To be released soon:

Circles of Songs, a CD with music from Northern Laos.

Marind Anim, the historic recordings of Pater Verschueren of traditional Marind Anim music in West Papua.

Jaap Kunst, a selection of the wax cylinder recordings Jaap Kunst made in Indonesia in the 1920's and 1930's.

For more information email srgales@xs4all.nl

A collection of recordings made by Dutch ethnomusicologists and members of the Bake society around the world. From Sound Reporters the CD includes a rare recording of the elder form of the main Thai Lue narrative song genre Kap Lue with two pii (single tube free reed instruments) recorded in Laos near Luang Prabang. The CD is accompanied by a booklet with extensive notes.

The CD can be ordered from the Bake society.

A representative selection of the recordings the Dutch linguist J.C. Anceaux made in West Papua between 1954 and 1961. The recordings on the CD are from the northern coastal area of West Papua and are the first ever published recordings from this region. The CD is accompanied by a booklet with extensive notes.

The CD can be ordered from RMP productions.

The CD accompanies the book 'Rhythm a dance in time' and contains a selection of recordings from the archives of the Royal Tropical Institute illustrating the different chapters of this book.

The book and its CD are sold out.

A CD of the Ensemble Si Nuan Thung Pong from Northern Thailand performing the local traditional genre Saw, a narrative alternating song style that is accompanied by three pii (free reed instrument) players, one süng (lute) player and one saw (fiddle) player. The first time this type of music has been published outside Thailand. The CD is accompanied by a booklet with extensive notes.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

A collection of Brass Band recordings worldwide accompanying the book Brass Unbound. It contains the Sound Reporters recording Nang Saw Suraa by the brass band Kana Num Sayaam of the village Huay Ta Pian Toong near Sri Satchanalai in Central Thailand, earlier published on the CD Lanna Thai as well as a number of recordings published earlier on the CD's Frozen Brass Asia and Frozen Brass Africa & Latin America.

The book and its CD are sold out.

A collection of instrumental tracks from North-West Thailand giving an overview of the different musical styles of the Kon Muang or the Lanna Thai, the local Chinese and of the so called Hill Tribes, the Hmong, Lahu, Lisu, Kayah and Paoh. The CD is accompanied by a booklet with extensive notes.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

Unique recordings of the music of the baAka made by Louis Sarno who is already living with these people for more as a decade. The recordings vary from hunting music, polyphonic singing, dance music, harp and zither songs to a extremely rare recording of the ground bow. The CD is accompanied by a booklet with extensive notes.

The CD is sold out. It will be reprinted in december 2006.

A compilation CD of rhythmic music released by Pan records including the frog drum track Makoto earlier published on the CD Karenni.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

A compilation CD of rhythmic music released by Pan records including the frog drum track Makoto earlier published on the CD Karenni.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

The music on this CD is representative for the different ethnic cultures of Kayah state in Burma varying from an unique recording of a bronze frog drum, a bamboo cither, a new year ritual till the country music of the 'long neck' Padaung. The recordings were made in Kayah state and in the Karenni refugee camps in Thailand. The documentary 'Welcome to Karenni' was part of the same project.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

The second CD of the Frozen Brass project of Rob Boonzaaijer Flaes with a selection of field and historical recordings of unique but overseen Brass band traditions in Africa and Latin America. In the documentary 'Brass Unbound' of  Johan van der Keuken and Rob Boonzaaijer Flaes one can see a number of the musicians represented on this CD.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

The second CD of the Frozen Brass project of Rob Boonzaaijer Flaes with a selection of field and historical recordings of unique but overseen Brass band traditions in Asia. In the documentary 'Brass Unbound' of  Johan van der Keuken and Rob Boonzaaijer Flaes one can see a number of the musicians represented on this CD.

The CD can be ordered from Pan records. Email to paradox@dataweb.nl

A cassette with historical recordings from West Papua and traditional and protest songs performed by the Sampari and Pa and Ma Tompoh, Papua refugees in the Netherlands.

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A cassette with an extensive booklet documenting the different birds living in a small forest and shrub area on the banks of a lake at the edge of Amsterdam. The recordings were made by Hans Fuchs who also wrote the booklet.

