Ancient-Future.Com: World Music Online

Description: Top site for the world music movement, hosted by the #1 Net World Music Band, Ancient Future. Features include traditional world music education, global music and dance forums, CDs and books, e-commerce, links page, free MP3, global MIDI drum grooves, master musician/dancer bios, history of world fusion music, more.

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Ancient-future.com has 6 URLs listed in 8 Dmoz categories.

Ancient Future
The home page of the pioneering World Fusion band, Ancient Future. Band history and biography, online CD ordering, and forums.
http://www.ancient-future.com/
Top/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A

The Charango: Small South American Lute
History and tuning of this instrument, a small lute from South America.
http://www.ancient-future.com/guitar/charango.html
Top/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Charango

Balinese Gamelan Rhythms
Includes MIDI files of the traditional Balinese gamelan (percussion ensemble).
http://www.ancient-future.com/bali.html
Top/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/MIDI/Folk

World Fusion Music Radio
The Internet station for the world fusion music movement, featuring a world fusion stream and an Indo-Celtic stream.
http://www.ancient-future.com/radio/
Top/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/MP3/Streaming/Stations/World

Indian Rhythmic Cycles
North and South Indian rhythm exercises, including MIDI files.
http://www.ancient-future.com/india.html
Top/Arts/Music/Styles/C/Classical_Indian

Ancient Future
The home page of the pioneering World Fusion band, Ancient Future. Band history and biography, online CD ordering and concert information for many bands and forums.
http://www.ancient-future.com/
Top/Arts/Music/Styles/J/Jazz/Fusion/World_Fusion/Bands_and_Artists

Balinese Gamelan Rhythms
Training exercises and MIDI files.
http://www.ancient-future.com/bali.html
Top/Arts/Music/Styles/R/Regional_and_Ethnic/Gamelan

World Fusion Music Links
Links page for the world music and dance movements, courtesy of the band Ancient Future. Includes both traditional and world fusion music.
http://www.ancient-future.com/links/index.html
Top/Arts/Music/Styles/R/Regional_and_Ethnic/Worldbeat