Post #716347 by AceExplorer on Thu, May 8, 2014 11:04 AM

Oh Mai Tai, it's tough to tell you where to start, but you can consider starting with three mainstays of exotica music -- Arthur Lyman, Martin Denny, Les Baxter. These are orchestral exotica guys, and there are more like Robert Drasnin. Then Sven Kirsten published a very good compilation album of tiki music, and that should be available from Amazon.uk. Then there are a diverse and eclectic bunch of other options -- more orchestral stuff from Juan Garcia Esquivel which is roughly from around that period. Then newer stuff from Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica which recreates a lot of Esquivel's stuff. And also music from Combustible Edison. Some surf music has been incorporated into the tiki scene more recently, but at this point, with the suggestions above to get you started, do some looking around with Google by searching for "exotica music" and I'm sure more recommendations will come to you. My personal collection is very diverse. I listen to the Cocktail Nation podcast where I get a lot of "new" material presented to me on a weekly basis. So much more could be said. I know you'll enjoy exploring the music of tiki. Cheers!