The Nonesuch Explorer - Music From Distant Corners Of The World - Treasures Of The Explorer Series
1971 2x Vinyl Gatefold Cover
Steel Band
Indian Classical
Gamelan
Field Recording
Hindustani
Early
Religious
Folk
Carnatic
African
Gagaku

Main image
Nonesuch
art direction Robert L. Heimall
artwork [cover art] Bob Pepper
coordinator Teresa Sterne
design Paula Bisacca
mastered by, lacquer cut by Bob Ludwig
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Nonesuch Explorer Series
Treasures of the Explorer Series

Gatefold sleeve.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Printed in U.S.A.
© Copyright 1971 by Nonesuch Records

A1 from Various – Golden Rain - Balinese Gamelan Music - Ketjak: The Ramayana Monkey Dance.
A2 & A3 from David Lewiston – The Balinese Gamelan: Music From The Morning Of The World
A4 from K.R.T. Wasitodipuro – Javanese Court Gamelan From The Pura Paku Alaman, Jogyakarta
A5 from Gorô Yamaguchi – A Bell Ringing In The Empty Sky: Japanese Shakuhachi Music
A6 from Master Hatta - The Koto Music Of Japan
A7 from Various – Music From The Kabuki
A8 from Kofu Kikusui, Noday Family, The, Nakagawa & Oishi – Flower Dance: Japanese Folk Melodies

B1 from Palghat Raghu, V. V. Subramaniam, K. V. Narayanaswamy – Dhyānam/Meditation - South Indian Vocal Music
B2 from Ram Narayan, Mahapurush Misra, Shirish Gor – Sarangi / The Voice Of A Hundred Colors
B3 from Bauls Of Bengal, The – Indian Street Music
B4 from Various – Classical Music Of India - excerpt only.
B5 from Ramnad Krishnan – Kaccheri - A Concert Of South Indian Classical Music
B6 from M. Nageswara Rao – The Ten Graces Played On The Vína

C1 from David Lewiston – In Praise Of Oxalá And Other Gods / Black Music Of South America
C2 from Dumisani Abraham Maraire – The African Mbira - Music Of The People Of Rhodesia
C3 from Various – The Real Bahamas: In Music And Song
C4 from Westland Steel Band, The – The Sound Of The Sun
C5 from Various - The Real Mexico In Music & Song
C6 from Unknown Artist – Kingdom Of The Sun - Peru's Inca Heritage
C7 from Los Chiriguanos – Los Chiriguanos Of Paraguay - Guaraní Songs & Dances

D1 & D2 from Various – A Harvest, A Shepherd, A Bride: Village Music Of Bulgaria
D3 & D4 from In The Shadow Of The Mountain: Bulgarian Folk Music
D5 from Bouzoukee: The Music Of Greece
D6 from Pennywhistlers, The – Folksongs Of Eastern Europe
D7 & D8 from Various – Village Music Of Yugoslavia
D9 from Björn Ståbi & Ole Hjorth – Folk Fiddling From Sweden: Traditional Fiddle Tunes From Dalarna

Some main artists are not explicitly credited as such but are credited on each releases.
Matrix / Runout: STERLING (All sides Runout Stamped)
Matrix / Runout: H7-11 A (RE-1) ARC 10-8-71 (Side 1 Runout Etched)
Matrix / Runout: H7-11-B ARC 6-30-71 (Side 2 Runout Etched)
Matrix / Runout: H7-11-C ARC 10-8-71 RL (Side 3 Runout Etched)
Matrix / Runout: H7-11-D RE-1 ARC 10-8-71 RL (Side 4 Runout Etched)



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