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ethnic fusion

Last updated: Tue Oct 28 2025 17:36:39 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

Ethnic fusion blends traditional instruments, melodies, and rhythms from diverse world cultures with contemporary electronic production, ambient textures, and Western musical structures. The sound often features ceremonial vocals, indigenous percussion, and ancient instruments layered over atmospheric soundscapes and modern beats. It creates a contemplative, borderless sonic space that honors cultural traditions while reimagining them through an experimental and meditative lens.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
75		1974	Aktuala	La terra	avant-folk ethnic fusion progressive folk progressive rock psychedelic folk	progressive folk # 28
73		1981	Modus	Modus	alternative alternative dance ambient ambient electronica ambient techno ambient trance celtic chillout classical dance dark ambient disco downtempo easy listening electro electronic electronica ethnic ethnic fusion eurodance fusion goa hip-hop idm illbient lounge meditation minimal techno new age pop psychill soundtrack spiritual techno trance trip-hop world world fusion	illbient # 49 ambient trance # 67 ambient electronica # 88
61		1986	Ginger Baker	Horses & Trees	ethnic fusion fusion world
98		1986	Jon Hassell	Power Spot	ethnic fusion
41		1987	Various Artists	Hotel Tara 2	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age fusion	fantasy new age # 36 new age fusion # 42
1		1989	Thinking Plague	In This Life	progressive rock
84		1989	Suns Of Arqa	Jaggernaut : Whirling Dub	ambient chillout downtempo dub ethnic fusion world
74		1990	Ginger Baker	Middle Passage	ethnic fusion fusion
69		1995-05-23	Deep Forest	Marta's Song	ambient electronic new age
56		1996	James Asher	Drums on Fire	ethnic fusion
60		1996	Afro Celt Sound System	Capture (1995-2010)	electronic ethnic fusion
49		1996-06-03	Dead Can Dance	Spiritchaser	ambient ethereal	ethereal # 1 tribal ambient # 39 ethnic # 92
34		1997	Estasia	Stasi	ethnic ethnic fusion
23		1997-04-22	Delerium	Karma	ambient
22		1998-06-15	Mysteria	Tribal Instinct	ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age fusion	new age fusion # 21
68		1999	Suns Of Arqa	Cosmic Jugalbandi	ambient dub downtempo ethnic fusion	ambient dub # 43
28		1999	Das Zeichen	Aufgewacht	ethnic fusion
18		2000	Delerium	Karma (Disk 1)	ambient chillout	vocal trance # 47
50		2000	Walela	Unbearable Love	ethnic fusion female vocalists gospel native american singer-songwriter spiritual usa
55		2000	Jolly Mukherjee	Fusebox	ambient electronic ethnic fusion indian instrumental world
12		2000-01-11	Sevda	Sevda	ethnic fusion
58		2000-04-01	Brent Lewis	Earth Tribe Rhythms	ethnic fusion new age
100		2000-11-19	Music from the World of Osho	Ten Thousand Buddhas	chillout ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age fusion new age instrumental	new age ambiant # 100 ethereal new age # 100 new age instrumental # 100 new age fusion # 100
57		2000-11-21	Delerium	Poem	ambient electronic	chill new age # 3 new age electronica # 40
64		2001	Kitaro	The Light Of The Spirit	new age	experimental electronic # 41 contemporary instrumental # 54
76		2001	Erik Wøllo	Wind Journey	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age instrumental	new age ambiant # 20 ethereal new age # 30 chill new age # 35 new age instrumental # 54 new age electronic # 88
3		2001	Jack Jezzro & David Lyndon Huff	Worldbeat Brazil	ethnic ethnic fusion
80		2001-04-18	Rajna	The Heady Wine of Praise	dark ambient ethereal ethnic ethnic fusion france world world fusion	ethnic # 9
13		2002	Guezos	99 - 06	celtic folk ethnic ethnic fusion medieval folk spain spanish
66		2002-02-03	Tulku	A Universe To Come	world new age
88		2002-07-01	Eccodek	More Africa in Us	chill new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	world fusion # 18 ethnic # 41 new age electronic # 45 new age ambiant # 58 chill new age # 65 new age electronica # 82 new age fusion # 84
62		2003	Värttinä	Tuuterin tyttäret | The Girls from Tuuteri	ethnic fusion finnish folk world fusion
77		2003-01-01	Ikarus	The Angkor Sessions	ambient chill new age electro ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic world fusion	new age ambiant # 22 ethereal new age # 31 chill new age # 36 fantasy new age # 71 new age electronic # 86
70		2003-02-04	Waterbone	Book of Stars - The Orion Prophecy	ambient chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age fusion world fusion	new age ambiant # 8 ethereal new age # 21 chill new age # 27 fantasy new age # 65 new age fusion # 67 new age electronic # 96
95		2004	Terra Ambient	The Gate	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion meditation new age ambiant new age electronic new age instrumental world fusion	new age electronic # 20 meditation # 29 world fusion # 69 ethnic # 78 ethereal new age # 84 new age ambiant # 86 chill new age # 89 new age instrumental # 92
29		2004	Mercan Dede	Fusion Monster	edm electronic ethnic ethnic fusion
63		2004-04-05	Arkin Allen	Fusion Monster	electronic ethnic ethnic fusion
30		2004-09-21	Lesiëm	Auracle	new age	new age # 18 fantasy new age # 27 chant # 43
67		2004-09-28	Nicholas Gunn	Breathe	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age instrumental world fusion	new age ambiant # 6 ethereal new age # 19 chill new age # 25 new age instrumental # 48
26		2005	Dubdiver	Liquid Meditations (Ambient Reworks)	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	new age electronica # 2 fantasy new age # 21 new age fusion # 25
54		2005	Eccodek	Voices Have Eyes	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental sufi world fusion	new age instrumental # 30 sufi # 33 new age electronica # 36 fantasy new age # 48 new age fusion # 58
94		2005-03-29	Luminous	Essence	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental world fusion	new age electronic # 24 world fusion # 59 ethereal new age # 78 new age ambiant # 79 chill new age # 84 new age instrumental # 87 new age fusion # 92 new age electronica # 92
85		2005-09-12	Jah Wobble	Mu	alternative ambient dub dance electronic ethnic fusion experimental rock	ambient dub # 68
59		2006	Behavior	Splinter Cell: Double Agent Soundtrack	ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age fusion new age instrumental	ethereal new age # 2 new age instrumental # 34 fantasy new age # 56 new age fusion # 60
71		2006	AURAH	Kismet	chill new age deep ambient ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age instrumental	new age ambiant # 9 ethereal new age # 22 chill new age # 28 new age instrumental # 50 deep ambient # 74 new age electronic # 95
33		2007	Café Del Mar	Café del Mar Classic III	chillout lounge	fantasy new age # 31
86		2007	Farhad	Snow	blues ethnic fusion farsi folk rock iran iranian iranian rock jazz persian persian rock poetry rock singer-songwriter	poetry # 35 persian # 72 iranian # 80 iran # 85 persian rock # 89 farsi # 89 iranian rock # 91
35		2007-02-13	Achillea	Amadas Estrellas	new age	new age instrumental # 1 new age # 53
72		2007-10-28	Lumin	Ketri	ethnic fusion world
65		2008	Al-pha X	Slowdown (alpha x)	ethereal new age ethnic fusion	ethereal new age # 16
82		2008	Eccodek	Shivaboom	chill new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	ethnic # 19 new age ambiant # 40 chill new age # 49 new age electronica # 67 new age electronic # 69 new age fusion # 79
92		2008	Sabrina Malheiros	New Morning (Deluxe Edition)	ethnic fusion world fusion	world fusion # 47
90		2008-01-29	dj Cheb i Sabbah	Devotion	ethnic ethnic fusion world world fusion	world fusion # 28 ethnic # 45
25		2008-03-10	Magda Piskorczyk	Afro Groove	african ballad ethnic fusion ethno female vocalists folk folk rock funk harmonica harmonica blues world	harmonica blues # 35
96		2008-11-21	Kaya Project	...& So It Goes	ethnic fusion
97		2008-11-21	Kaya Project	And So It Goes	ethnic fusion
89		2009	Terra Ambient	Wanderlust	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age instrumental world fusion	world fusion # 24 ethnic # 43 new age electronic # 44 new age ambiant # 60 ethereal new age # 62 chill new age # 67 new age instrumental # 77
46		2009-03-22	Shahab Tolouie	Tango Perso	flamenco persian	persian # 47
52		2009-05-22	Dubdiver	Box of Secrets	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	new age electronica # 33 new age fusion # 55
45		2009-12-11	Mirage of Deep	Deep Flow	ambient chill new age electronic ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental progressive rock space ambient world fusion	new age instrumental # 17 new age electronica # 27 new age fusion # 49
91		2010-01-22	Edelis	Time's Wheel	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica	new age electronic # 40 new age ambiant # 65 ethereal new age # 66 chill new age # 71 new age electronica # 84 fantasy new age # 88
51		2011-05-13	Mirage of Deep	Talking Earth	ambient chill new age electronic ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion progressive rock space ambient world fusion	new age electronica # 32 fantasy new age # 45 new age fusion # 54
83		2011-05-13	Mirage of Deep	The Garden Of Gaia	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	ethnic # 22 new age ambiant # 46 ethereal new age # 47 chill new age # 52 new age electronic # 64 new age electronica # 68 new age fusion # 80
42		2011-09-16	Eccodek	Remixtasy	chill new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion world fusion	new age electronica # 22 new age fusion # 44
79		2011-09-19	Sabrina Malheiros	Dreaming	ethnic fusion world fusion
4		2012	Various Artists	The Airbus A380 Lounge	ethnic fusion funk spoken word
43		2012-04-10	Ethereal Pilgrim	Free Diving	ambient downtempo easy listening electronic ethereal ethnic ethnic fusion chillout lounge meditation new age new wave pop soundtrack trance trip-hop world
