Asia Classics

The world's largest continent is home to scores of traditional musics, but you won't find them on Luaka Bop's Asia Classics 1, The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand. Like the DJ said, it doesn't have to be old to be classic — it has to be excellent.

Luaka Bop brings you the tops, like Shoukichi Kina's Okinawan Country and Eastern Swing. We pare down the essentials: from over 1,000 films bursting from India each year, Vijaya Anand's post-modern techno soundtracks are the only film that matters. Where East meets West on its own terms, Asia Classics are there.