r/WorldMusic

Hi! I’m a high school teacher and the only music I allow students to listen to during class time is world music without lyrics. I’m looking for some albums I can play for them throughout the school year. Normally I find songs or music compilations on YouTube but i’m wary of AI generated music.

thanks in advance!

Edited to add: I teach special education biology and astronomy. My students are mostly 14/15 and 17/18. I usually play a lot of Chinese and Japanese music, as well as a lot of music from the caribbean! It doesn’t have to be super relaxing, I like to play a mix of relaxing and upbeat (otherwise they fall asleep).

This 7-part series explores 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' beyond a basic song analysis (P2: Music, P3: Lyrics, P4: Mythology, P5: Psychology, P6: Sound, P7: Reception & Covers).

Following the commercial failure of their 1981 debut album In the Garden with Eurythmics, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart faced immense pressure in 1982. Driven by raw energy and psychological archetypes, they produced a synth-pop track far more vital than the work of their contemporaries.

«Das moderne Leben ist im Grunde menschenverachtend. Die Wirtschaft veranlasst uns, uns als menschliches Kapital zu betrachten. Die Werbung spricht unsere Ängste und Unsicherheiten an, damit wir Produkte kaufen, die wir nicht brauchen. Viele religiöse Institutionen lehren die Menschen, gut zu sein, helfen ihnen aber nicht bei der Selbsterkenntnis. Viele Psychologen sehen ihre Arbeit darin, den Leuten zu helfen, sich dem Vorhandenen anzupassen, anstatt sich auf die Reise zu machen und herauszufinden, was sein könnte. Viele pädagogische Institutionen trainieren Menschen, Zahnrädchen in der ökonomischen Maschinerie zu sein, anstatt sie zur Ganzheit zu erziehen. Im Grunde werden wir als Produkte oder Handelsartikel betrachtet, die entweder dem Meistbietenden verkauft oder zwecks Wertsteigerung verbessert werden. Beide Ansichten respektieren Seele und Geist des Menschen nicht; sie sehen sie nur als Werkzeug, um Gewinn zu erzielen.» – Carol S. Pearson
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Created by Born-Push-40 on August 6, 2026

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The recording originated on April 28, 1988, at the Funkhaus Hannover with Chet Baker (trumpet).

For this live concert, Baker was accompanied by numerous musicians: Walter Norris (piano), John Schroder (guitar), Herb Geller (alto saxophone), Lucas Lindholm (double bass), Aage Tanggaard (drums), the NDR-Bigband and the Rundfunk Orchester Hannover des NDR.

Kurt Giese – editor, producer and recording supervisor of the NDR Big Band – wrote after the concert about the recording of Hannover released by Matthias Winckelmann on Enja Records:

« Chet Baker's last great concert appears like the testament of a man whom the gods must have loved very much. They gave him so much talent, and punished him so severely with his life. »

Two weeks after this concert – on May 13, 1988 – Chet Baker died in Amsterdam.

« 'Musik schafft Kontakt mit den tiefsten inneren Bildern und Themen' » – Timmermann

Azul everyone,

I’m an independent producer working under the project 'CyberSidq', heavily inspired by the deep Tishoumaren and Assouf movements of the Sahara (like Tinariwen, Imarhan, and Bombino).

With this specific track, "Akal-nneɣ yeqqim" (Our Land Remains), I wanted to strip away all modern electronic production. There are no drum kits, no synths, and no electronic beats. I focused entirely on a strict pentatonic dialogue between 4 nylon-string guitars, anchored only by the deep, hollow pulse of a traditional Calabash.

The goal was to capture the raw, wandering, trance-like state of a lonely night in the Ténéré desert.

I would love to hear feedback from this community, especially from those who appreciate acoustic world music. Does the strict acoustic arrangement translate that 'vast desert' feeling effectively?

Tanemmirt (Thank you)!

Traces of you
linger like a tear drop
Fresh upon the air
My heart sings for you
Play me like a rain cloud
Sounds upon the air