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A cassette with an extensive booklet and original art work documenting the Czechoslovakian avant-garde and underground movement of the period as well as the folk music of the country. The cassette and booklet were produced by Sound Reporters in collaboration with Milos Vojtechovsky and published by Europe against the current at the time of their large pan-European manifestation in september 1989.

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An edition of the Canadian audio-magazine Musicworks with among others a Sound Reporters concert recording of the Basque txalaparta musicians Ramuntxo Partarrieu and Txomin Larre.

This issue can be ordered from Musicworks.

Cassette with extensive booklet, mainly with recordings Louis Sarno made with the Ba Aka in the Central African republic. Production, texts, images Sound Reporters.

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The third issue of the avant-garde Hungarian audio magazine Hanga'r. A magazine dedicated to experimental music and sound poetry. One side of the cassette contains a collage of 5 years of Sound Reporters recordings some earlier published and some novelties.

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A cassette dedicated to the music and sounds of the Greek island Amorgos. The fieldrecordings of the music and soundscape of the island were made by the Dutch painter Harry van Essen who lived there for several years.For more on Harry van Essen see

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

The Bayaka harp songs were recorded in the Central African Republic by Louis Sarno. Originally the cassette was distributed by Anachron.

After Anachron stopped its business the cassette is now distributed by Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

A cassette with extensive booklet documenting the music culture of the wider Tibetan area. The recordings were made in India and Nepal by among others Piero Verni. Sound Reporters was involved in the production of this cassette.

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A cassette with extensive booklet documenting the music culturs of the Amazonian Indians with, among many others, recordings of the Carib Indian music and dance group Yamore. Production, texts, visuals Sound Reporters.

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A reconstruction of prehistoric music by Walter Maioli and friends in the Basura caves of Toirano in Italy. The recordings were made by Walter Slosse and broadcasted by VPRO radio. For more information on Walter Maioli see

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Music of Antonio Zepeda inspired by the war cults of ancient Mesoamerica and performed on prehispanic and contemporary Indian music instruments.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

"Lunar music, deep voices of nocruenal birds, ghostly sounds of solitude, a meditative journey to the interior of our being" is how Antonio Zepeda describes his compositions on this cassette. The music is performed on prehispanic and contemporary Indian music instruments.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

Traditional Carib Indian music performed by the music and dance group Yamore. All Carib music genres are represented: the Maraka songs of the Piaaiman, the shaman, the Karawasi songs of the women and the Sambura dance and party music.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

Music, ceremonies, interviews and the soundscape of Tibet in exile recorded in Dharamasala by Piero Verni, a well known Italian journalist and writer of books on Tibet. One can hear among others a spectacular Fire Puja, a freedom demonstration, a short interview with the Dalai Lama and a discussion training for monks. For more on Piero Verni and his publications see

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A fusion of ethnic and electronic music with compositions of  Nirodh, Walter Maioli, Fred Gales, Raffaele Serra, John Zandijk en Edward Luyken.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

Traditional and protest songs of the West Papuan music and dance ensemble Sampari under the musical leadership of Julian Nunaki. Most tracks were recorded at 'The end of the World' in Amsterdam by Walter Slosse and broadcasted in his VPRO program 'De Wandelende Tak'. For more on Sampari 

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

An electronically derived tape collage of the Italian electronic music pioneer Raffaele Serra with the compositions Twilight Zones, Unglassed windows, Kodak Ghost Poems 1,2,3 and Window water baby moving. For more on Raffaele Serra see

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

Electronic and Electro-accoustic compositions of Fred Gales recorded at the studios of the Institute of Sonology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Sonology at that period still had its classical analog electronic studios with their characteristic sound and the unwieldy first digital sound making devices. Both are represented on this tape.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

An improvised composition of Pit Piccinelli, Fred Gales and Walter Maioli using accoustic instruments from the Amazonian river area, field recordings of music and nature sounds from that region and electronic instruments.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

A compilation of compositions of the Italian musician Walter Maioli performed between 1977 and 1985. A mix of studio and live recordings in which flutes and reed instruments play a leading role.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

A collage of music and sounds recorded at the 'End of the World' and its direct environment in Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. Composed and mixed by Fred Gales and Walter Maioli.

The cassette can be ordered from Sound Reporters. Email to sr@gales.demon.nl

An anthology of archaic vocal styles world wide illustrating the amazing diversity of human vocal music and the flexibility of the human voice.

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