These two cd's with a beautiful, informative book push the frontier of ethnomusicology while meeting packaging requirements for Planet Earth. Exploring the planet's rich indigenous music and making a coffee table book with the package, Ellipsis Arts is doing a public service which many people are going to appreaciate. Ellipsis is becoming a National Geographic of sound recording. Field experts familiar with Tuva, Belize, Nepal, Australia, Sumatra, Niger, Ladakh and 15 other countries recorded the music on this set. All the recordings are of excellent fidelity and astonishingly consistent considering their very different recording circumstances, exemplifying the diverse traditions which are the verge of elimination. Great pictures and concise relevant texts make exploring the world's people something you can do at home.