Creatively set as a palindrome with a coda in ABCDCBA form, this traditional Brazilian folk song tells the story of a young man named Siriri who no longer answers the call of the young girls around him.

Expanding on a traditional Lithuanian sutartine (part-song), this dreamy reverie is about a woman who sings a young man to sleep under the nine branches of a linden tree that was battered by a

An original melody hailing from the traditional Acadian and Quebecois practice of turlutte (mouth reel or mouth music), this sparkling a cappella work imitates an instrumental reel or jig with

With the traditional Latin lyrics "Gloria in excelsis Deo," this setting is anything but traditional. Including some chant as well as stomping and clapping throughout, this almost has the feel of a Maori

Originally known as Glad Tidings, this hymn was translated by Makua Laiana, an early missionary who arrived in Hawai'i in 1831 and spent the remainder of his life amongst the Hawaiian people.

Dvorak's V Prirode ("From Nature") is a five-song set of Romantic-era part-songs on Czech texts by Vitezslav Halek. These two songs are part of that set and can be performed as a set or as

This Pakpaknese folk song from North Sumatra, Indonesia is commonly performed at wedding celebrations, opening ceremonies, and cultural events in the region, often accompanied by traditional dancing. By

In this traditional Armenian folk lullaby, a mother seeks to lull her restless son to sleep with the aid of a singing nightingale. The gentle lyrical lines sing so beautifully, featuring first the upper

One of a large body of songs attributed to Purandara Daasa Vitthala, a key figure in the history of South Indian music. He wrote thousands of devotional songs, many of which address social and moral

This work, inspired by Mexican culture's perspectives on death, is written for choir and indigenous instruments, including: three ayoyotes, one ocarina, one death flute and one teponaztli, which are played

This work is based on a legend of the Rukai of Taiwan, a tribe of indigenous people. The story tells of a princess who secretly falls in love with the snake lord of the Ghost Lake. Opening with a soprano

Literally meaning "songs of a circle," these folk songs of Brazil are usually performed by children in a circle. These five pieces - Pai Francisco; Terezinha de Jesus; Pirulito Que Bate, Bate; 

This song represents Egyptian life at the beginning of the 20th century. This setting uses the original melody created by Egyptian composer Sayyid Darwish but arranges the work for mixed a cappella voices,

This work is an exploration of sounds with human voice. The text is taken from the terminology used for various Malay traditional dance movements. Inspired by an exotic Indonesian Malay scale, the music

Inspired by an 1877 tour of O‘ahu by then-Princess Lili‘uokalani on the occasion of her designation as heir apparent to the throne, and later made universally known by Elvis, this beloved

Shosholoza is a traditional South African work song that originated with the miners and railroad track layers, but later became a song associated with the freedom struggles of apartheid.

One of the Trois chansons folkloriques which also includes Un Canadien errant and Les raftsmen, this Quebecois folk song was originally known in France as Mon pere a fait

Morena Faceira is based on two different folk songs from the state of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. The first song simply describes a beautiful and charming brunette woman; in the second

Appearing in the soundtrack of the 2007 film "Guru," this crowd-pleasing concert work is an Indian take on how beautiful it can be to sing in the rain. Layered vocal lines ebb and flow in repeated patterns

Poignant and powerful, this a cappella arrangement of this Zulu prayer for peace captures the unashamedly emotional content of the song. Beautiful hymnlike harmonies embrace the solo line in a tender

Ute Sundance is a song of renewal sung by the Ute Tribe at the beginning of the new year and is one of the Ute's most important rites of passage. Debts, misunderstandings, and grudges are forgiven,

A. R. Rahman is an Indian film composer who wrote this piece for the soundtrack of the documentary film Bose: The Forgotten Hero. A portion of the gross sales are being donated to Mr. Rahman's foundation to

Reproducing the sound of traditional Indian instrumental ensembles, this vocal adaptation uses Hindi text and nonsense syllables to mimic the shruti box, percussion, and melodic instruments present in the