Music: By Subject Subject Guide

World Music

 

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World Music Research Tips

A 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.

Librarian's Comment: Print edition also available: see below.

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Ref ML 100 .G17 1997
Comprehensive encyclopedia of world music. Each volume covers a continent or region.

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Contemporary World Music restricted

Explore music from all regions and from every continent in this audio streaming database: reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Arab swing, African film, Bollywood, Indian classical, flamenco, klezmer, gospel, gagaku, and more.

Nat Geo Music

Information about and audio tracks of popular music from all parts of the world. Search by genre, artists, region. Videos too.

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Smithsonian Global Sound restricted

More than 40,000 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 Music

Links to organizations, institutions, archives; bibliography, periodicals, and online publications; recordings; websites by geographical region. Note: some resources restricted to University of Washington users.

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