Artists

Artists Dedicating Large Portions of Their Careers to World Fusion Music

• Arhai. Arhai is world fusion music group from Serbia, leaded by composer and arranger Jovana Backovic.
• Ancient Future. All about the group that coined the term world fusion music in 1978.
  • >audio. "Forest Frolic" is the first new Ancient Future song available in six years, a special preview selection from the latest Ancient Future release now in production.
• Animal Dreams. Didjeridu with Mid-Eastern instruments, overtone singing, oud, sitar, dumbek, Chapman stick, female voice, and animal sounds.
  • FREE MP3. Awakenings.
• Armen Chakmakian. Keyboardist from Shadowfax whose debut release features piano, Middle-Eastern flavors, and world rhythms.
• Baaba Maal. A great singer from Senegal who has taken the traditional rhythms and folk music of the continent and reinterpreted them using modern technology.
• Badi Assad. This Brazilian vocalist/guitarist/percussionist has a new acoustic world fusion band, Badi Assad Menagerie.
• Baki da Fari. Afro inspired music from Sweden with a West African singer.
• Bakshish: Music of the Human Culture. Duo performing original music using various Middle-Eastern, Indian, African, Indonesian, Chinese and self-invented instruments.
• Beyond Inertia. New world fusion group in Vancouver, Canada.
• Bhaktisiddhartha Dasanudas. "RagaJazz" incorporates elements of Indian raga, progressive jazz, European classical, African, and traditional spiritual chants.
• Brian Bennett. Music inspired by ancient shamanic practices, using sophisticated production techniques and many nonwestern folk instruments, combined with vocals in Zulu and Finnish, techno-shamanistic sounds, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
• Bui Huu Nhut. This leading performer on the Vietnamese dan bau has collaborated with Ancient Future and didjeridu master Stephen Kent.
• Bali and Beyond. A gamelan that performs both traditional and world fusion styles.
• Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh. Sitar player who has featured Japanese instruments in his concerts. He is a senior sitar disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar and has performed many concerts in Germany, Australia, Japan and America.
• Cantoamerica. Original world music band from Costa Rica.
• Capari-Cani. Romantic music performed with Andean instruments. The group implements western arrangements and techniques to traditional Andean melodies and original compositions.
• Charanga Nueve. Traditional to modern Afro Cuban music in the charanga format featuring nine musicians on voice, timbales, congas, bongos, violins, flute, piano and bass.
• Cheza. "Cheza" is a Swahili word that means "to dance, to play." Cheza's music has been described as Afro-pop, "garage-soukous", and folk-African fusion.
• Clayton Englar and Equinox. This group blends jazz and world rhythms using sax, flute, trombone, vibraphone, bass, drums and percussion.
• Common Tongue. A six-piece, eclectic, world beat band featuring balalaika, percussion, drums, bass, keyboards, guitars, and vocals.
• Cormack and Ross Jazz-based songs with familiar instrumentation (guitars, bass, drums, reeds), but the musical devices include Indian rhythm and melody, Shona ancestral singing and mbira techniques, Balinese interlocking parts, and Gambian kora patterns.
• Cornell Kinderknecht. Performer of historic and ethnic woodwinds. Instruments include Native American flute, Indian Bansuri flute, bamboo flute, ocarina, recorder, oboe, and English horn.
• Csokolom. Hungarian and Rumanian Folk music with an Afro-Cuban twist.
• Dafina Dafina (Budapest, Hungary) world music band (Hungarian/Balkan music with jazz improvisations). Unique rhythms, strong dynamics.
  • FREE MP3. RealAudio. Zizi
• Daniel Cox. New flamenco.
• Dario Domingues. In memory of Dario Domingues, flautist, singer, and percussionist, born in 1954, in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
• David Gilden. World fusion music featuring West African and Manding music sources.
• David Michael. This fine Celtic harpist featured on the best selling Ancient Future release Quiet Fire is now making records with many of the members of Ancient Future from that period such as flutist Randy Mead and multi-instrumentalist Benjy Wertheimer.
• David Rothenberg. World music clarinetist works with the natural sounds of the earth.
• Dead Can Dance. This global/techno band was formed in Melbourne, Australia in late 1981.
• Dreamtime Continuum. World music group.
• Desert Wind. World beat music.
• Djelem Transit. Gypsy music from Eastern Europe.
• Dromedary. Dromedary of Athens, Georgia performs globe-spanning music drawing on multiple traditions woven together with grace, agility, and heart.
• Earthwaveproductions.com. Gerardo Maza's site features creative texts, related artists and in depth information on his particular blend of world fusion.
• Ed Motta Official Site. Brazilian soul/jazz/funk singer composer.
