*sigh* browser died. it was a pretty post, too.
Anyway, I was asking what sort of limits are there to this request? I recently picked up VtDA myself, along with Veil of Night. Throw in Ebony Kingdoms, KotE, etc. and you can easily play across three continents with a flood of material and inspiration.
Just for example, let's look only at the Ravnos. Anything works from Gipsy Kings to Talvin Singh. I'd recommend some of Talvin Singh's works from the compilation Anokha: Soundz of the Asian Underground if you want a greater mix of less electronic sounding stuff. I'm assuming the Gipsy Kings are well known, but I'll leave a link to their most popular hit.
Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCq3CMbqYNoTalvin Singh - Distant God (ambient)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDsEREzq5OQTalvin Singh - Jaan (ambient & drum 'n bass)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKNVxIXP6uoOr if you tempt me, I can show you somethings more unusual. For example, Azis doing a cover of Churulike. He's a Bulgarian Rom shock pop star doing a cover of a famous Indian song, immortalized in a Bollywood classic.
Azis - Curulike (camera filters, body paint, and press-on nails!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7O0SQXkUMAnd that's just Ravnos. I need more restrictions or I'll be all over the place!
Naturally I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the expected, like Rasputina's Transylvanian Concubine, Cocteau Twins (anything by them, really), and Miranda Sex Garden. Enough swishy goth with actual musicianship to hold over any group.
Rasputina - Transylvanian Concubine (violins!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdo5IcLAAfcCocteau Twins - Persephone (drums!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nns0dwzsBigMiranda Sex Garden - Lovely Joan (choral round!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GsunCM_M0Let me know locale and how strict the fidelity to period music and I can work from there.