Blue Hawaii
The Polynesians
Aloha Hawaii
The Waikiki Beach Boys
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Ports of Paradise
Alfred Newman and Ken Darby
Lure of Paradise
Andre Kostelanetz
Legends of Hawaii
Kamokila
Ritual Dimension of Sound
The Mortals
Waikiki Hawaii Bound
Hawaii in HI-FI
Leo Addeo
More Hawaii in HI-FI
Leo Addeo
Hawaiian Holiday in HI-FI
Jack La Delle
Heart of Hawaii
Tradewinds to Hawaii
Lani Lehua and the Surfers
Come to Hawaii
The Hawaiian Beachcombers
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
James Darren
Hawaii Calls
The Invitations
To You Sweetheart, Aloha
Andy Williams
The Endless Summer
Motion Picture Soundtrack -The Sandals
Songs of Enchantment
St. Joseph's Maori Girl's College Choir
Blue Hawaii
Billy Mure
Pacific Paradise
Woot Steenhuis & the Kontikis
Hawaiiannette
Annette Funicello
Beach Party
Annette Funicello
Drums of Bora Bora
and Songs of Tahiti
My Hawaii
Ed Kenney
Lovers' Luau
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Air Mail
Johnny Pineapple and his Orchestra
Aloha Hawaii
The Hawaiian Serenaders
Hawaii
Johnny Pineapple and his Islanders
Johnny Pineapple & Co.
from Hawaii
James Michener's
Favorite Music of the South Sea Islands
James Michener's
Favorite Music of Hawaii
Hawaii Five-O
TV Soundtrack
Hawaii Five-0
The Ventures
South Pacific
Movie Soundtrack
South Pacific
Broadway Soundtrack
Hawaii Calls - Fire Goddess
Webley Edwards
Sounds of Hawaii
Bill Wolfgramme with his Islanders
Tiny Bubbles
Don Ho
Blue Hawaii
Elvis Presley
Puka Shells
Arthur Lyman
Voice of the Xtabay
Yma Sumac
The Legend of Pele
Arthur Lyman
Taboo vol. 2
Arthur Lyman
Forbidden Island
Martin Denny
Primitiva
Martin Denny
A Taste of Honey
Martin Denny
Hawaii Tattoo
Martin Denny
Ports of Pleasure
Les Baxter
Around the World With...
Les Baxter
The Primitive and the Passionate
Les Baxter
Quiet Village
Martin Denny
Taboo
Arthur Lyman
Tamboo
Les Baxter
Ritual of the Savage
Les Baxter
Exotica
Martin Denny
Exotica is a musical genre. It's usually considered a sub-genre of Lounge music. Exotica was popular from the mid 50s to the late 1960s. The music was meant to convey the mystical, mythical, and exotic flavor of what people idealized the South Seas of Oceania to be. The music was the soundtrack for the Tiki bar experience. Les Baxter was one of the most important musicians and composers in the musical genre we call "Exotica". Les Baxter's album "Ritual of the Savage" is one of the most influential albums in the history of Exotica. The album, with it's tribal rhythms, set the course for the music that would follow. Martin Denny was one of the most successful of the Exotica musicians. In fact his 1957 album "Exotica" gave a name to the musical style. What started as a joke, the band doing bird calls, became a signature and drove the single "Quiet Village" to the #2 spot on the Billboard charts in 1959. The album "Exotica" reached #1. Arthur Lyman played the vibraphone. He was one of the original members of Martin Denny's band but left to form his own group. He did a lot to make Exotica music as popular as it was. His recording of "Yellow Bird" reached #4 on the Billboard charts.
Exotica
Khan Tiki Mon’s Collection of Vinyl Exotica, Hawaiian, Lounge, and Surf Music. Can you dig it?