• El Douje. Santa Cruz, California, based Flamenco fusion guitarist.
• Elektra Kurtis. Information about Ensemble Elektra and violinist Elektra Kurtis, their new CD and the music named Avantraditional World Beat Fusion.
• Elisete. A singer-songwriter whose songs are mostly in Hebrew (a few in Portuguese), but the rhythm is very Brazilian.
• Emam. This tabla player and founder of the record label Eternal Music has done many records of world fusion music
  • FREE MP3. RealAudio. "Sacred Insanity" is the title track from the latest Emam and Friends release, "Sacred Insanity."
• Ernesto Dmitruk. Argentinean jazz-fusion guitarist.
• Enter the Haggis. Highland bagpipes and fiddle with a rock rhythm section.
• Estradasphere. Estradasphere is a multi-instrumental quintet playing a blend of world, gypsy, latin, jazz, bluegrass, surf rock and throat singing, with emphasis on composition and improvisation.
• Expresiones. Contemporary music rooted in the sound of the Andes. Meditative melodies merged into contemporary global rhythms.
• Ethnic Fusion Sound. Rikhi Hambra's "new musical insight of ancient and modern music alchemy."| Free rhythm scores with audio files.
• EthniFusion. EthniFusion delivers ethnic melodies delicately woven on jazz-rock structures with raspy saxophone, driven guitar, intricate percussion and expressive bass.
• Flamenco Street Projects. Fusion of flamenco, pop, jazz and dance.
• Fontain's M.U.S.E.. World music ensemble with voice, sitar, percussion, etc.
• Fortin & Léveillé. World music for guitars inspired by Brazilian guitar music, gypsy music and jazz. The original compositions of Fortin & Léveillé bring out the sumptuous sounds of the classical guitar.
• Folktronix. Oud, sitar, bouzouki, guitars and flute in a high energy fusion of tradition and technology. Based in Southwest UK.
• Franco Luambo Makiadi . One of Africa's greatest musical stars.
• Fusic. A French attempt for boosting musical fusions sponsored by Jean-Michel Jarre and Deep-Forest, and the French Minister of culture, Catherine Trautmann.
• George Brooks. Extraordinary saxophonist known for his work with Zakir Hussain, Emam and Friends, under his own name, and on the Indian jazz CD "Ecstasy" with Pandit Habib Khan (sitar).
• Georges Lammam. Arabic violin virtuoso from Lebanon.
  • >audio. Georges Lammam and his brother Tony (Arabic drums) are featured on "El Zaffa," a new Ancient Future composition by scalloped fretboard guitarist Matthew Montfort with Spanish influences using the Arabic wedding march rhythm, elzaffa.
• Ghawazee. Middle Eastern Dance and Music Troupe performing a fusion of ancient and modern dance and music. Based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
• Go Van Gogh. A gypsy blend of funk and world jazz.
• Gregs Music. New music from Dublin.
• The Grinding Wheel. An urban world fusion band with middle eastern influences. Coined "Urban Space Fusion", the Grinding Wheel consists of mandolin, bass and alto clarinet, electric bass, etc.
• GS Rajan. Composer in India who is successfully combining raga music with European classical/folk/country/tribal rhythms to create a world symphonic sound.
• Habib Khan. Sitarist Pandit Habib Khan has done fusion work with jazz guitarist Pat Martino and Ancient Future guitarist Matthew Montfort and jazz drummer Danny Gottlieb on his Indian jazz record, "Ecstasy."
• the haBiBis. Perform Greek based music with a unique Australian sound.
• HaPpY VaLleY. This world fusion group released the CD "Voyage into Indigo."
• Haunted by Waters. Celtic, Middle Eastern and African influences are woven into a compelling vocal and rhythmic texture featuring guitars, keyboards, bass, didgeridu, penny whistle, wooden flute, electric violin and a variety of exotic percussion.
• Horace X. Wild Asian and gypsy fiddle, fierce horns and modern dance beats collide in the music of this Cambridge, England project.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). "La Tropicana Lisdoonvarna" (vocal mix). Celtic fiddle and chant meets dance beats.
• Hyper[Borea]. Celtic world fusion.
• Ian Dogole. Percussionist Ian Dogole is a global fusion pioneer.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). >audio. His composition "Mezgoof" from the Ancient Future CD "Asian Fusion" is based on Qawwali, a Sufi devotional form of music popular in Pakistan and India.
• Iness Mezel. A world fusion music artist of Berber origin.
• Irina Mikhailova. Irina is an international artist emerging from the former Soviet Union. Her musical style reflects a rich tradition of Russian, Middle Eastern and Asian musical influences.
• Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra. Vocalist Jai Uttal performs with his east-meets-west rock band and in more acoustic chanting concerts.
