Sunday, July 11, 2010

a little world music as recommended by the BBC

Heard some of this last Saturday or Sunday as I was falling asleep.

From Bulgaria. (Nerd reference: The sound strongly resembles the main theme to the Ghost in the Shell films. I suspect there's a connection.)

Update: Wikipedia confirms: "Kenji Kawai originally wanted to use Bulgarian folk singers, but was unable to find any, so he relied on the Japanese folk song choir he used earlier in the Ranma 1/2 anime. The song uses an ancient form of the Japanese language mixed with Bulgarian harmony and traditional Japanese notes."



From America



From Ethiopia.