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Ethnic Music
Abayudaya Jews in Uganda: Music

http://www.intac.com/PubService/uganda/music.html

Documents the songs of the Abayudaya people of Uganda, who converted to Judaism in the 1920s. Contains several audio files of songs, most of which are versions of American-Jewish songs. Also offers photos and information on the history and culture of the Abayudaya people.

Afro-Caribbean Music

http://www.ina.fr/Music/index.en.html

Yes, there's reggae music here, but there's also everything from Afro Funk to Ziglibithy to suit your musical tastes. Explore Africa and the Caribbean by artist, geographical location, and style. If you get tired exploring this site in English, you can exercise your French capabilities by clicking on the French flag. You'll also find a list of African/Caribbean night clubs and restaurants in Paris.

Ain't Whistlin' Dixie

http://mothra.nts.uci.edu/~dhwalker/dixie/

Offers a collection of Irish, Scottish, and English traditional tunes played on the pennywhistle and ocarina. Each tune is presented in AU and AIFF formats. Note: AIFF takes two to three times longer to download.

Ari Davidow's Klezmer Page

http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/

Focuses on Klezmer music_a blend of traditional Jewish folk music and jazz. Contains articles, artist profiles, CD reviews, concert and festival information, a guide to radio programs, and contact information for Klezmer musicians. There are also links to sites where you can purchase Klezmer CDs.

Australian Music World Wide Web Site

http://www.amws.com.au/

This goal of this site is to provide information about as many Australian musicians and musical organizations as possible. Currently the site lists over 1,160 Australian musicians in all areas of music, with links to over 309 pages. One particularly useful link—Australian Arts and Cultural Sites—contains a wealth of music- and other media-related links.

Celtic Music Index Page

http://www.execpc.com/~danb/celtic.html

Focuses on Irish music. Contains sheet music for traditional tunes, reviews of recent CDs, audio excerpts, and more. If you happen to be in the Milwaukee area and are a Celtic music enthusiast, there's an open invitation to join Dan (this site's creator) in a music session or two at Nash's Irish Castle or the Nomad World Pub.

Ceolas Celtic Music Archive

http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html

Claims to contain the largest collection of Celtic music information that is available online. Receives about 1,000 visits a day. The concentration is on Irish and Scottish music, though the music of Wales and Brittany is also represented. Provides a guide to Celtic music resources, artist profiles, discographies, reviews, sound samples, and concert and festival schedules. Also featured are tune indexes, music software, a guide to musical instruments, and links to countless other sites.

Chinese Music Page

http://vizlab.rutgers.edu/~jaray/sounds/chinese_music/chinese_music.html

Presents an archive of Chinese and Taiwanese music from the pre- and post-liberation eras. Contains many audio samples of traditional instrumental and vocal forms, and music from the folk, ceremonial, and military music genres.

Clannad WWW Home Page

http://www.empire.net/~whatmoug/clanhome.htm

Features a discography, lyrics, images, interviews, sound bytes, and information about the Irish band, Clannad.

Classical Music Home Page: N.S.Sundar

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~sundar/

Provides information on North and South Indian classical music, Indian classical dance forms, FAQs for rec.music.indian.classical, and an eclectic gallery of photos ranging from musicians to Hindu deities to Mahatma Gandhi. Also includes databases of song lyrics and great personalities of Carnatic (South Indian) music.

Flamenco Home Page

http://solea.quim.ucm.es/flamenco.html

Focuses on the flamenco scene in Madrid. Contains useful information for the would-be tourist and flamenco aficionado about where to see live flamenco performances. There are links to other flamenco sites on the Web. Some information is in Spanish.

Hindi Movie Songs

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/index.html

Focuses on Indian movie songs in the Hindi language. Contains song information and full lyrics. Includes categorized indexes of singers, music directors, lyricists, films, actors/actresses, as well as a searchable song title index.