• Janubia. Sings a mix of jazz and world music in her own made up language.
• Jayho Jazzmata. Indian ragas laden with hypnotic grooves and jazz harmony.
• J.C.Doo-Kingue Band. World beat jazz.
• Jean-Pierre Simons. Combines African melodies and rhythms from Cameroon (such as Makossa, Lali and many others) with European and American styles of arrangement.
• Jeso. Music inspired by the rhythms of the world.
• John Wubbenhorst & Facing East. Blends traditional Indian Ragas with Western traditons and other world music elements featuring the compositions of flutist John Wubbenhorst.
• Juba. African-flavored vocal group from Edmonton, Canada, has brought the magic of their African-inspired music to audiences from Yellowknife to Zimbabwe.
• Jim Hurley. Violinist Jim Hurley incorporates styles from bebop to zydeco, European classical to Zairean soukous.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). >audio. "Lakshmi Rocks Me" from the Ancient Future CD "World Without Walls" is an energetic tribute to South Indian violinist L. Shankar featuring Zakir Hussain and Jim Hurley.
• Jim Santi Owen. Indian percussionist Jim Santi Owen performs with Ancient Future, Trance Mission, Pharaoh Sanders, Mobius Operandi, and the Ali Akbar College Tabla Ensemble.
• JimboleiWorld. Home of the Miami-based bilingual Cuban-American power-pop-punk-rock-tropical fusion trio.
• Kaissa. African/world fusion music group.
• Kalani. Percussionist on Interworld Records.
• Kane Mathis. West African and Middle Eastern Musical traditions. Kora, Oud.
• Kau. A blend of Ethnic, Folk and Pop using tribal riffs and folk rhythms as Calango, Maracatu, and Folia de Reis with a modern approach that bridges the gap between ethnic and pop.
• Kit Walker. Synthesizer and piano with Three of Worlds and Jai Uttal's Pagan Love Orchestra.
• The Landing Party. World fusion from Halifax in the United Kingdom.
• Lee Boice. Guitarist and world fusion composer Lee Boice combines raga, world rhythms, and jazz fusion.
• Lee Howard. Lee Howard's unique 12-string guitar style spans continents and generations.
• Leigh Cline. This guitarist/composer creates his own distinctive style of music that combines his background in folk/blues/Celtic music with the polyrhythms and scales of the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia.
• Levitation. A music group that plays zouk, a dance music of the French Caribbean that uses both traditional African and high-tech sounds to create the infectious beat.
• Liu Qi-Chao. Composer and master performer on Chinese wind, string, and percussion instruments.
  • FREE MP3. >audio. "Forest Frolic," the new Ancient Future composition featuring Liu Qi-Chao on Chinese flute, a special preview selections from the latest Ancient Future release.
• Los Mora Arriaga Mariachi. 15 brothers and sisters from the same mother and father all musicians each play at least 7 musical instruments, music from all over the world, and sing in more than 5 languages.
• Lot Lorien. Official web page of Bulgarian world fusion band "Lot Lorien."
• Lov'. The new fusion in Haitian music, playing konpa, salsa, merengue, rhythm and blues, roots.
• Luís Baptis. Portuguese guitarist Luís Baptis performs and records on 14 different types of guitars.
• Mamma Tongue. Mamma Tongue performs a mosaic of African and American music by composer John McDowell as well as traditional West African music.
• Mark Chan. Singapore based composer/recording artist with 6 solo albums.
• Matthew Montfort. The leader of Ancient Future (scalloped fretboard guitar, charango, sitar, and gamelan) also performs solo and with other artists such as Liu Qi-Chao, Georges Lammam, and Emam.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). RealAudio. Excerpt of Montfort's song "Amber" from the Guitar Works CD.
• Maya Soleil. A dynamic music and dance ensemble presenting traditional African rhythm and dance blended with progressive acid jazz in a world fusion experience.
• Mbalafunk.com. Blend of Senegalese Mbalax music and various other genres including funk, pop, and reggae.
• Mezcla Cuban Roots Fusion Ensemble. Direct from Havana, Cuba, Mezcla's mulatto sound is a dynamic hybrid of funky Afro-Cuban rhythms with jammin' jazz, rankin' reggae, rock in' rumba.
• Michel Banabila. Dutch/Yemenite keyboard player and composer played with Yasar Saka, multi-instrumentalist from Turkey, for the first time at an appearance of 'East meets West' at the Womad festival in Reading, UK 1992.
• Mickey Hart. From the Diga Rhythm Band to Planet Drum, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has done a lot for world fusion music by creating opportunities for master musicians from around the world to play together.