87		2012-05-23	Mystical Sun	26000	american american indie bay area california chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age instrumental san francisco us indie usa west coast underground	new age electronic # 49 bay area # 53 new age ambiant # 56 ethereal new age # 60 chill new age # 63 american indie # 73 new age instrumental # 74 san francisco # 74 new age electronica # 78 us indie # 86 west coast underground # 90
44		2012-09-11	Nicholas Gunn	Thirty-One Nights	ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age instrumental world fusion	new age instrumental # 15
48		2012-10-01	Tigerforest	Islands	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age fusion new age instrumental	new age instrumental # 20 fantasy new age # 40 new age fusion # 50
47		2013	Nicholas Gunn	Twenty Years of Discovery	ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age instrumental	new age instrumental # 19
5		2013	Delerium	Karma (Full Length Release)	ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica world fusion
31		2013-05-28	Mercan Dede	Dünya	deep house ethnic fusion fusion instrumental world
9		2013-07-01	Marcomé	Zen Voices Meditation Chants	ambient chill new age easy listening ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age new age ambiant new age instrumental zen	fantasy new age # 11 zen # 38
81		2014	Gary B	Turn This Around	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion meditation new age new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental world fusion zen	ethnic # 12 new age ambiant # 31 ethereal new age # 40 chill new age # 44 new age instrumental # 60 new age electronica # 62 new age fusion # 75 fantasy new age # 77 new age electronic # 77 zen # 90
11		2014-04-22	Ravin	Buddha-Bar XVI	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental	fantasy new age # 13 new age fusion # 13
10		2015	Kwali Kumara	Exalted	ethnic fusion new age trance
19		2016-01-29	Hugo Vázquez	Pandora	ethnic fusion soundtrack
21		2016-06-16	Taste of Dream	Feel Better	chillout electronica ethnic fusion lounge samba synthpop
7		2017-03-03	Various Artists	Bossa Deluxe: Rio de Janeiro Session	chill new age ethnic fusion new age fusion world fusion	new age fusion # 11
53		2017-03-03	Various Artists	Suntheca Music Pres. BOSSA LOUNGE Collection Vol. 1	chill new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental world fusion	new age instrumental # 29 new age electronica # 35 new age fusion # 57
20		2017-08-19	West Java Syndicate	BUBUKA	ethnic fusion fusion
99		2018-11-02	Dead Can Dance	Dionysus	neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	folktronica # 10 dark folk # 57 nerdcore # 76 poetry # 77 new weird america # 77 poptron # 85 ethnic # 85 tribal # 88 eurobeat # 93 moscow # 94 world # 94 neoclassical darkwave # 96 china # 98 neomedieval # 99 world fusion # 100
32		2019-12-16	Gary B	So Lost in Your Love	chill new age ethereal new age ethnic ethnic fusion meditation new age new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age fusion new age instrumental world fusion zen	new age electronica # 12 fantasy new age # 30 new age fusion # 33 zen # 67
78		2021	Fabrizio De André	Creuza de mä	folk
24		2023-08-18	Mudbard	Hedningarna	dark folk ethnic fusion folk industrial neofolk pagan pagan folk tribal world world fusion	pagan folk # 20
37		2024-02-02	Mudbard	Galdr	dark folk ethnic ethnic fusion pagan folk world world fusion	pagan folk # 35
15		2024-04-05	Mudbard	Nezaan	ethnic fusion oriental world
16			Pasqualino Ubaldini	Il viandante	cool jazz ethnic ethnic fusion experimental folk folk italian italy	experimental folk # 35
39			Apples From Mars	Apple Number One	alternative ambient chillout choral classical classical crossover darkwave easy listening electronic electronica ethereal ethnic ethnic fusion ethno gothic metal instrumental lounge mantra meditation new age new wave oriental piano pop psychill rock romanian russian soul soundtrack spiritual trance trip-hop world	mantra # 8 ethno # 18 oriental # 25 romanian # 26
40			Igapó de Almas	Laborioso Vinho	downtempo ethnic fusion natal	natal # 73
93			Osho Musicians	Ten Thousand Budhas	chillout ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age fusion new age instrumental	new age ambiant # 76 ethereal new age # 77 new age instrumental # 86 new age fusion # 90
2			Rei Teytum	Rei Teytum - Demo	argentina country ethnic ethnic fusion funk jazz latin america soul
6			Rei Teytum	Viajeros	argentina big band brass celtic folk ethnic fusion funk fusion jazz jazz rock smooth jazz soul
8			Laura Olson	Gypsy Road	ambient beat dance electronic ethnic fusion orchestral world
14			Uncle Rex	Fingerspeech	ethnic fusion jazz jazz fusion
17			イラナ	永遠の草原	ethnic fusion
27			Gubernator	Chukotka - region 87	ethnic fusion
38			Mánkenni	Mánkenni	downtempo ethnic ethnic fusion exotica psybient tribal world fusion
36			Meghdad Alibakhshi	Two Worlds , Two Lifes

Related genres

• ethnic
• new age ambiant
• world fusion
• ethereal new age
• new age electronic
• chill new age
• world
• new age instrumental
• new age fusion
• new age electronica