Indonesian Music

http://www.umanitoba.ca/indonesian/music.html

Features information on various types of Balinese, Javanese, and Sundanese music and instruments, including the gamelan (Indonesian percussion orchestra) and angklung (a bamboo instrument). Also offers Indonesian song lyrics and links to North American gamelan orchestra pages.

Irish Folk Songs

http://www.cs.hut.fi/%7Ezaphod/search/

Provides a searchable database containing the lyrics to more than 300 Irish folk songs. Also provides an alphabetic index for easy browsing.

Larry Aronson Home Page

http://www.interport.net/~laronson/WorldBeat.html

Contains a variety of information on Afro-pop music, particularly Soukous, a variety of pan-African dance music that originated in Zaire and the Congo. Features recommendations on bands, CDs, and other useful information.

MIZIK

http://www.unik.no/~robert/mizik/mizik.html

Presents an eclectic collection of world music information and extensive links to other ethnomusicalogy-related sites. Includes discographies, sound samples, reviews, and more.

Music from Africa and the African Diaspora

http://matisse.net/~jplanet/afmx/ahome.htm

Contains information on African and African-influenced music and musicians from all over the world, including South America and the Caribbean. Includes articles, artist profiles, and sound samples. Also offers links to the home pages of the various countries. Provides text in English and Spanish.

Rashid Sales Co.

http://virtuflex.com/

Provides home site and online sale for Rashid Sales Co., which distributes and sells Arabic music. Includes online catalog, artist background, and ordering information.

Richard Robinson's Tunebook

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/tunebook.html

Offers a collection of sheet music of traditional tunes, primarily from the Celtic lands and Scandinavia. Enables you to access them by title, country, or type (jig, reel, waltz, and so on).

Russian Music

http://mars.uthscsa.edu/Russia/Music/

Contains an archive of Russian singers and their songs. Includes photos, discographies, song lyrics, and audio and video clips. Also offers recommended recordings and where to buy them. Includes folk and pop music.

Sami's Urdu/Hindi Film Music Page

http://www.lehigh.edu/sm0e/public/www-data/sami.html

Serves fans of Urdu and Hindi film music. Offers articles on various singers, musical directors, and lyricists and lists of songs indexed by singer, music director, and so forth. Also provides notes and chords of songs and presents many photos.

Shona Music

http://www.teleport.com/~dbullock/shona_music.shtml

Provides information about Shona Music from Zimbabwe, and its typical mix of mbira, marimba, and other indigenous instruments. Contains a directory of Shona musicians and a Shona music bulletin board, and offers many links to other sites with information on Zimbabwe and on African music in general.

Some Peruvian Music

http://www.rcp.net.pe/snd/snd_ingles.html

A page from the World Wide Web Server of Peru—Red Cientifica Peruana—this site contains sound files of Andean flute music as well as links to related Peruvian music topics.

Tara: The World of Jewish Music

http://www.jewishmusic.com/

Offers a wide variety of Jewish music selections. Provides an online catalog, sound clips, and jumps to other Jewish music links.

Temple Records

http://www.rootsworld.com/temple/

Provides home site and online ordering for Temple Records, which specializes in Scottish traditional music. Includes online catalog, artist descriptions, and ordering information.

TuneWeb

http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~darsie/tunebook.html

Provides an archive of traditional tunes of mostly Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Breton), American, and English origin. Provides complete sheet music for all the tunes, with audio excerpts for many. Categorizes by tune type (jig, reel, hornpipe, and so on).

Turkish Music Home Page

http://vizlab.rutgers.edu/~jaray/sounds/turkish/turkish.html

Hosgeldiniz! This site presents a Turkish music archive and index to other Turkish music sites. Includes articles on Turkish music genres; audio files; discographies; and links to classical, folk, religious, and other music styles from Turkey and Cyprus.

World Music/Boston

http://www.worldmusic.org

Provides schedules and ticket information for world music concerts and festivals happening in Boston. Also supplies short but informative biographies of the performers.