• Mindia Devi Klein. This original member of Ancient Future now has a solo career performing world fusion music as well as traditional North Indian classical bansuri (bamboo flute) and Balinese gamelan.
  • FREE MP3. >audio. Short version of this lyrical piece from the Ancient Future CD "Visions of a Peaceful Planet" featuring Mindia's soulful flute solo and some lovely Irish harp.
• Mkono. A wide variety of alluring vocals and traditional percussion rhythms from around the globe. Contemporary bass, keyboard, flutes and saxophone melodies meld with African, Caribbean and other unique beats.
• Mogollar. 30 years in Turkish ethno rock.
• Mohenjo Daro. World Fusion band Mohenjo Daro from Cincinnati, Ohio, is on Tandem Records Inc.
• Moses Sedler. Moses is a founding member of Davka, a trio performing new music inspired by Eastern European, Middle Eastern, Indian and Classical styles. He also performs with Ancient Future, and has a solo career as well.
• Murat Ses. Murat's Psychedelic music based on Anatolian ethnic musical structures is a gorgeous example of the 70's era of Turkey's and the region's music history.
• Musaik. A musical mix of reggae, Irish and a lot of the arabic vocals.
• Mridu. New Zealand based duo fuses world music and modern electronica styles.
• Mynta. "A fusion of Nordic ice and Indian spice" from Sweden/India features one of the world's finest tabla players, Fazal Qureshi (brother of Zakir Hussain) and Shankar Mahadevan, South Indian classical vocalist.
• Mythological Wine Music. A blend of mystical shlokas, ancient indian ragas & subtle modern music.
  • FREE MP3. Madhurashtakam.
• Nadaka. Born in Quebec, Nadaka has lived in India since 1974 and has designed and built an acoustic guitar specially adapted for Indian music.
• Namaste music. Namaste creates unique blends of grooves, instrumentation and languages.
• Neon Egypt. Hear the unique World Jazz and World Fusion Music of Neon Egypt with emphasis on fun.
• Nick Davis. Ambient/world music influenced by Celtic melody and rhythm.
• N.Jaikumar's Fusion Music. A fusion of Indian classical and Western harmony.
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The official web site of the late Qawwali vocal master.
• Oniro. World fusion music with didgeridoo.
• Oriental Mood. World fusion music from Denmark featuring qanun, tabla, flute, clarinet, guitar, and bass. Danish language site.
• Orquesta Amarilla. An instrumental percussion orchestra consisting of 7 congas, 2 sets of deep bongos and 2 sets of smaller bongos tuned in hexatonic scales painted yellow, representing the sun energy. The orchestra is based in Buenos Aires and uses contemporary composing techniques, odd metrics and Latin, African and Hindu influences.
• Patti Weiss. This violinist's debut album, 'Surrounded by Angels,' is an excellent example of musically successful world fusion music. This musical journey around the world is wonderfully produced. Highly recommended.
• Pan Arkestra - An Australian group using South American and other folk instruments to play music from Bolivia, Venezuela, Ireland, Africa, Australia and Italy.
• Pangaea World Orchestra. Jazz and world beat.
• Paradisemoon.com. An innovative fusion of East/West influences touting exotic guitars and island rhythms.
  • RealAudio. Midnight Sojourn
• Paul Cheneour. Solo and ensemble flute, a fusion with roots in Middle Eastern, Indian, jazz and classical traditions.
• People of Goodwill. Music of the African diaspora and elements of jazz, funk, Brazilian, rock and other styles are freely mixed.
• Peter Carter. World music artist with titles like "World on a String."
• Pete Lockett. Multi-percusionist covering everything from North and South Indian, Japanese, African, Arabic and Latin. Worked with Bjork, Afro-Celt sound system and many more.
• Philip Baumgarten. Bass virtuoso whose band Slick combines European melodies with South American and African rhythms.
• Philip Gelb. Shakuhachi and electronics composer/performer.
• Philmultic Management & Productions Inc.. A cross-over between the East and the West, and traditional, classical and the contemporary music.
• Pointless Orchestra. A group that combines instruments/tunings from several different cultures with improvisation and extended playing techniques. East Asian/Southeast Asian concentration.
• Psalms of Ra. Egyptian and Hebrew texts set to music by composer Jim Berenholtz. Performed by forty-six musicians of diverse ethnic backgrounds and recorded at Skywalker Sound.
• Racin Kreol. Images and sounds of Racin Kreol, a Haitian/Nigerian/Americian musical fusion.
• Rai Na Rap. Rai/rap/reggae group from Marseille, France.
  • FREE MP3. Le Fils exemplaire.
• Raj & Smruti Pandya's World fo Music. Raj & Smruti Pandya along with their family band perform Indian and fusion music in the USA.
