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World Music
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World Music Research TipsA guide to WMU library resources and websites with information about world music and musical instruments.
Books about World Music
Africa, ML 350-350.5; Asia, ML 330-345; Arab countries, ML 348-348.5; Australia and Oceania, ML 360-360.5; Europe, ML 240-325; Central America, ML 220; North America, ML 200-215; South America, ML 199, 230-239 (all in General Stacks)
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
A comprehensive online resource devoted to music of all the world's peoples. Includes more than 9,200 pages of material in ten volumes, each volume containing an overview of the region, a survey of its musical heritage, traditions and themes; and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances, Includes: audio examples, illustrations, photographs, maps, drawings, and more.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Comprehensive encyclopedia of world music. Each volume covers a continent or region. More info
Contemporary World Music Explore music from all regions and from every continent: reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Arab swing, African film, Bollywood, Indian classical, flamenco, klezmer, gospel, gagaku, and more. Current release has about 6,000 tracks; a total of 50,000 is planned.
Smithsonian Global Sound More than 35,000 tracks of music and other sound, including American folk and blues idioms, American Indian, world music, jazz, children's songs, historical spoken word, and many natural and human-made sounds. Browse the collections, search for specific recordings, create playlists.
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World MusicLinks to organizations, institutions, archives; bibliography, periodicals, and online publications; recordings; websites by geographical region. More info
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