Traditional songs & instrumental music from the roof of the world. Tibet has enjoyed a high profile in the West over the last few decades and it is not surprising that there are many CDs available in the shops which feature Tibetan music. However, the vast majority of these focus on the sacred music found in the Buddhist monasteries. By contrast, secular music — the traditional styles of the nomads and the urban folk music from Lhasa — remains almost unknown in the West having been given little exposure over the years. This recording offers a general introduction to the secular music of Tibet, an interesting and colourful world of music that is still to be discovered.

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	CD-SDL 367 Kurokami Rie Yanagisawa, koto, shamisen, voice, Clive Bell, shakuhachi, flute An introduction to the fascinating and surprisingly approachable traditional music of Japan with Rie Yanagisawa (koto, shamisen, voice), Clive Bell (shakuhachi, flute).
	CD-SDL 387 Traditional Arabic Music Arabesque Arabesque with Hassan Erraji perform exciting traditional music from Morocco, Turkey and North Africa performed on the ud (Arabic lute), nay, saz, darbouka, bandir, etc.
	CD-SDL 388 Music of the Andes Caliche The ever evocative music of the mountains from Caliche, one of the finest Peruvian groups. Pan pipes, bamboo flutes, ocarina, trutuca, charango, mandolin and the booming bombo drum.
	CD-SDL 389 Spirit of African Sanctus Some of the most energetic and exciting recordings of several African traditions and including full versions of all the original ethnic music used in David Fanshawe's famous choral work African Sanctus plus many more of his important African recordings from Uganda, Egypt, Sudan and Kenya.
	CD-SDL 395 Raisins and Almonds Lucie Skeaping & The Burning Bush Lucie Skeaping & The Burning Bush perform Jewish songs from the Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions.
	CD-SDL 396 Vocal Traditions of Bulgaria Drawn from the archives of Radio Sofia & representing the cream of 20 years of Bulgarian state radio's recordings of village traditional song. Exciting rhythms, spine chilling harmonies & heart rending melodies covering the various vocal and regional styles. It is, perhaps, the most important release of Bulgarian music to have left that country's borders.
	CD-SDL 401 Rajasthani Folk Music Hassan Erraji - Q’Anoon, Oud & Voice The traditional music of the Langas & the Manganiyars of Rajasthan, N.W. India. Recorded in Jodhpur. Vocal and instrumental pieces featuring the morchang (jews harp), santara (double flute), dholak (double-headed drum), kam-ayacha (fiddle with 3 playing & 14 sympathetic strings) & sarangi.
	CD-SDL 403 Spirit of Polynesia A comprehensive and fascinating anthology of the exciting drum dances, hulas and awe inspiring chants of the Polynesian islands Recorded by David Fanshawe 1978-88.
	CD-SDL 414 Spirit of Micronesia Awe-inspiring chants, spine-chilling hymns and fiery dances from the Pacific island communities of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk and Palau from the extensive recordings made on the 1978-1984 Pacific voyages of intrepid explorer and composer David Fanshawe.
	CD-SDL 415 Music for the Arabian Dulcimer & Lute Hassan Erraji - Q’Anoon, Oud & Voice The oud is the forerunner of the western lute but the Arabian hammered dulcimer or q'anoon is very little known in the West. Its strident and exciting tones are used to explore the Arabic rhythms and scales by master musician Hassan Erraji.
	CD-SDL 418 Spirit of Melanesia The final album in our trilogy compiled from the extensive Pacific researches of David Fanshawe. Countries represented in Melanesia are Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Noumea and Fiji.
	CD-SDL 421 Vocal Traditions of Albania Albania is a country blessed with a rich heritage of folk songs and an impressive range of vocal styles perhaps unequalled in the rest of Europe. Yet few recordings of Albanian vocal music have ever been released in the West and its many treasures remain largely overlooked. The album features a wide range of folk songs from the homophonic songs of the North to the polyphonic styles of the South with rural and urban styles. The recordings were made during the 1995 Berat Folklore Festival. Many of Albania's finest provincial ensembles took part in this spectacular gala concert.
	CD-SDL 427 Folk Music of Tibet Traditional songs & instrumental music from the roof of the world. Tibet has enjoyed a high profile in the West over the last few decades and it is not surprising that there are many CDs available in the shops which feature Tibetan music. However, the vast majority of these focus on the sacred music found in the Buddhist monasteries. By contrast, secular music — the traditional styles of the nomads and the urban folk music from Lhasa — remains almost unknown in the West having been given little exposure over the years. This recording offers a general introduction to the secular music of Tibet, an interesting and colourful world of music that is still to be discovered.
	CD-SDL 431 Cry You Mountains, Cry You Fields A wide selection of rarely heard traditional songs & instrumental music from S.E. Albania