Hawaii includes original Traditional hula rooted in ancient religious ceremonies and rites, recounting ancient Hawaiian myths and legends. Accompanied on Traditional instruments such as pahu (sacred drum), puniu (small coconut drum), ipu (gourd percussion), 'uli'uli, pu'ili, ukulele, etc., all explained in the booklet.

Since I began playing the didgeridoo in 2000, I had the good fortune of studying with an excellent didgeridoo player for three years, and for the last five I've played didgeridoo music in the streets. For me, making music is a magical feeling of giving energy to the people and getting energy back. -Dieter Iby.

A romantic selection of the most famous and popular Italian mandolin melodies, such as: Azzurro, O' Sole Mio, Notte Di Christallo, Tarantella Di Napoli, Volare, Piccola Maria, Tarantella Meridionale, Marina, Che La La, Santa Lucia, O Maria, Valsa Della Primavera, Funiculi Funicula, La Passeggiata, Arrivederci Roma, Il Padrone - Rota and many more.

October swiftly approaches, and what Oktoberfest celebration is complete without celebratory, often raucous, music? for the perfect complement to your stein of Spaten, horn of Hefeweizen, or glass of Gerst, turn to this fabulous release by first rate 15-piece brass ensemble D'Wyn Mugge.

The world of Turkish music is opened up before listeners on this lush disc of folk songs by singer Vivienne Doğan-Corringham and counterpart George Hadjineophytou. Deftly accompanied by saz (Turkish lute), darbouka, and bendir (hand drums), Doğan-Corringham is free to dance through some of the best-loved folk songs of the Turkish tradition with grace and aplomb.

The present release is a choice album for those eager to listen to authentic Israeli music. Throughout the centuries, wherever they found themselves in the world, Jewish people never ceased to sing, dance, and rejoice in spite of dark periods of persecution. Not only were they influenced by the customs, language and lifestyles of their surroundings, but they borrowed musical styles too from the countries where they lived. Hebrew, the language of the Bible and the Prayer book and now the modern language of Israel, has always been an integral part of the Jewish heritage. From the time of the first Jewish settlers in Israel at the end of the 19th century, a great number of songs have been created, composed, adapted, and sung- the folk songs of modern Israel. Founded in 1997, Shir is a popular Jewish music quartet. Although often called a klezmer group, Shir describes themselves as playing "Complete Jewish Music"- Israeli, Ladino, Yiddish, Mizrahi, Sephardi, simcha as well as klezmer and even liturgical. Co-leader and singer/guitarist Ivor Goldberg explains, "We started out with the styles that we knew and had grown up with, more the Ashkenazi side. But there is such a huge variety of Jewish music with influences from all over the world that we felt restricted within that area. As musicians we also needed the musical variety that the Sephardi and Mizrahi sides offer."

A glorious album of Pipes & Drums presented by a stellar line-up of Pipe bands. It includes a variety of marches, airs, jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspey and pipe solos.

The Queen's Royal Pipers present an assortment of instrumental pipe and drum music composed by Scottish musicians, taking you on a journey through Scotland.

Turkish Gypsy Music

Beeston Pipe Band: Amazing Grace (Pipes and Drums of Scotlan

Japanese Music by Michio Miyagi, Vol. 1

Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin

Ana Hossu and Group: Traditional Music From Transylvania

Classical Chinese Opera and Folk Songs

Tirana Folk Ensemble: Songs and Dances From Albania