Heart Of Asia [Akai]

Phrases, Instruments, and Utterances from the Far East

Phrases, Instruments, and Utterances from the Far East. The worlds first comprehensive collection of Asian instruments and phrases. Digitally recorded in the heart of Asia, this remarkable two-disc set includes over a gigabyte of beautifully multi-sampled:

• Angklung phrases & samples • Indian, Javanese, and Thai percussion & ensemble grooves • Nepalese, Malaysian, and Indonesian percussion ensembles • Complete Javanese Gamelan Orchestra • Chinese, Malay, Nepalese, and Indian flute phrases • Indian Tambouras • Tibetan Wool Bow • Chinese & Malay temple flutes • Indian Bamboo Bass Flute phrases • Dragon Drums • Tibetan Parade Band with Horses • Chinese Cymbals and Gongs • Sitar phrases and samples • Veena, Pipa, Erhu, San Xuan, Luan, & Yang Chin • Thai & Malay Orchestra phrases and samples • Guzhen- Chinese Koto instruments, glissandos & phrases • Tibetan children singing • Chinese and Thai Opera divas - vocal phrases • Sanskrit, Hindi, Malay, Javanese, Thai and Mandarin vocal phrases, chants, poetry and speech • 300 Tibetan monks singing and drumming in a cave and much, much more! *Instruments available with both Traditional & Western tunings.