• Rajhans Orchestra. Consisting of Indian and Belgian/Flemish classical musicians. Award winner in the KLM international contest entitled "Bridging the World."
• Ranga Pae. A fusing of Japanese, Indian, Indonesian, Balinese, Hawaiian, and Western instruments with jazz, new age, and pop/rock styles.
  • FREE MP3. The song "Gravity."
• Ravi. Non-African kora (West African harp) player, specializing in a new style with strong Indian and Latin influences and the development of a stereo/electric/aluminium kora.
• Realm of Raga Rock. Homepage of "Vani," a group performing a fusion genre known as Raga Rock.
• RebbeSoul. Guitarist/singer Bruce Burger combines Jewish music with many other traditions.
• Reid DeFever.com. Percussionist Reid DeFever explores rhythms and harmony through percussion instruments from India, Africa, and Asia.
• Rhea's Obsession, named in honor of Rhea, mythological mother-time and moonsickle-wielding creator/destroyer of the world, is a Canadian band blending Celtic and contemporary influences.
• Ritmo Junction. Nine piece contemporary Latin jazz band performing all original material.
• RiverTribe Music. Didgeridoo based world beat.
• Rony Barrak. Lebanon born Middle Eastern percussionist based in the UK who specializes in world fusion music.
• Roots Dub Reggae Page. Comprehensive site about the UK's roots dub duo Alpha and Omega.
• San Jose Taiko. San Jose Taiko is pounding rhythm that embodies the traditions of Japan and the exuberance of a youthful Asian America.
• Sandeep Raval. Indian percussionist mixing traditional and dance rhythms in the UK.
• Savanna Music. Acoustic guitar music with influences from around the world.
  • FREE MP3.
• Sean Grace. This Celtic-jazz flute player combines ancient Irish heritage with folk-rock and world beat.
• Shannon.hu-The celtic energizers . Celtic tunes and Hungarian and Balkan rhythms.
• Shanupa. Oklahoma based band combines African/Latin rhythms & Australian Didjeridoo with psychedelic blues guitar and an Oklahoma flavor.
• Sheila Chandra. Weaves the music of her blood's culture (South Indian) with music of her country (Britain), mostly emphasizing vocal universals.
• The Silk Orchestra. Inspired by the practice of tai chi chu'an and the martial arts, this Canadian ensemble features traditional Chinese instruments, electronic keyboards, voice and percussion.
• sKiNs of an oRcHeStRa. Trio playing original andean-appalachian folk-fusion music.
• Sonic Safaris. Composer/adventurer Chuck Jonkey travels around the world collecting tribal village music...from the depths of the Amazon to the heights of the Himalayan highlands.
• Soundarts.com. A site created by composer/producer David Scheffler to promote and sell world fusion music.
  • FREE MP3: In the Distance and Andean Passage.
• Sunyata Productions. Music with hand percussion, flutes, and ocarinas by John Sprague, a student of David Reck (author of the book "Music of the Whole Earth") who has also worked with world fusion pioneer Tony Vacca.
• Tabla Rasa. Drum ensemble respectfully representing the vast percussion traditions of North and South India while honoring their own cultural roots in jazz, contemporary new music, rock, funk, and other creative, improvised musical forms. They also hope to reflect their influences from other world music styles including traditions from Africa, Cuba, Indonesia, and Brazil.
• Taiko Center of Los Angeles. Performs throughout Southern California, often experimenting with intercultural musical fusions. In order to preserve and pass on this art form, classes and workshops are taught at various locations in the community.
• Taaliqa. Works with North Indian and Middle Eastern musical ideas and instruments including tabla, tabla tarang, gatam,oud, daf, darrabouka and more.
• Terre Differenti. Terre Differenti is the name of a world fusion project conceived and developed by Italian composer Fabio Armani.
• Third Man. Homepage of the UK/India world beat band.
• Time Travil. Indo-Jazz Fusion ensemble consisting of Ryan Shah (drum set), Mayookh Bhaumik (tabla) and Zack Jones (bass).
• Traveler. Fusion of cultures using Flamenco guitar, gypsy and Celtic violin, Greek bouzouki, Arabic oud, hammered dulcimer, ect.
• Tulipan. Brisbane Australia's world fusion band.
• Sankai. Electric African Groove Music. A fusion of African and American Music.
• Sara Alexander. On the border of jazz & tradition, with Jewish, gypsy and Asian influences.
• The Spirit Level. Atmospheric sounds swirling around ancient and traditional instruments from Asia.
• Sumalao. Chilean based music featuring afro-cuban percussion, jazz bass and saxophone, with zampona and charango.
