                   sflib directory _w_o_r_l_d
          ("world" and non-Western sound sources)

This  catchall directory includes sounds from various ethnic
and non-Western cultures, mostly drawn from  Eastern  Europe
and the near East.  Many additional "ethnic" and non-Western
samples are included  within  several  of  the  other  sflib
directories  (e.g. _g_a_m_e_l_a_n and _c_h_i_n_a_p_e_r_c).  Becasuse we have
accumulated so many chordophone (stringed  instrument)  sam
ples from non-Western cultures, these have been consolidated
within a separate _w_o_r_l_d_s_t_r_i_n_g directory.

(1) _V_O_C_A_L _S_O_U_N_D_S_:
     Rumanian folk music (2 soundfiles):
           _r_o_m_a_n_i_v_o_c_a_l_._1  _r_o_m_a_n_i_v_o_c_a_l_._2
     Flamenco vocals:
          Singing (2 soundfiles):
               _f_l_a_m_._s_i_n_g_._1  _f_l_a_m_._s_i_n_g_._2
          Chanting, speaking, exclamations (12 soundfiles):
               _f_l_a_m_._v_o_i_c_e_s_._1 through   _f_l_a_m_._v_o_i_c_e_s_._1_2
     _y_e_l_l ("ya-hoo!")

(2) _A_E_R_O_P_H_O_N_E_S  :
      _A_c_c_o_r_d_i_a_n _(_a_c_c_) :
          6 multisamples of accordian bass  register  tones,
          _a_c_c_._g_s_1 through _a_c_c_._c_s_3
       _h_a_c_k_b_r_e_t_t  (a rather coarse-sounding tenor horn-like
     instrument) :
          6  multisamples,   _h_a_c_k_b_r_e_t_t_._f_s_2   through   _h_a_c_k_
          _b_r_e_t_t_._f_s_4
       _s_n_a_k_e_c_h_a_r_m  :  9 multisample soundfiles (_c_s_4 through
     _a_4) of a rather raucous snake  charmer  aerophone  from
     Ceylon
     24  _e_t_h_n_i_c _f_l_u_t_e samples of short melodic riffs, turns,
     trills and effects; I do not know the  national  origin
     of the flutes used in these samples

(3) _Q_U_A_S_I_-_P_I_T_C_H_E_D _S_O_U_N_D_S_:
     Accordian: _a_c_c_._g_l_i_s_s  _a_c_c_._t_r_i_l_l
     Rumanian  fiddling  :  _f_i_d_d_l_e_._g_l_i_s_s  _f_i_d_d_l_e_._n_o_i_s_e  _f_i_d_
     _d_l_e_._s_c_r_e_e_c_h  _f_i_d_d_l_e_._t_a_l_k
     whistles : _f_o_u_d_a_n_g_._1   _f_o_u_d_a_n_g_._2
     yodeling : _y_o_d_e_l_._1  _y_o_d_e_l_._2

                    -  -  -  -  -  -  -

(4) (5) and (6) _P_E_R_C_U_S_S_I_V_E _S_O_U_N_D_S_:

(4) _I_D_I_O_P_H_O_N_E_S :
     _w_o_o_d_s_t_i_c_k
     _k_a_l_a_b_a_s_s  (in water, from Kanjaling pregnancy ceremony)
     _w_a_t_e_r_c_a_n
     _s_l_a_p_s _a_n_d _c_l_i_c_k_s_:
          2   reverberant  slapstick  hits  (_s_l_a_p_._w_e_t_._1  and
          _s_l_a_p_._w_e_t_._2)
          3 dry, higher-pitched slapstick  hits  (_s_l_a_p_._d_r_y_._1
          through _s_l_a_p_._d_r_y_._2)
          3    high-pitched   clicks:   _c_l_i_c_k_._h_i_._1   through
          _c_l_i_c_k_._h_i_._3

(5) _M_E_M_B_R_A_N_O_P_H_O_N_E_S and _W_o_o_d_e_n _D_R_U_M_S :
     Nigerian Bata drum set:
          Emelako : _e_m_e_l_a_k_o_._h_i   _e_m_e_l_a_k_o_._l_o   _e_m_e_l_a_k_o_._m_e_d
     Mandinka drum set:
          _d_j_e_m_b_e  (large wooden drum)
          junjumba (oil can drum) : _j_u_n_j_u_m_b_a_._1   _j_u_n_j_u_m_b_a_._2
          _j_u_n_k_u_r_a_n_d_i_n_g  (small wooden drum)
          sabaro  (wooden  drum)  :    _s_a_b_a_r_o_._1     _s_a_b_a_r_o_._2
          _s_a_b_a_r_o_._r_o_l_l_1   _s_a_b_a_r_o_._r_o_l_l_2
          tantango  (bass wooden drum) : _t_a_n_t_a_n_g_o_._1   _t_a_n_t_a_
          _n_g_o_._2
     Drums :
          => A bass drum (_d_r_u_m_._e_2),  2  samples  of  a  drum
          pitched  at d#3 (_d_r_u_m_._d_s_3_._1 and _d_r_u_m_._d_s_3_._2), and a
          snare drum (_d_r_u_m_._s_n_a_r_e)
          Large  and  small  _t_a_m_a_s  :   _t_a_m_a_._l_g_1    _t_a_m_a_._l_g_2
          _t_a_m_a_._s_m_1  _t_a_m_a_._s_m_2
          =>  33  _d_a_r_a_b_u_k_a  soundfiles  :  The _d_a_r_a_b_u_k_a is a
          conga-like membranophone played  with  fingertips,
          that  is  common  in  Morocco  and many other Arab
          countries. It is sometimes also called  a  _d_u_m_b_e_k.
          The Idarabuka samples include both isolated multi
          sampled hits in  "normal"  and  "hollow"  timbres,
          short glissandi and short riffs.

(6) _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _P_e_r_c_u_s_s_i_o_n :
     _b_u_l_u,  sounding  like  small, "dry," high pitched agogo
     bells;   6  samples  (_b_u_l_u_._1    through   _b_u_l_k_._5,   and
     _b_u_l_u_._g_r_a_c_e), pitched approximately _f_s_5 through _a_s_6
     maracas : _m_a_r_a_k_a_._1   _m_a_r_a_k_a_._2
     26 _t_a_m_b_u_r_i_n (mideastern tambourine) soundfiles, includ
     ing strikes, shakesand flams, with and without jingles.
     (Note:  Western  tambourines  are  included  within the
     sflib _p_e_r_c  directory.)
     Rumanian claps, steps and vocal chants:
          Individual foot steps: _s_t_e_p_._1 through  _s_t_e_p_._5  and
          stereo versions of these same soundfiles, _S_T_s_t_e_p_._1
          through _S_T_s_t_e_p_._5
          Claps, steps and vocal  chants  or  shouts:  _c_l_a_p_
          _s_t_e_p_v_o_i_c_e_._1  through  _c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_v_o_i_c_e_._9  and  stereo
          versions of  these  soundfiles,  _S_T_c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_v_o_i_c_e_._1
          through _S_T_c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_v_o_i_c_e_._9
          Claps and steps: _c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_._1 through _c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_._8 and
          stereo versions of these soundfiles,  _S_T_c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_._1
          through _S_T_c_l_a_p_s_t_e_p_._8
          rapid dance steps: _t_a_p_d_a_n_c_e_._1 through _t_a_p_d_a_n_c_e_._6

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Many of the soundfiles within this directory were taken from
the _W_o_r_l_d _C_o_l_o_u_r_s compact discs. DAT copies of this complete
2  disc  set, with many additional sound sources, are avail
able as part of the _E_C_M_C _L_i_b_r_a_r_y _o_f _S_o_u_n_d _S_a_m_p_l_e_s,  and  can
be  checked out for use. Other samples were derived from the
_P_r_o _S_a_m_p_l_e_s series _W_o_r_l_d _I_n_s_t_r_u_m_e_n_t_s compact disc.  Most  of
the  samples from these two sources are copyrighted. We have
licensed them for use at  the  ECMC,  but  you  cannot  make
copies of or distribute these soundfiles.

    Last updated Dec. 15, 2001 by A.S.















































