Catalogs

Books

The following links point to books of interest to world fusion musicians:

• Ancient Traditions -- Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India (Matthew Montfort. Mill Valley: Panoramic Press, 1985).
• CBH Publications. South Indian music instruction books.
• Drum and Spear. African-American bookstore offering a variety of books, calendars, crafts and cuisine reflective of this rich culture.
• Icelandic Music. Explores the relationship between ancient Icelandic music and the Icelandic punk rock movement.
• John Morgan Newbern. E-Books and Music for the Mind.
• West Music World Music Publications. Catalog of books on world music.
• World Music Press. Excellent educational materials facilitating intercultural understanding through music.

General

• Afrohits. Rare African Music, Clothing, Jewelry, Books and more.
• Australiansand. Offers didgeridoos, emu eggs, Aboriginal art, boomerangs, and dreamtime stories.
• Carousel Music. Music company specializing in instruments from around the world and also World In Tune (tm), the integrative global music program for grades K-12.
• Dealturtle. Ethnic and Mid-East instruments such as drums, sitars and bagpipes, books about meditation, religion, yoga, spirituality, and belly dance, incense, hemp candles, hemp soap, hemp clothing, tapestries, hemp twine, coffee and tea from various places on our Earth, not to mention supplies and equipment to go with it.
• Earthshaking Music. Quality world music instruments, books, CD's, videos, etc.
• E-ZPurchase Keyword: Music. Purchase site for all types of music books and CD's.
• Grooveworks. World music shirts.
• Knock On Wood. U.K. supplier of world music books, supplies, recordings, etc.
• Lark in the Morning. A large collection of world music instruments, recordings, books, and sheet music.
• Woodsong. Handcrafted door harps, didgeridoos, marimbas and musical furniture.

Instruments and Equipment

• Burnt Earth Ceramic Musical Instruments. See and hear unusual ceramic musical instruments. Drums, horns, didjeridus, flutes, and even string instruments and unique mutant hybrids.
• David Roman Drums. Darbuka and frame drum specialists. Invented a pneumatic tuning system that works with a simple bicycle pump.
• Digibid.com. The online auction of pro gear and musical instruments.
• Ethnic Musical Instruments. Features instruments from around the world.
• Just Strings. The world's largest selection of guitar and bass guitar strings including the full line of over 35 different string manufacturers.
• Heartsong Studios. Hand crafted ceraminc doumbeks, wooden (padauk) African Tongue drums and wooden (padauk bars, oak frame) marimbas.
• Kandl's Kustom Flutes. Native American flutes hand carved by Ed Kandl.
• Rhythmfusion. World percussion retail and wholesale source.
• R G Hardie & Co - Bagpipes for sale. Suppliers of Highland Bagpipes, Pipe Chanters, Practice Chanters and Accessories, including Peter Henderson Bagpipes and the World Famous Airtight Seasoning for Sheepskin Bags.
• Sharmamusicals.com. Electronic tabla and remote tanpura specialists.
• Silver Bush World Music. Musical instruments from around the world. Didjeridus, djembes, sarods, sitars, tablas, flutes, custom guitars and basses, harmoniums, tanpuras.
• Tarang Indian instruments. Our offer comprises almost the complete range of Indian musical instruments.
• zZounds World Music Discovery Center. Learn about a wide variety of world music instruments. Purchase ethically-sourced instruments.

Recordings:

CD's

The following catalogs and record labels offer world music on-line:

