Samples for creating your own songs

On this site, you will find samples that you can listen to, download and use to compose a song for the Song Contest. If you have used a sample from the website for your song, you must give the name of the artist and the sample (see below for an example) when submitting your entry in order to comply with the copyright and usage rights.

Important: You may only use the samples exclusively for songs with which you participate in theSong Contest "Dein Song für EINE WELT!" (Your song for ONE WORLD) . If your song meets the entry criteria, it will be published on our website, on Soundcloud and also on YouTube if you submit a video. If you wish to continue using your song containing these samples, it is important that you always cite the name of the artist who provided the sample used. If for example you use the sample „70bpm Harp A“ by Zainab Lax, please write “Using the sample „70bpm Harp A“ by Zainab Lax”.

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Bahaa Almansour

Oud 70bpm A | Duration 00:03

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 70bpm B | Duration 00:03

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 70bpm C | Duration 00:06

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 70bpm D | Duration 00:06

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 90bpm A | Duration 00:05

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 90bpm B | Duration 00:10

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 90bpm C | Duration 00:05

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 90bpm D | Duration 00:05

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 124bpm A | Duration 00:07

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 124bpm B | Duration 00:03

Bahaa Almansour

Oud 124bpm C | Duration 00:03

Christian Grothe

Sampler 70bpm A | Duration 00:06

Christian Grothe

Sampler 70bpm B | Duration 00:13

Christian Grothe

Sampler 90bpm A | Duration 00:10

Christian Grothe

Sampler 90bpm B | Duration 00:10

Christian Grothe

Sampler 124bpm A | Duration 00:07

Christian Grothe

Sampler 124bpm B | Duration 00:07

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other A | Duration 00:49

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other B | Duration 04:03

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other C | Duration 03:30

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other D | Duration 02:23

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other E | Duration 00:47

Eyram Fiagbedzi

Percussion Other F | Duration 01:39

Ezé Wendtoin

Vocals Other 105 bpm A | Duration 00:17

Ezé Wendtoin

Ruudga Other A | Duration 00:03

Ezé Wendtoin

Ruudga Other B | Duration 00:01

Ezé Wendtoin

Ruudga Other | Duration 01:08

Ezé Wendtoin

Vocals Other + Ruudga 105 bpm | Duration 01:33

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 70bpm A | Duration 00:03

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 70bpm B | Duration 00:03

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 70bpm C | Duration 00:03

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 90bpm A | Duration 00:02

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 90bpm B | Duration 00:02

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 90bpm C | Duration 00:02

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 124bpm A | Duration 00:03

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 124bpm B | Duration 00:03

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo 124bpm C | Duration 00:01

Maria Jarita Freydank

Bongo Other Roll | Duration 00:01

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 70bpm A | Duration 00:13

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 70bpm B | Duration 00:24

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 90bpm A | Duration 00:21

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 90bpm B | Duration 00:21

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 124bpm A | Duration 00:15

Manjot Bhatia

Tabla 124bpm B | Duration 00:19

Sijia Li

Guzheng 70bpm A | Duration 00:13

Sijia Li

Guzheng 70bpm B | Duration 00:06

Sijia Li

Guzheng 70bpm C | Duration 00:06

Sijia Li

Guzheng 70bpm D | Duration 00:06

Sijia Li

Guzheng 70bpm E | Duration 00:06

Sijia Li

Guzheng 90bpm A | Duration 00:05

Sijia Li

Guzheng 90bpm B | Duration 00:05

Sijia Li

Guzheng 90bpm C | Duration 00:05

Sijia Li

Guzheng 124bpm A | Duration 00:07

Sijia Li

Guzheng 124bpm B | Duration 00:07

Sijia Li

Guzheng 124bpm C | Duration 00:07

Sijia Li

Guzheng 124bpm D | Duration 00:03

Zainab Lax

Harp 70bpm A | Duration 00:06

Zainab Lax

Harp 70bpm B | Duration 00:13

Zainab Lax

Harp 90bpm A | Duration 00:10

Zainab Lax

Harp 124bpm A | Duration 00:07

Zainab Lax

Harp 124bpm B | Duration 00:03

You can download each artist’s samples as .zip-folder here:
Bahaa Almansour | Christian Grothe | Eyram Fiagbedzi | Ezé Wendtoin | Manjot Bhatia | Maria Jarita FreydankSijia Li | Zainab Lax

You will need the .zip-format if you are using an iPhone. Alternatively, you can use the Mozilla Firefox browser on your iPhone to download the individual samples directly.
Here you can find a free program to extract the files.

If you want to hear how the instruments are used in different songs and genres, you can find some example videos here.

You can find out more about the artists who provided the samples for you here.

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