• Telynor. Euro-traditional/medieval fusion with rock sensibilities played on ancient and modern instruments: hurdy gurdy, cittern, synthesizer, didgeridu, Celtic harp, nyckelharpa, acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, bodhran, doumbec, nakers, banjo.
• The Third Planet. The site of a multiethnic band based in Italy. World/Pop
  music from Kurdistan, India, Algeria and Italy.
• The Turn Network. Blends first tenor poetry and flamenco rasgueado.
• Unicity. Hammered dulcimer innovator Marty Baum combines world, folk, and jazz.
• Uwe's World of Modal Music. Indian ragas on sitar meets the West.
  • RealAudio.
• Van Kampen. Dutch percussion group heavily influenced by all kinds of ethnic music.
• Viva Quetzal. South American Afro-Andean band performing on nearly 40 traditional and contemporary instruments. Influenced by rock, jazz and world beat.
  • FREE MP3. This hot groove fuses jazz, latin, and Andean music.
• Viviana Guzmán. A native of Chile, Viviana Guzmán combines her virtuoso classical flute technique with the traditions of native cultures of the world, pooling from her Andean heritage as well as from Middle Eastern, Australian, Celtic, and African sonorities.
• Wild Mango. Global dance music.
• World Citizen Art Ensemble. Music and dance show that combines elements of jazz, American gospel, classical and the rhythms of the Caribbean.
• Wovoka. Wovoka performs a blend of the music of his Native American ancestors and the music passed down to him by his guru, Rajeev Taranath. Indian music meets Indian music.
• X-Darawish. Mediterannean rock. Italian language site.
  • RealAudio. "Vassilikos" featuring the clarinetist Vassilis Saleas.
• Young Dubs. Celtic alternative rock complete with mosh pit jigs! Features Mark Epting (nephew of Ancient Future guitarist Matthew Montfort) on violin.
• Youssou N'dour. A page about one of Africa's greatest singers.
• Zakir Hussain. This North Indian tabla master is legendary for his contributions to the world fusion music movement through his work with John McLaughlin and Shakti, the Diga Rhythm Band, Planet Drum, Mickey Hart, John Handy, Ancient Future, the Zakir Hussain Rhythm Experience, and many others.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). >audio. In "14 Steps" from the Ancient Future CD "World Without Walls," Zakir Hussain plays a funky fourteen beat rhythmic cycle on this song by scalloped fretboard guitarist Matthew Montfort.
• Zhao Hui. One of China's preeminent traditional masters of the gu zheng (Chinese zither) has worked in fusion settings with artists such as Ancient Future and James Newton.
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). >audio. "The Dusk Song of the Fisherman" from the Ancient Future CD "Asian Fusion" dates from the Ching dynasty (1644-1912) and describes the fishermen returning to the harbor at dusk, singing a happy song.
• Zuba. Band from Glasgow Scotland performing a blend of African folk and reggae music.

Interspecies Experiments

• Natural Rhythms. One of the earliest interspecies music recordings, this 1981 release features Balinese rice paddy frogs in live improvisations with members of Ancient Future and Balinese gamelan musicians.
• Terra Nova Magazine's Music from Nature Issue. This issue is about music that lures us into other cultures, other species, other ways of life. From the Australian Pied Butcherbird composing melodies to Mickey Hart's recording of the Kaluli of New Guinea making culture and nature sound like one, this issue expands the notion of how the environment fits into music.

Jazz, Electronic, New Age, Multimedia, DJ, Pop and Trance Artists Open to World Music

• AGP MUSiC inDOneSIa. Music director for Indonesian movies and TV plays who works with many ethnic music players.
• Anatholi Bulkin. Jazz guitarist and composer with some world music influences.
• Arabesk2000. Turkesh pop.
• Bamboo Music. Music played with handmade bamboo flutes from the lowlands of the Netherlands.
• The Beatles. The Beatles aided the development of world fusion music by introducing their fans to the music of Ravi Shankar.
• Blue Star Homepage. Instrumental music with melodic guitars, vintage keyboards, and ethnic percussion. Blues meets Zen in orbit.
• Brian Bennett. Music inspired by ancient shamanic practices. Psychedelic consciousness through music and breathing.
• Calin. Music rooted in Oriental and Middle Eastern traditions, performed on electric guitar and synthesizers by a Romanian DIY artist.
  • FREE MP3. RealAudio. Listen to "Wedding, Mirth, No Love."
• Casewag-trance. Contains info on albums, shows, other sites related to trance music, music equipment resources, and samples of Casewag.
• Cheb i Sabbah. World music DJ.
• Cox and McKeever. Their music could well be described as 'other-worldly' - wildly romantic music which is enchanting and emotive, with subtly sweeping arpeggios underlying delicate melodies, causing much passion and power to be felt through its evocative styling.
