MUSIC EARTH / MULTIC

The musicians of Kunduz & Faizabad are covered on this 10 track field-recorded compilation, played on ghichak (tin can sound box), panijtar (5-string long-necked lute), zirbaghali (vase-shaped drum)...

Ditte Anderson plays and sings traditional music from Sweden. Her voice, combined with the evocative sound of the nyckelharpa, reflect the musical mother tongue of her home province, Uppland. Swedish...

Captured here is the beauty & passion of the asik's narrative songs, recordings of traditional instrumental solos (on the kanun, kemence, 'ud & yayla tanbur) and examples of the complex, microtonal...

Aspects of Egyptian music are covered on this 16 track field-recorded compilation; Coptic religious music, Islamic religious music, classical Arab music, modern Arab music & Nubian music is featured,...

Collection of all new recordings from West Africa contains vocal & instrumental music from a variety of ethnic traditions in Ghana, including selected musical styles from the Ewe, Dagbamba, Fante &...

From sadness, solitude & loneliness to sheer delight & joy, the focus of these folk recordings lies in 2 distinctive styles of song - the "loki d'ili," with it's slow tempo & rhythmic flexibility,...

(6-CD box set) An exciting & popular performance art, "Wayang Golek" celebrates significant life-cycle events & other important social occasions in the lives of the Sundanese people. This set...

Collection focuses on "tromba" & "bilo" trance rituals - relying heavily on music to create & sustain a state favorable for trance, rituals like these are an important means of contacting & appeasing...

21 track field-recorded compilation features instrumental music & songs of Mongolia, played on amankhuur (Mongolian harp), bishur (trumpet-shaped shawm), limbe (tranverse flute) & many other...

18 track field-recorded musical journey through East & West Africa includes pieces played on madinda (large xylophone made from banana tree trunks), enanga (10-stringed, boat-shaped zither), werga...