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II: MUSIC

World Music links

Introduction:
We hope that students and teachers will be able to use these links to find more information about music from around the world. This is only a small sampling of what is available. Each of these pages will probably lead to more sites.

Resources:
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The University of Washington's Ethnomusicology Department provides an amazing page of links.

Other university ethnomusicology sites:
Wesleyan University
University of Alberta

World Traditions is an extensive list of links of traditional world music sites.

Information on Native American traditional music from all over America can be found through the many links at Oyate ta Olowan (Songs of the People), the companion site to a great series of radio documentaries featuring Native American musicians and singers who are keeping alive the traditional music of many different regions and tribes.

The African Music Encyclopedia is an excellent source for lots of information, and it has a phenomenal links page.

World Music Institute (New York City) provides many links to world music sites.

The Rough Guide to World Music is a great resource, and parts of it are online.

Rootsworld Magazine

Folk Roots Magazine

Musical Traditions has tons of information on world music.

Rhythm Magazine focuses on world music of all sorts.

Afropop Worldwide is a weekly radio show with African and African-influenced music from around the world. It is broadcast on many public radio stations.

The African Music webring has great links.

Shanachie is a record label that focuses on world music.

Tabla.com has information and links about tabla playing and Indian music.

Harmony Central - Other Percussion Sites is a bibliography of books and other sources about percussion and world music.

The Djembe FAQ has possibly the most extensive collection anywhere of links to information about African drumming, drumming in general, African music, music in general, and more.

The American Gamelan Institute provides information on Indonesian gamelan music, a directory of gamelan groups in the U.S., and related links.

Putumayo is a music label that releases compilations of music from around the world for children and adults.

CHICO's Musical Heritage Network - Virtual Tours has virtual audio tours of three types of world music: Central American Salsa, Javanese and Balinese Gamelan, and the music of Native American Pow-wows.