The Quiet American
What with having nothing to say to anyone unless it's regarding guitar hero these days, a quiet american I am not (a totally hard rocking american, however...) But this guy who calls himself just that records, not totally sweet geetar solos, but the music of field recordings from Nepal, Vietnam, Fiji Islands, Burma, Cambodia, and others. Ever heard the rattling sound of a bamboo harvest in Nepal? Or the call of midnight vendors in Burma? The quiet american sure has, and he wants to share it all with you. There are about 5 hours of recordings on this site, and he's always adding.
If your fret hand wrist and your strumming shoulder and your bleary eyes need a rest, check out the Quiet American and listen to the sounds of other countries.
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Madonna says she may adopt another child from abroad following her proposed adoption of a Malawian boy...
Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly signs a $42.5m (£22m) film deal starring his character Bruno...
Madonna says she may adopt another child from abroad following her proposed adoption of a Malawian boy...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for voicing the 1960s Schweppes TV adverts, dies aged 81...
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for voicing the 1960s Schweppes TV adverts, dies aged 81...
The first stage of a £150m investment in regional museums is praised for boosting visitor numbers...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are leading the way at this years MTV Europe music awards with four nominations...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are leading the way at this years MTV Europe music awards with four nominations...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
The Rolling Stones postpone a show in the US to allow singer Sir Mick Jagger time to rest his voice...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Social networking site MySpace is to block users from uploading copyrighted music to its pages...
Social networking site MySpace is to block users from uploading copyrighted music to its pages...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are leading the way at this years MTV Europe music awards with four nominations...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
The judge who put coded messages in his Da Vinci Code plagiarism trial ruling has written another...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly signs a $42.5m (£22m) film deal starring his character Bruno...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly signs a $42.5m (£22m) film deal starring his character Bruno...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
Microsoft and Peter Jackson postpone the making of a film based on the Halo video game after backers pull out...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
William Styron, whose Holocaust novel Sophie's Choice became a film and an opera, has died, aged 81...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
A musical about the witches from The Wizard of Oz breaks West End box office records, its producers say...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Jonathan Ross is dubbed "risque" by Ofcom but not in breach of rules over an interview with David Cameron...
Pop trio Atomic Kitten will reform to play a concert in support of jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
Colombia's vice president is "baffled" by Kate Moss's success following cocaine allegations...
The first stage of a £150m investment in regional museums is praised for boosting visitor numbers...
The Rolling Stones postpone a show in the US to allow singer Sir Mick Jagger time to rest his voice...
The Rolling Stones postpone a show in the US to allow singer Sir Mick Jagger time to rest his voice...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly signs a $42.5m (£22m) film deal starring his character Bruno...
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for voicing the 1960s Schweppes TV adverts, dies aged 81...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
Social networking site MySpace is to block users from uploading copyrighted music to its pages...
Alec Baldwin asks for his voice to be removed from an "unfair" documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films, dies aged 84...
Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for voicing the 1960s Schweppes TV adverts, dies aged 81...
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for voicing the 1960s Schweppes TV adverts, dies aged 81...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
London-born rapper Sway is to be honoured at the BET Hip-Hop awards in the US...
TV host Oprah Winfrey gives audience members $1,000 (£526) each to donate to a charitable cause...
Social networking site MySpace is to block users from uploading copyrighted music to its pages...
Social networking site MySpace is to block users from uploading copyrighted music to its pages...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...
The judge who put coded messages in his Da Vinci C