Here are links to great (and legal!) mp3 music for your Amida. With Amida's MP3 Player and Chikki, you can use songs from this list to set the soundtrack to your life, wherever you go. Not much Britney Spears and Asha Bhosle, but hey, don't you have enough of that on MTV already?
Indipop with a Refreshing Difference
- Indian Ocean is a remarkable four-member band, enthralling music lovers for the last eleven years all over India. Their eclectic sound combines basic Indian rhythms and classical folk structures with jazz, rock, reggae. Language is not a barrier to Indian Ocean (just like Amida). They sing in just about any language they feel like - including Hindi, Bhojpuri and even Syrian. Download songs from their three albums: Kandisa, Desert Rain, Indian Ocean
- Alms For Shanti features Jayesh Gandhi and Uday Benegal, who were a part of Indus Creed - India's oldest and greatest rock band, responsible for such hits as Pretty Child and Rock n' Roll Renegade. Their sound amalgamates traditional Indian melodies, textures and rhythms with contemporary western sounds and applications. Download songs from their latest album, Kashmakash
Hindustani Classical
- Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh, sitar player extraordinaire. This disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar has been wowing audiences worldwide since the time has was eight years old. Download Raga Hemant and Raga Mishrashivaranjani
- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been on the forefront of sarod players for many years, and needs no introduction. Download his Live at the BBC series featuring a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, and accompanied by his accomplished sons and Ajoy Chakraborty
South Indian Classical
- KJ Yesudas, doyen of Malayalam music, is accompanied by E.K. Thyagarajan on violin, Tanjore Upendran on mridangam and T. Radhakrishnan on Ghatam. Download his renditions of Tyagaraja and Swati Tirunal
- Dr. M Balamuralikrishna is one of the towering figures of Carnatic music. He is not only one of the most admired interpreters of the classics, but also a respected composer in the traditional forms. Download his world-famous Raagam-Thaanam-Pallavi
Fusion (East-West)
- Sandhya Sanjana is an Indian vocalist who integrates Indian classical vocals with jazz and world music. In an exciting project called "Tarana", Sandhya invites artists from all over the world to collaborate. Download this combination of combine her Indian vocals with modern music styles, including trance, dance, jazz and world fusion
- Ken Zuckerman, a disciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest sarod virtuosos performing today. Download 'India meets Persia' and 'Modal Tapestry', accompanied by Swapan Chaudhuri et al.
Devotional
- Lalitha Sahasranama: hymn to please the godess Durga. Please click/tap the picture of the rotating CD
Far East Asian Music
If as they say, "music has no language", then how is it that we listen to music only from India and the West? Well, wonder no more, for here is terrific Far East Asian music that will broaden your mind:
- Vietnamese: Played on the dan tranh, a 16-string instrument, these invoke various sentiments and moods like joy, nostalgia and tranquility
- Cambodian: Traditional Mahori Instrumental Music that originated in the royal courts
- Indonesian: Classical music arranged from two plucked string instruments and the flute
- Nepalese: Songs from a variety of regions and castes, including Sherpa, Newar, and Gurung. The songs are festival songs as well as working songs and love songs.
Audiobooks
- Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra: Indian treatise on the science and art of sex and love
- The Hound of Baskervilles: Sherlock Holmes' terrifying adventure
Western Classical
- Beethoven performed by American pianist Nassib Nassar
Disclaimer: Please note that PicoPeta and BEL are not directly or indirectly associated with the artists or their record labels. This section of our website merely contains links to other websites offering (legal) music for download. If you like the music, please support the artists by going to their concerts or buying their cassettes/CDs.