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Sub-Categories in Regional and Ethnic

African (111) Afrobeat (5) Bulgarian@ (125) Cajun and Zydeco (78) Calypso (17) Caribbean (19) Celtic (264) Change Ringing@ (156) Chazzanut@ (9) Chinese@ (27) Classical Indian@ (157) Enka@ (3) Flamenco (37) Fusion@ (83) Gagaku@ (8) Gamelan (22) Greek@ (88) Hawaiian (57) Highlife@ (10) Indian@ (461) Inuit (14) Japanese@ (29) Jewish (74) Juju@ (20) Klezmer@ (51) Kurdish (8) Latin (335) Latin Jazz@ (23)

Latin Pop@ (48) Magazines and E-zines (9) Merengue@ (4) Middle Eastern (102) Native American (104) Norteņo@ (28) Oceanian@ (1) Organizations (5) Polka (55) Qawwali@ (6) Radio (18) Rai (11) Record Labels (16) Reggae (267) Romani@ (43) Salsa@ (51) Shopping@ (209) Soca (17) Soukous@ (4) Steelpan (27) Taiko (48) Tango@ (12) Tejano@ (34) Turkish@ (11) Worldbeat (47) Zouk@ (10) Zydeco@ (23)

Web Sites in Category Regional and Ethnic

About.com: World Music - Music reviews, interviews with bands and artists, profiles of music companies and links.

AfroJazz - Promoting talent and originality in music from around the world, including jazz, world, AfroCuban, percussion, alternative, contemporary classical, latin rap, and funk. With artist pages and RealAudio song clips.

balCanto - Site dedicated to local music (gipsy, gadje, jewish) and jazz from Eastern Europe. With information about traditional instruments, artists, downloads, and a store.

Beyond the World Music Label - Article by scholar Jocelyne Guilbault (UC Berkeley) looking at current issues and problems with the music industry label "world music." Includes extensive bibliography of ethnomusicology articles on the subject.

Bhangra.org - A comprehensive resource for bhangra music, video and pictures. Featuring free email, MP3 radio, articles, live chat, and visitor reviews.

Calabash Music - Online education center featuring music instruction, musical instruments and music reviews and recordings from Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Chanter - French Music Online - A collection of links, offered in both English and French, regarding French-language music.

Ethnobeat - A free and public discussion list about world music and ethnic rhythms.

Gong: The Song Collection - An online jukebox of new and old Malay (Melayu), English-language and Hindi songs. RealPlayer required for listening.

Laz Music - Notation of Horon melodies, with Windows Media sound samples of Laz music.

Music Archive for the Pacific - Articles, audio samples and links relating to the music of the indigenous peoples of Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, and the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian cultures.

Music Theme - Afghani, Turkish, English, Indian, Arabic and Pakistani music samples in RealAudio format.

Rhythms of the Globe: Global Rhythms - Music from around the world that transcends cultures and geography.

Rhythmweb - Information and links about percussion and music around the world, browsable by cultures and instruments.

World Music Central - Provides news content about world music, festivals, artist biographies, music books and international arts and crafts.

WorldMusic.de - Online resources for folk and world music in Europe.

WorldMusic.org.uk - Guide to traditional-based music from around the world. With links to news, reviews, and related sites.

Related Categories:

Arts > Music > Musicology > Ethnomusicology
Arts > Music > Regional
Arts > Music > Styles > Folk
Society > Ethnicity
Society > Folklore

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