• The Dark Bob. "Middle/eastern, country/western, surf, folk, art-rock" says the LA Weekly.
• DNDI Dondi Ledesma. 4-string bass and piccolo bass music from the Philippines.
• Emerald Rose. Pagan/Celtic folk rock band from Georgia (USA).
• Enam. Enam is a Celtic new age music artist.
• e:trinity. Combines modern electronica/dance music styles with Asian music via live instrumentation and samples.
  • RealAudio: sinulog2000.
• Freddy Valeriani. Bassist and composer of instrumental fusion from Argentina.
• Fritz Mayr. A fusion between world music and jazz.
• FutureViolation. Uses a technique they call "painting with sound" combining technology with traditional musical instruments to promote awareness of how our actions today violate the future.
• Future Wave Shaper - Nook. Ambient electronica with a difference. Drawing inspiration from the natural environment, modern and ancient uses of sound and vibration.
• Gino Foti. Explores the dichotomy of rhythm and melody of the bass guitar by integrating ethnic sonorities into his jazz-rock fusion palette.
• Global Dragon. Amani, didgeridooist, percussionist and founder of Global Dragon, has spent the greater part of his life using technology as a means for creative expression in music and art.
• Greek. Progressive rock act sometimes experimenting with Oriental and Indian classical sounds.
• Haitham Al Hamwi. Guitarist Haitham Al Hamwi built his own fusion style through years of touring in the Middle East with his own quintet playing jazz, Latin music, and Arabic songs.
• The Hearth Collective. Acoustic music and performance art from Northern California. World culture and sounds. Storytelling and Shadow Puppets. Inspirations and instruments from Africa, Asia, & beyond.
• TheHiddenForest.com. Site for New Age/Electronica artist Keoki Trask.
• Hollienea. Born and raised by a Hungarian/Irish family, it was her fascination and conviction to her own Gypsy blood and cultural heritage, that lead her early on to realize that music would be her way. Her musical genre could be described as multi-cultural contemporary new age music.
• Immigrant Suns. Village-folk-indie-rock inspired by ethnic music of the whole globe as well as its Detroit home.
• Inward Tides. Performs compositions for piano & world-jazz orchestra by Pascal De Falco blending jazz, rock and world influences.
• Irina Sheba. This site is dedicated to the electronic music projects of Irina Mikhailova.
• Jamie Bonk. Contemporary instrumental guitarist Jamie Bonk includes some world music influences.
• Janine Rae. Amazing singer/songwriter combines alternative folk/rock with acid jazz, ambient, and world music influences.
• Jon Stoppard. Electronica with West Indian rhythms, elements of Asian and South American percussion, Celtic, and blues influences.
• Kotomusic.com. Italian disco from Anfrando Maiola.
• Laura Karpman. Emmy award winning composer for the PBS series The Living Edens.Everything from cool jazz to world fusion.
• Land of the Blind. "ELECTRONIC SHAMANIC" is the buzzword description of LAND OF THE BLIND, a San Francisco duo of trance-dance & vocal music.
• Lost at Last. Techno-tribal dance group from Hawaii.
• Meherkaren. Karen Lynn Sterkin presents traditional spirituals, bhajans, ghazals, devotional songs, Sufi poetry, thumri and light classical in English.
• Northern Light Media Marketing. Instrumental music using traditional and new instruments.
  • FREE MP3:The Warriors Lullaby.
• Novaphonic Music. Home of the Novaphonic Q' new age and world fusion sound of Antonio (Tony) Newton.
• Pandemonaeon. A San Francisco Bay Area band fusing middle eastern, Celtic, and trance rock music.
• Post-office. Ethno-fusion jazz-rock in Rumania.
• Pere Soto. Projects by this jazz guitarist/composer include Django`s Castle and the Pere Soto trio.
• Psychic Enemies Network. Ambient/trance project mixing electronics with gamelan, African, Arabic and other world musics.
• Rainbow Nation. Blends funk, pop, world music and elements of ambient dance styles.
• Rare Blend. Rare Blend is an instrumental group integrating contemporary jazz/rock fusion and electronics.
• Rogério Baraquet. Sergio Mendes plays old songs while acid jazz musicians chat with dub producers.
• Ronaldo Folegatti. Brazilian composer and guitar player.
• Shenloop. SHEN: tao character for spirit. LOOP: moment of music or sound captured in time and space. music for movement and mindfulness.
• The Monkey Den. Shugmonkey mixes Arabic and British sounds to create a chilled ride.
• Smith and Mazer. Flute and harp duet with jazz, classical, and Indian music influences.
• Source. Fusion of jazz and world music with a strong emphasis on West African music in particular.
