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Ethnic Fusion is not to be confused with world fusion (a synthesis of jazz and world music) or worldbeat (which may draw from any number of world musics, often adding a Western pop influence). Instead, ethnic fusion is generally rooted in the sounds and philosophies of new age music, seeking to incorporate traditional ethnic folk musics into contemporary electronic music. Often, though not always, the aim is to find ways to create unity and harmony between Western technology and more earth- and nature-oriented cultures. Jazz musicians like Tony Scott and Don Cherry were some of the first to synthesize world music with Western forms, and minimalist composers like Terry Riley and Philip Glass sometimes drew upon non-Western scales and structures. These experiments informed early ethnic fusion, most notably the music of Jon Hassell, who helped establish the style during the late '70s and early '80s with his solo work and his collaborations with ambient pioneer

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Chamber Jazz; Progressive Electronic;

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... Brian Eno. In time, ethnic fusion became a favorite way for adventurous contemporary instrumental musicians to broaden their sound with new rhythms or non-Western instrumentation; others came naturally to a particular ethnic music and fused it with a contemporary instrumental/new age sensibility. Artists in the latter category included Clannad (Celtic folk), Ottmar Liebert (flamenco), Kitaro (Japanese folk melodies), and R. Carlos Nakai (Native American flute music). During the early '90s, ethnic fusion artists like Enigma, Dead Can Dance, and Deep Forest found a wider audience with the introduction of club-ready dance beats into the mix, which could feature anything from medieval European music to sampled field recordings of African pygmies. But even if there were very few larger commercial breakthroughs, ethnic fusion maintained a degree of popularity through the remainder of the '90s.

greatest album
	Joanne Shenandoah Peacemaker's Journey 02/29/2000	$15.99

	Green Isac Groundrush 04/03/2001	$9.99

	Afro Celt Sound System Volume 3: Further in Time 06/19/2001	$13.99

	R. Carlos Nakai Earth Spirit 01/01/1987	$14.99

	Lisa Lynne Maiden's Prayer 10/02/2001	$15.99

	Eri Sugai Mai 01/09/2001	$15.99

	I Ching Of the Marsh and the Moon 01/01/1996	$15.99

	R. Carlos Nakai Canyon Trilogy 01/01/1989	$14.99

	Vas In the Garden of Souls 05/09/2000	$11.99

	Deva Premal Love Is Space 01/01/1999	$15.99

greatest tracks
Song	Artist	Album
	Deva Premal
	Deva Premal
	Deva Premal
	Deva Premal
	Deva Premal
Amante Bandido (6:47)	Ana Torroja	Girados en Concierto
Reminiscences of a Duke (I. Pace) (5:03)	Rasmus Kihlberg	Something to Live For
The Value of Amputated Foreskin (1:23)	The National Acrobat	For All Practical Purposes Is Dead
	The National Acrobat
It's in His Kiss (The Shoop, Shoop Song) (2:11)	Betty Everett	100 Jukebox Hits: 50's & 60's

greatest artists

Uakti; R. Carlos Nakai; Omar Faruk Tekbilek; Afro Celt Sound System; Douglas Spotted Eagle; Vas; Chinmaya Dunster; Samite; Dead Can Dance; Ottmar Liebert; Jai Uttal; Mickey Hart; Keola Beamer; Ancient Future; John Kaizan Neptune; Outback; Sheila Chandra; Jesse Cook; Gary Stroutsos; Rasa; Strunz & Farah; Nana Simopoulos; Huayucaltia; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Stephan Micus; Willie & Lobo; Joanne Shenandoah; Axiom of Choice; Dadawa; Sorma; Deuter; Green Isac; Kitaro; Jan Garbarek; Michael Pluznick; Osamu Kitajima; Bruce Kaphan; Baka Beyond; Asiabeat; Kazu Matsui; Robert Mirabal; Sanjay Mishra; Toumani Diabaté; John McLaughlin; Najma; Paul Winter; Al Gromer Khan; Inkuyo; Mars Lasar; Ah*Nee*Mah; ; Lisa Lynne; Ravi; I Ching; John Wubbenhorst; Suzanne Teng; Little Wolf Band; Sur Sudha; Govinda; Oregon; Steve Stevens; Night Ark; Kate Price; Native Flute Ensemble; David Gilden; Geoffrey Oryema; Earth Trybe; Deva Premal; Kiyoshi Yoshida; Hevia; Cybertribe; Ekova; Daniel Paul; Nitin Sawhney; Luis Perez; Enya; Ravi Shankar; Rich Goodhart; Esteban; Zakir Hussain; Chris Spheeris; Flesh & Bone; Mouth Music; Glen Velez; Karsh Kale; Alias Zone; Yas-Kaz; Carl Weingarten; Vox; Bob Kindler; Mizuyo Komiya; Agricantus; Lumin; Gjallarhorn; Gregor Theelen; Cindy Combs; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Hector Zazou; Hariprasad Chaurasia; Lawrence Laughing; Thomas Barquee; Incendio; Jeff Ball; Jon Iverson; Dagda; Jia Peng Fang; Mary Youngblood; DJ Cheb i Sabbah; Irina Mikhailova; Levi Chen; Joseph Fire Crow; Yungchen Lhamo; Trilok Gurtu; Paco de Lucía; Enigma; Paul Horn; Steven Halpern; Do'ah; Barefoot; James Asher; Djivan Gasparian; Mari Boine; Kosei Yamamoto; Richard Warner; Lucia Hwong; Marimba Quest; Bridges; Rick Heizman; Gino d'Auri; Anne Dudley; Rhythm Devils; Davide Ravasio; Tito la Rosa; B-Tribe; Ozzie Kotani; TUU; Stairway & Stern; Bob Holroyd; Madredeus; Mother Mallard's Portable...; Govi; Rob Wasserman; Bobby McFerrin; Ciro Hurtado; Sam Cardon; The Rascals; Anouar Brahem; 3 Mustaphas 3; Tri Atma; Bernardo Rubaja; Ben Tavera King; Peter Kater; Ralf Illenberger; Peter Buffett; Natacha Atlas; Paul Oakenfold; Armik; Zap Mama; Schawkie Roth; Terry Oldfield; John Huling; Kristina Olsen; Peret; Ray Lema; Obo Addy; John Williams; David Hudson; Dissidenten; Tony Allen; Pat Thomas; Claude Chalhoub; Susheela Raman; Kostas Pavlidis; Kodo; Alaap; Nick Wood; Shao Rong; Gigi; Rama IV; M Path; Tabla Beat Science; Golaná; Shapeshifters; Issa Bagayogo; Shweta Jhaveri; Mamadou Diabate; Danú; Rokia Traoré; Suba; Sorten Muld; Xumantra; Jalan Jalan; Andy Griggs; Richard Leo Johnson; Alan Kushan; Mercan Dede; Soulfood; Monica Ramos; A.R. Rahman; Verdell Primeaux; Frankie Negron; Keith Bear; Cedar Wind; Akira Satake; Musa Dieng Kala; Virginia Liston; Pangea; Echoes of Incas; Ronu Majumdar; Yulara; Tulku; Deftones; Banco de Gaia; Oscar Lopez; Kevin Kern; Ananda Shankar; David Parsons; Beasts of Paradise; Keisuke Doi; Shastro; Tom Wasinger; David Sylvian;

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