Exotica
Martin Denny
1957 · Exotica
Tiki Bar Music
28 albums that actually belong behind a home tiki bar: 1950s exotica, Hawaiian steel, surf guitar, and the 1990s–2000s revival. Read the story, hear a track, buy the record.
Genre
28 albums
Ritual of the Savage
Les Baxter
1951 · Exotica
Taboo
Arthur Lyman
1958 · Exotica
Eden's Island
Eden Ahbez
1960 · Exotica
Voodoo!
Robert Drasnin
1959 · Exotica
Roller Fink
The Surfrajettes
2022 · Surf
Walk, Don't Run
The Ventures
1960 · Surf
Surfer's Choice
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
1962 · Surf
Voice of the Xtabay
Yma Sumac
1950 · Exotica
Lotus Land
Gene Rains
1960 · Exotica
Brass and Bamboo
Tak Shindo
1959 · Exotica
StereoExotique
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
2007 · Exotica
Tiny Bubbles
Don Ho
1966 · Hawaiian
Master of the Hawaiian Guitar
Sol Hoʻopiʻi
1977 · Hawaiian
The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets
1995 · Surf
I, Swinger
Combustible Edison
1994 · Lounge
Play Songs for the... Suburban Savages
The Tiki Tones
1997 · Surf
Tiki for the Atomic Age
Kava Kon
2009 · Exotica
Music of the Exotic East
Korla Pandit
1958 · Exotica
Quiet Village
Martin Denny
1959 · Exotica
The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki
Don Tiki
1997 · Exotica
Other Worlds, Other Sounds
Esquivel!
1958 · Lounge
Hawaii Calls: Greatest Hits
Webley Edwards
1960 · Hawaiian
Savage Night
The Blue Hawaiians
1999 · Surf
Yellow Bird
Arthur Lyman
1961 · Exotica
Adventures in Paradise
The Waitiki 7
2009 · Exotica
The Hawaiian Wedding Song
Alfred Apaka
1964 · Hawaiian
Santo & Johnny
Santo & Johnny
1959 · Lounge
Listening setups
Wood gear for the bar shelf—Stream, Spin the LP, or Lounge hi-fi.
Under $150 · ~$130
Stream
Play the soundtrack tonight—walnut Edifiers and a phone aux cable. No Bluetooth on this pair.
Under $400 · ~$380
Spin
Walnut Fluance RT81 (LINE) plus the same Edifier bookshelves—turntable and speakers together.
Under $750 · ~$596
Lounge
Proper bar hi-fi: Fluance RT82, ART phono preamp, then step-up Edifier R1700BTs.