• Spacestation Integration. Mix of jazz, funk, bluegrass, and world music.
• SPHERIC. Sacred Performances & Heroic Ritual Expressions Itinerant Company.
• Troldspejlet. A Danish fusion jazz band with a Nordic Scandinavian feeling.
• Tsuyoshi Furuhashi. A tenor saxophonist and flutist in the Tokyo underground music scene.
• Turner Arts. Atmospheric and trance inducing music featuring electric and acoustic guitars, dumbec, various ethnic percussion, bass, and piano.
• Yasser. A member of Narrators, a new age artist, and one of the most well known musicians in the Middle East.
• Zen Bel Jazz. Instrumental quintet performs in a jazz/world music style.

Contemporary Music Based on a Single Tradition

• Al-Andalus Contemporary Andalusian music.
• A Naifa. New Portuguese music: modern fado.
• Babukishan. Music from India: folk, traditional, and fusion.
• Dalena. Vietnamese pop star.
• Fiddlers 3. High Energy celtic Music from Hamilton, Canada
• Inka Kings. New music from the Andes.
• Jean-Michel Daudier. Singer and songwriter from Haiti.
• Joji Hirota. Percussionist, taiko drummer, shakuhachi flautist, singer and composer.
• Krishna Das. Contemporary Kirtan music on Triloka Records.
• The Mahapooram Ensemble. Canadian ensemble in residence at The Galileo Spaces, a center for the creation of music and dance. Led by composer and percussionist Bruno Paquet, the ensemble features Indian instruments including tabla and percussion for Kathakali dance.
• Out Of Alba. A fast paced high energy celtic group based in Prince George, British Columbia.
• Tobatana Marimba Ensemble. An interpretation of traditional Zimbabweian music through marimbas. The music is polyrhythmic and circular based upon ancient oral tradition.

Traditional Artists

• APercussionDuo.Com.Ar. Argentina Percussion Duo.
• Baaba Maal. Master African musician.
• Bui Huu Nhut. Leading performer on the Vietnamese dan bau.
• Daniel Cros. Spanish songwriter, pianist and producer working in latin rhythms such as tango, son, pasodoble and ranchera.
• David and Chandrakantha Courtney. A husband/wife team performing traditional Indian music.
• Farabi. Turkish music band.
• Galina Durmushliyska. Authentic Bulgarian folk music. Three time winner of "best song of the year" from the Bulgarian National Radio.
• GOCOO. Japan's cutting edge taiko drummers Rai-zing.
• GS Rajan.Official web site of Indian composer and flute master G.S. Rajan.
• Habib Khan. Sitarist Ustad Habib Khan is well known for a unique style of playing the sitar, melding the effect of the human voice and the instrumental tone into a harmonious whole.
• Jim Porto. Amazing Brazilian singer.
• The Istanbul Orchestra. Great music from Istanbul.
• The Lions. World roots reggae.
• Luzmila Carpio, the Diva of the Andes. Web site celebrating the beauty of the traditional voice of Luzmila Carpio.
• Majek Fashek. About African Reggae star Majek Fashek and his CD "Little Patience".
• Mala Ganguly. Born in Kolkata, Bengal, India, Mala Ganguly is acclaimed within the Indian communities for her golden voice, virtuosity, exceptional stylistic versatility & diversity.
• Miquel Gil. Mediterranean music.
• Musica Maestro. Mexican roots music
• Panebianco & Del Monaco. Flamenco guitar and dance duet from Spain. Available for collaborative performances with Ancient Future during their tours of the US.
• Rafael. Flamenco guitarist.
• Sherwood Consort. Medieval, Renaissance and traditional music of the British Isles.
• Slo Down. 16 piece reggae band based in Denmark.
• Quichua Mashis. Traditional music from the Andes mountains, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia. Instruments, music and other offerings.
• Tenores di Bitti Remunnu 'e Locu. Official web site of this vocal quartet of central Sardinia.
• Tenzin Choegyal. Tenzin is one of a handful of Tibetans keeping his musical traditions alive in the freedom of exile. Tenzin sings the songs and stories of his nomadic Tibetan people which have been transmitted orally by his mother.
• Tumi. Tumi is made up of Ecuadorian musicians who perform traditional and contemporary Andean music.
• Yaya Diallo. This native of Mali and author of "The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings," plays djembe, balafon, dounouba, tama and conga.
• Zhao Hui. One of China's preeminent traditional masters of the gu zheng (Chinese zither).
  • FREE MP3 (excerpt). >audio. "The Dusk Song of the Fisherman" from the Ancient Future CD "Asian Fusion" dates from the Ching dynasty (1644-1912) and describes the fishermen returning to the harbor at dusk, singing a happy song.