Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient is a series of recordings of traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (Berlin/Venice) and released on the Musicaphon label by Bärenreiter (Kassel/Basel/London). The series was directed by Alain Daniélou.

It was part of the larger and longer enduring UNESCO Collection series.

Recordings Laos — BM 30 L 2001p. 36, The UNESCO Courier, June 1973 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of world music: The music of Laos, CD 5119.Worldcat record, , Daniélou, Alain. The Music of Laos. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Select, 1999. Sound recording.[ Anthology of World Music: The Music of Laos], overview, Allmusic. Review by Terry E. Miller and Jarernchai Chonpairot: Asian Music 11, #1 (1979), pp. 124-139, . Review by Eugene Chadbourne on Allmusic, []. Cambodia — BM 30 L 2002 Reviewed, along with Laos, by George P. Springer in Ethnomusicology 9, #3 (September 1965), pp. 337-340, . Afghanistan — BM 30 L 2003 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of world music: The music of Afghanistan, CD 5121.Collection: LA MUSIQUE DE L'AFGHANISTAN, Centre de Recherche en Ethnomusicologie.[ Anthology of World Music: Afghanistan], overview, Allmusic. Review by John Baily in Yearbook for Traditional Music 35 (2003), pp. 229-230, . Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Iran I, II — BM 30 L 2004, BM 30 L 2005 These two albums reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: Iran, CD 5122/5123.Worldcat record, , Daniélou, Alain. Iran. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder, 1998. Sound recording. Review by Hormoz Farhat: Ethnomusicology 6, #3 (Sep. 1962), pp. 239-241, ; review by Richie Unterberger on Allmusic, []. Also, the first five albums in the series (Laos through Iran II) are reviewed by L. E. R. P. in Journal of the International Folk Music Council 14 (1962), pp. 140-142, . India I, II, III, IV — BM 30 L 2006, BM 30 L 2007, BM 30 L 2018, BM 30 L 2021 Tunisia — BM 30 L 2008 Tibet I, II, III — BM 30 L 2009, BM 30 L 2010, BM 30 L 2011 These three albums reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: Music of Tibetan Buddhism, CD 5129/5130/5131.Worldcat record, , Daniélou, Alain, and Peter Crossley-Holland. The Music of Tibetan Buddhism. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Records, 1999. Sound recording. Review by Wei Li in Yearbook for Traditional Music 32 (2000), pp. 239-241, ; review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Japan I, II, III, IV, V, VI — BM 30 L 2012, BM 30 L 2013, BM 30 L 2014, BM 30 L 2015, BM 30 L 2016, BM 30 L 2017 These six albums reviewed by W. Adriaansz in Ethnomusicology 12, #3 (September 1968), pp. 463-468, . Turkey I, II — BM 30 L 2019, BM 30 L 2020 Vietnam I: The Tradition of Hue — BM 30 L 2022 Vietnam II: The Music of South Viet-Nam —BM 30 L 2023 This album was reissued as Auvidis D 8070 (1996).Worldcat record, Daniélou, Alain. Viet Nam: Traditions of the South = Traditions Du Sud. Unesco collection. Gentilly [France: Auvidis/Unesco, 1996. Sound recording, and Worldcat record Viet Nam: Traditions of the South = Traditions Du Sud. Unesco collection. Gentilly [France: Auvidis/Unesco, 1996. Sound recording, . Also, the two albums above were reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: The music of Vietnam, CD 5140.Worldcat record, , Trần, Văn K, and Alain Daniélou. The Music of Vietnam. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder, 1999. Sound recording.[ Anthology of World Music: The Music of Vietnam], overview, Allmusic. Review of Vietnam I/II by W. Adriaansz: Ethnomusicology 16, #2 (May 1972), pp. 308-310, . Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Azerbaijan I — BM 30 L 2024 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: The music of Azerbaijan, CD 5142.Worldcat record, , The Music of Azerbaijan. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Select, 2003. Sound recording.[ Anthology of World Music: Azerbaijan], overview, Allmusic. Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Georgia I — BM 30 L 2025 Malaysia — BM 30 L 2026 Morocco — BM 30 L 2027 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: Music of Islam and Sufism in Morocco, CD 5145.Worldcat record, , Schuyler, Philip D. Music of Islam and Sufism in Morocco. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Select, 1999. Sound recording.[ Anthology of World Music: The Music of Islam and Sufism in Morocco], overview, Allmusic. Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Kurdish music — BM 30 SL 2028 Pakistan — BM 30 SL 2029 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: The Music of Pakistan, CD 5147.Worldcat record, Khan, Mohammad S. The Music of Pakistan. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder, 2003. Sound recording, .[ Anthology of World Music: Pakistan I], overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line November 24, 2010. Review by Peter Row in Ethnomusicology 25, #3 (September 1981), pp. 559-561, . Review by David Henderson in Yearbook for Traditional Music 36 (2004), pp. 193-194, . Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Lebanon I — BM 30 SL 2030 Reissued by Rounder as Anthology of world music: Lebanon, CD 5148.Worldcat record, , Daniélou, Alain. Anthology of World Music: Lebanon. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Records, 2003. Sound recording.[ Anthology of World Music: Lebanon], overview, Allmusic. Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, []. Indonesia I — BM 30 L 2031 China — BM 30 SL 2032 Reissued as Auvidis D 8071 (1996).Worldcat record, Vandor, Ivan, and Wang Qun. China: Chine. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1996. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, China: Chine. Gentilly, France: Auvidis, 1996. Sound recording, . Also reissued by Rounder as Anthology of World Music: China, CD 5150.[ Anthology of World Music: China], overview, Allmusic. Review by Han Kuo-Huang in Ethnomusicology 33, #3 (Autumn 1989), pp. 567-569, . Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, [].

See also Anthology of Indian Classical Music - A Tribute to Alain Daniélou UNESCO Collection

References

External links Alain Danielou Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient Records Listing