• Amazon.com. Great place to browse, but try to buy direct at artist sites such as Ancient-Future.Com or artist supportive sites such as CD Baby, where more of the money you spend actually goes to support the music.
• Ancient Future Catalog. An on-line catalog of all the Ancient Future recordings and books. Order via credit card and a shopping cart system through a secure server. 100% of the proceeds go to support world music. Includes sound files of the group's music, such as:
  • FREE MP3s including special preview selections from the latest Ancient Future release.
• Anda La Musica. An independent music production facility and record label based in Granada, Spain.
• ARC Music World & Folk Music Site. Over 320 albums spanning the globe. Africa to Egypt to Iceland and beyond. World music fusion blends to traditional folk.
• A.R.P. Music. American Recording Productions records and distributes Middle Eastern and world music in traditional and new age fusion styles.
• Alma Records.Label releasing world music.
• Aluda Records.Label releasing world music.
• Alula Records. Alula Records is a world music label focusing on contemporary world music with a roots base. Our artists include Habib Koitè (Mali), Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco), and Miguel Angel Cortès (Spain).
• Arhoolie Records. Label releasing world music.
• Asian Music Store. Europe's huge selection of Hindi movie soundtracks, remixes, classical, religious, regional, and individual artists.
• Backroads Distributors. One of the first mail order catalogs to support world fusion music. Large selection of new age music.
• Barraka El Farnatshi Productions. The wildest outta space fusions between Moroccan Roots-Dub-House- Shabee-Tekno-Jeel, etc. Artists like Sapho, Aisha Kandisha, Ahlam, Argan, Mara & Jalal.
• Bembe Records. Label releasing world music.
• Blue Jackel Entertainment . Label releasing many award winning titles in jazz, world beat, Brazilian, and Latin categories.
• Borealis Records. Label releasing world music.
• Bridge Records.Label releasing world music.
• Broken Drum Records. Home of Secret Archives of the Vatican and other related artists. Broken Drum Records mixes Indian and Arabic music with techno grooves.
• Buda Musique. Label releasing world music.
• Byblos Records. Lebanese label specializing in traditional Middle Eastern music since 1966.
• Canyon Records. Native American music label.
• CD Baby. One of the best sites to buy CDs from. Pays artists more than other sites, and has a huge selection of independent artists.
• backstagecommerce.com. Independent artist friendly CD sales site. Great for artists who want to add CD shopping carts to their own web site without huge costs. Highly recommended.
• Different Lands. Independent world fusion record label.
• Domo Records. Record label for the Grammy Award winning artist Kitaro specializes in new age music for relaxation, meditation, and healing.
• Down Home Music. Down Home Music has been serving the San Francisco bay area for over 22 years with an extensive selection of roots music from the U.S. and around the globe.
• Downloadable Music Site. Instantly own music without leaving home.
• Deep Down Productions: World Music. World Music MP3s, CDs and information specializing in Georgian, Indonesian, gamelan and jazz.
• Deepspace Disc. A small, artist-owned label with titles fusing Irish, Hawaiian, Native American, and European classical music.
• Drum Beat Music Store. Download or buy hard-to-find music from around the globe. Everything from Afrobeat to Zouk!
• Eternal Music. Record label dedicated to world peace through world music. Artists include Zakir Hussain, Habib Khan, and Emam and Friends.
• Evolution Catalog. Listen to contemporary instrumental music, Flamenco, smooth jazz, new age, ambient, world, relaxation, yoga music.
• Falçata-Galia Recordings. Falçata-Galia was started in January 1999 by Rudolph Carrera v. Linn, former licensor for the Aprelevka Sound Pressing Plant in Moscow. Carrera has gathered some of the finest talent emerging from places such as Slovenia, Russia, the former Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Uruguay, and the United States of America.
• Gauchorecords.com. Record label specializing on all types of Hispanic and Latin music genres.
• GEMM. Huge music catalog with nearly 11 million items from more than 4,000 sellers around the world.
• Global Beat Records. Global music record label.
• Global Fusion Catalogue. Global fusion brings you traditional and fusion music from around the world ranging from Celtic/Classical fusion to Colombian rhythms meet drum & bass.
• Global Shout. Embryonic production project to create global fusion in Scotland. All profits from the project go to Warchild. Currently gathering material towards a first compilation CD
• Global Music Outlet. Features many eclectic and African music releases.
• Golden Horn Productions. A contemporary and traditional world music and jazz label established in 1995 and based in California.
• GNOSIS Brno - Moravian record label featuring traditional folk music from Moravia (part of the Czech Republic), world music, and new acoustic music.
• Hannibal Records/Ryko Disc. Label releasing world music.
• Harmonia Mundi. Label releasing world music.
• IndonesianMusic.com. Sells Indonesian music. Ships everywhere in the world. Keroncong, dangdut, tempo doeloe, many other styles. Highly recommended for gamelan fans.
