| Slither (Show Theme) Annoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water |
| We begin with Martin Cradick and his ensemble Baka Beyond from two of their recordings from 1993 and 1995 (which they collaborated with the Baka people of Southeast Cameroon). |
| Spirit of the Forest Baka Beyond - Spirit of the Forest - Hannibal |
| Ancestor's Voice Baka Beyond - The Meeting Pool - Hannibal |
| Glen Velez has earned the reputation as the leading proponent of the frame drum - the bodhran - as well as many other indigenous percussion instruments (ramana (Thai frame drum); thon (Thai goblet drum); gaval (Azerbajani tambourine) and many others). |
| Drala Glen Velez - Assyrian Rose - CMP |
| Seven Heaven Glen Velez - Seven Heaven - CMP |
| Usually associated with the Chicago free jazz scene, multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart investigates the music of the Australian Aboriginal people and their indigenous instrument, the "didjeridu" on his 2003 recording "Songs of Sunlife". |
| Song For Count Ossie & the Revelation of Rastafari Douglas Ewart - Songs of Sunlife - Innova |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul native Steve Tibbetts studied philosophy and world religion at University of Minnesota and is a self-taught musician. He travelled to Asia several times and was influenced by their culture and music. He has collaborated with Tibetan Buddhist nun Choying Drolma and Swedish hardingfele (Scandinavian fiddle)player Knut Hamre. |
| Huldra-Mi Steve Tibbetts & Knut Hamre - A - Hannibal |
| Kangyi Tengi Steve Tibbetts & Choying Drolma - Cho - Hannibal |
| A Clear Day and No Memories Steve Tibbetts - Exploded View - ECM |
| Climbing Steve Tibbetts - Safe Journey - ECM |
| Start Steve Tibbetts - Big Map Idea - ECM |
| Inspiration taken from Gamelan music from Indonesia and Java by an American ensemble and a German world citizen. |
| Small of My Back Gamelan Pacifica - Trance Gong - What Next? |
| Pt. 3 (56 flower pots) Stephan Micus - Twilight Fields - ECM |
| More Stephan Micus whose music is inspired from cultures and instruments from around the world. |
| For the "Beautiful Changing Child" Stephan Micus - Implosions - ECM |
| Listen to the Rain (tambours, spanish guitar) Stephan Micus - Listen to the Rain - ECM |
| Part 4 (nay solo) Stephan Micus - Wings Over Water - ECM |
| Yukio's Eyes Stephan Micus - To the Evening Child - ECM |
| Yet more music from Stephan Micus. |
| Mad Bird Stephan Micus - The Garden of Mirrors - ECM |
| Part 3B (rabab, sarangi, bodhran, angklung) Stephan Micus - Koan - ECM |
| Madre Stephan Micus - Snow - ECM |
| Henry Kaiser and David Lindley became music collaborators because of their fascination with the music of the Malagasy in Madagascar. |
| Ambilanao Zaho Henry Kaiser & David Lindley - A World Out of Time, Vol.1 - Shanachi |
| Tsaiky Mboly Hely Henry Kaiser & David Lindley - A World Out of Time, Vol.2 - Shanachi |
| For many decades dedicated ethnomusicologists have been working to document and preserve indigenous music from remote regions of the world. These musical historians - "songcatchers" - search for the music cultures create to express their lives, faith and community. |
| Run to Jesus For Refuge Charles Barnett - Southgern Journey: Velvet Voices - Rounder |
| Sidi Aluminir, Kandar, Malano, Malano, Nurman - Smithsonian Folkways World Music Collection - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Zapu Unknown Ensemble - African Rhythms and Instruments, Vol.2 - Lyrichord |
| Imenetuki (Cook Islands) Unknown Ensemble - Explorer Series: South Pacific - Island Music - Nonesuch |
| Salome Unknown Ensemble - Explorer Series: South America - Black Music In Praise - Nonesuch |
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