Eclectic music from the non-Western world

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With this thread, I'd like to put some more focus on artists from the non-Western world which blend some non-Western traditional music with Jazz/Rock/Folk. I reckon that this categorization is rather loose, but my favourite albums and some examples are something like:

Osibisa  (Africa)  -  Osibisa    (1971)
The "Gunesh" Ensemble  (Turkmenistan)  -  Looking At The Earth (1984)
Shankar  (India)  -  Song for Everyone   (1985)
Moussa Diallo  (Mali)  -  the-kékéliba-project  (1999)
Garbarek & Khan  (India, Pakistan) -  Ragas and Sagas  (1992)
Trilok Gurtu  (India)  -  The Glimpse   (1996)
Bayuba Cante  (int)  -  Cheba   (2000)
Lin Di & Cool Zone  (China)  -  Ten Days in Magic Land   (2003) 
Dhafer Youssef  (Tunisia)  -  Electric Sufi    (2001)

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David_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15838	Post Options Post Reply Quote David_D Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Eclectic music from the non-Western world Posted: June 29 2025 at 08:39
	With this thread, I'd like to put some more focus on artists from the non-Western world which blend some non-Western traditional music with Jazz/Rock/Folk. I reckon that this categorization is rather loose, but my favourite albums and some examples are something like: Osibisa (Africa) - Osibisa (1971) The "Gunesh" Ensemble (Turkmenistan) - Looking At The Earth (1984) Shankar (India) - Song for Everyone (1985) Moussa Diallo (Mali) - the-kékéliba-project (1999) Garbarek & Khan (India, Pakistan) - Ragas and Sagas (1992) Trilok Gurtu (India) - The Glimpse (1996) Bayuba Cante (int) - Cheba (2000) Lin Di & Cool Zone (China) - Ten Days in Magic Land (2003) Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia) - Electric Sufi (2001) Edited by David_D - 18 hours 46 minutes ago at 12:56
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	Hasan Hajdar - Zebi (Tajikistan) This folk ballad has a certain mystical aura to it for some reason. It's very aetheral and uplifting but there's an element of sadness and solitude creeping in. I kinda wish I understood Persian/Tajik so that I have some sense of what the lyrics are about. xd


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	OSIRIS If you think music from the Middle East is no great sheikhs, then think again, because this is the musical equivalent of a black gold oil strike in a barren desert. Take a Closer Look and check out the incredible sound of Osiris from the tiny desert kingdom of Bahrain, where prog is as rare as a Bar Mitzvah in Saudi Arabia. Shalom. 1982: Osiris - Osiris - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfb2R92OHulL8O0Cd__m_FiVL3wRpn5N 1984: Osiris - Myths & Legends - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQw_iHs7RVbxgBMsrBb-M08iSHHmZFgG8 1990: Osiris - Reflections - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmBDmjcWP16pVl6U9aoaH8bvVLg4dAC5k 1991: Osiris - Beyond Control (Live) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kKPF-FlLEenHW6xPbXCwiPjeItOrlWLO4 2007: Osiris - Visions from the Past - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lUIrC8eLBvk6zeKAK0ATxf7hqLi7tTq2o 2010: Osiris - Tales of the Divers - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGRVotebYvKAF9jXRQY1JtyiO-E-aGrbk 2020: Osiris - Take a Closer Look - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k98_MMXqDS1qJr-wmCIq8I_HJl8eX7HtQ

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	Crazy to think that Osiris failed to make a name for themselves, even just locally in Bahrain itself. They were and still are a pretty underground band.


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	The four first I could think of: Rabih Abou-Khalil - Al-Jadida (Lebanon) (1991) Oriental Wind - Zikir (Turkey) (1979) Vasant Rai (with Oregon) - Spring Flowers (India) (1979) Ananda Shankar - And His Music (1975) (India)

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	I love Anoushka Shankar's Land of Gold, pretty much everything I heard by Rokia Traore, Seckou Keita. Fatou by Fatouwata Diawara is also great. Trilok Gurtu has his hands in an endless number of interesting projects.
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