• Interworld Records.World music label with many fine percussionists. Also puts out drum instruction videos.
• Istikhara Music Music and film consulting multi-media company with an emphasis on Arab and Asian music and culture. Record label, creative design, CD shopping, and links to dance resources.
• Koto World. Label releasing world music.
• Life Now. CD music and real audio samples of world, native american, nature sounds, etc.
• Luaka Bop. Label releasing world music.
• Lunadisco. An independent Spanish label specialized in Flamenco and Andalusian music.
• Mhumhi Records. A non-profit record label dedicated to the preservation of traditional Zimbabwean and Mozambiquan music.
• Mondo Melodia. Label releasing world music.
• Musea Records. Carries lots of exciting world music including Ancient Future.
• Nagam Records. The Music and Songs of Marcel Khalife and Al Mayadine.
• NewAgeWorldMusic.com. Site specializing in new age and world music. Carries all titles on the Ancient-Future.Com artist coalition label.
• New Earth Records. CD retailer and label of some of the top names in global fusion/world and much more.
• Nimbus Records. Label releasing world music.
• Oasis Productions. Canadian instrumental music label, specializing in contemporary instrumental, world, and ambient music.
• Oliver Sudden Productions. Record company devoted to World Traditional Music. Titles include music from China, Vietnam, Paraguay, Costa Rica and India.
• OZMOZ Records. World ambient label with a mix of different influences like world beat, ambient music, classical, jazz and even soundtrack flavors.
• Peacework Music Net. 21st century music store features manufactured on demand CDs with original artwork and full audio resolution.
• Planet Earth Music. Thousands of titles, hundreds of professional, detailed music reviews, RealAudio sound samples, secure online sales of ambient, new age, Native American, Celtic, world, and more.
• Piranha. World Music InfoBaseMegaZineShop!
• Putamayo Records. Label releasing world music samplers, two of which include Ancient Future.
• Qradio. Quincy Jones' guide to his favorite underexposed music from around the world. Users can sample and buy music of acts like Steel Pulse, Chucho Valdes, and Maryam Mursal.
• Raven Wind Books & Music. On-line store promoting personal growth through the marriage of ancient wisdom with modern technology.
• Real World Records. Label releasing world music.
• Rootsy Records. Traditional djembe drumming record label and resource site.
• Rounder Records. Large independent label with folk and world music releases.
• Shakti Records. Label releasing world music.
• Siam Records. A new independent world music and modern jazz record label based in New York City.
• Silver Wave Records. Label releasing world music.
• Smithonian Folkways Recordings. Label releasing world music.
• Tinder Records. Home of Henri Dikongue, Sally Nyolo, Fatal Mambo, Karnak, Daude and many other world music artists.
• TribalWorld Music Distribution. Australian didgeridoo based music by RiverTribe and Tribal Trance with the widest variety of international woodwinds and percussion.
• Triloka Records. This label is very supportive of world fusion music. Check them out!
• Wolf Distributing. Independent book and recording distributor that supports world fusion music.
• World Circuit Records. Label releasing world music.
• World Village Music. Label releasing world music.
• X DOT 25 . Wonderful label specializing in world and world fusion music. Great catalog.
• Ziba Music. On-line catalog focusing on new Indian music. Ziba means beauty in Persian.
• 33 Records. Record label set up to develop creative opportunities for musicians and provide a living archive of the best in contemporary jazz/world and related music.
• 7/8 Music Productions. Turkish music recordings and world music concerts sponsored by KPFA world music DJ Kutay Derin Kugay.

MP3's

• eMusic.com. EMusic has a huge legal catalog of world music in the MP3 format, contracts with reputable record labels like Music of the World and Ancient-Future.Com, and an artist friendly focus.
• iTunes. Apple has done a lot to make all types of music widely available at their iTunes music shop.
• Napster.com. Matthew Montfort of Ancient Future was named as the proposed Class Representative in a class action lawsuit for Independent Musicians Against Napster. Napster now respects copyright law, and Ancient Future tracks are available. Feel free to download and stream them all you like!
• Rhapsody.com. "Ancient Future's members are relentless innovators, investigating Russian folk, Indonesian gamelan, Indian classical, Celtic Folk, and a whole host of other traditional musics and nature sounds. They often combine several geographically diverse sounds, finding uncanny congruences that make for surprising listening." ­Rhapsody review

Ringtones

• WorldMusicRingtones.Com. These world music ringtones were created by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort from the original master recordings. Songs were remixed specifically for the ringtone format to highlight certain master musicians from around the world, global grooves, or natural elements. These 100% organic loop-free earth tones for phones are a great way to make your cell phone fit better into the natural cycles of your life.