depicting death of a demon. Pulsating, meaningful. Medium fast to fast tempo, powerful native sounding type drum beats. Ideal for various horror themed projects, action adventure scenes, stories, films and TV shows, exploring the myth of Hades. Instrumental, Asian, Nepal
Bulgarian Songs and Dances. Bright and lively, medium fast tempo. Harmonic male vocals, celebratory in mood. Folk dances of Eastern Europe. Good times and beer fests, mountain village celebrations and parties. Mixed Vocals, East European, Bulgaria
River Songs of Bangladesh. Quiet and quirky, slowly plucking indigenous strings, native bangladeshi female vocal, powerful and strong. Village life and struggle in Bangladesh, family togetherness and sense of community. Picks up tempo as track progresses and adds layers of instrumentation. Female Vocals, Indian, Indian Folk
Folksongs and Dances from India. Primitive sounding, uptempo beat, drums and indigenous strings. Powerful musical images of India and the Hindi people. Bright and quirkily exciting. Instrumental, Indian, Indian Folk
Morning Temple ceremony. Quirkily bizarre and very slow tempo, constantly repeating note, somewhat similar in sound to digiredoo, but less pronounced. Ideal for documentaries about Buddhist monks. A slice of life in a mountaintop monastery. Instrumental, Asian, Tibet
Percussive piece about divine dance for men after entering manhood. Wild, exciting, uptempo, very expressive male lead vocals and chorus. Pulsating, rhythmic, richly produced, very good sound quality for a recording of African natives. Male Vocals, African, Senegal
Songs of our People from the Lesotho tribe of Africa. Pulsating, rhythmic. Very fast tempo, dancing, celebratory mood. Percussion and drums, aggressive and adventurous. Perfect for depicting fun times among people in villages and ancient type civilizations. Instrumental, African, Lesotho
Music famous for its vigor, praising warriors and boyfriends. Aggressive and adventurous, rhythmic, pulsating, very fast. Super cool track with both frantic drum beats and an overlying woodwind instrument whistling away. Real audience attention grabbing track. Instrumental, African, Uganda
Swedish folk music. Mesmerizing and touching, emotional. Accordian and high pitched violin strings mix together in this typically early European style track. Reminiscent of the village party dancing scenes in Braveheart and other stories of that nature. Instrumental, European, Sweden
Township slang for get-together. Fun and frolic, aggressive, fast track with a laid back (somewhat) uptempo beat and native villagers joining in on chorus occasionally. Very festive and carnival like, youthful, energetic. Portraits of village life in African communities. Instrumental, African, Lesotho
African instrumental encouraging action. Frantic, upbeat, festive, wild drums, fast beat. Youthful, energetic, cool, call to action. Ideal for action / adventure stories set in Africa and exotic jungles, such as Brazil and other South American countries. Instrumental, African, African Traditional
Masters of Percussion. Extremely wild and crazy track with uncontrolled, frantic vocals. Very celebratory and party like in nature, musical images of native African village / community carnivals and other festivals. Super cool and fun, aggressive and silly. Male Vocals, New Age, Ethnic Fusion
Domba is the legendary snake dance performed by Venda maidens to appease the giant python god of fertility. Very cool and fun track, heavy on drums. Can also be used to depict scenes of Hades or any place in fiction or non-fiction with a mysterious, aggressive, challenging nature. Instrumental, African, South Africa
Bass melody played after meal to relax everyone. Leisurely African version of Spanish flamenco guitars, appealing, sweet, emotional, yet still lively and upbeat. Good hot homemade nutritious cooked food around campfires or in nice restaurants, village cafes. Instrumental, African, Senegal
Bengali vocal Music. Varied tempo drum beats, male vocals, at times reaching for very high notes - track is somewhat similar in style to acapella. Quirky and interesting. Mostly slow to medium slow beat. Ideal for projects wishing to convey something different, off the beaten path. Male Vocals, Indian, Indian Folk
Folksongs and Sacred Music from Nepal. Lively, active, powerful mixed adult and children's vocals. Musical portrait of village life in mountain and countryside communities of the Himalayas region of Asia. Meaningful, sincere, thinking, wonderment of life. Mixed Vocals, Asian, Nepal
Swedish folk music. Jumpy and lively, wholesome sounding. Life in the villages, towns and farms of the wide open spaces of Sweden. Celebrating, drinking beer, getting together with family and friends. Cute young blond girls in wooden shoes and blue cotton dresses and bonnets. Instrumental, European, Sweden
Music from Thailand. Exciting, pulsating, rhythmic, strong. Powerful indigenous type drum beats with a decidedly native bent and beat. Drums of war, celebration, or any active emotion you wish to portray. Will definitely get the attention of your audience, something exciting is about to happen... Instrumental, Thai Music, Thai Folk Song
Traditional Aboriginal Music. Quirky and bizarre, chanting mixed chorus vocals, native male lead vocal, very native sounding combination of singing and chanting. Images of the blazing hot Australian interior and other desert lands, nomads, creatures of the desert. Mixed Vocals, Hawaiian, Austalian Folk
God Dance performed in the style of the Bolamba pygmies. Very fast and adventurous, aggressive and pulsating rhythmic beat. Native villagers wild dancing, uncontrolled, unbridled passion, frantic and adventurous. Instrumental, African, Congo
