Music from Chile – Violeta Parra // Folk

She was one of the most popular and greatest musicians from Chile: Violeta Parra (1917-1967). Have a listen to her great song “Volver A Los 17″ (english: Being Seventeen-Old Again):

Music from the US – Followed By Ghosts // Post Rock

Followed By Ghosts is an US-American post rock and progressive rock band from Waverly, Iowa. Have a listen to their nice piece “A New Dawn”:

Music from the Netherlands – broeder Dieleman // Folk

broeder Dieleman, the grandson of Jan Bakker, is a folk musician from Zeeland, Netherlands. Listen to the nice song “Adriana”:

Music from Japan – Kitarō // New Age

Kitarō, born in 1953, is a Japanese musician, composer and record producer from Toyohashi. He is regarded as pioneer of new age music and won the Grammy and the Golden Globe Award. Listen to his absolutely amazing piece “Silk Road”:

Music from New Zealand – Benny Tipene // Indie-Folk

Benny Tipene, born in 1990, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. Listen to his great song “Make You Mine”:

Instrumental version:

Music from the UK – Will Varley // Folk

Will Varley is british folk singer from London. He is also the CO-founder of  Smugglers Records. Listen to his great song “King For A King”: