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Tucked way back up in the Himalayas is a tiny country called Bhutan. Back in the days when international shortwave radio was the only means of communication across vast distances, this country, along with Nepal, were "Holy Grails" for dedicated listeners who sat up all night huddled over their radios trying to pull in a weak signal. Of course, times have changed...thanks to Anker Peterson in Denmark for this tidbit:

" BHUTAN This Kingdom in the high Himalaya has isolated itself for centuries until recently. But the wise, old, absolute King decided that democracy might make the people happier, so it is gradually opening its borders to the outside world. TV was introduced around 1999, but now it goes fast.

At the birthday of the young King Jingme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck (28) on Feb 21, he got a new service as a present from the Bhutan Broadcasting Service: A website with streaming audio.

It is heard well here in Denmark http://www.bbs.com.bt/Index.html at *0000-1500* with the last hour in English. 6035 on SW is in parallel, but much more difficult to hear. "

I just gave this a listen, and was pleasantly surprised with how good it sounded. Lots of great Bhutanese music, too.

Their website also has a separate page with 14 traditional folk songs available for download as mp3s. Great music!

http://www.bbs.com.bt/Songs.html