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World Music Resources

Resources for World Music

General Reference Resources

 
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Ref ML100 .G16 1998
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Ref ML100 .N48 2001
Oxford Reference Online Dance, religion, philosophy, and language encyclopedias
Selected musical terms of non-Western cultures Ref ML108 .K37 1990
   

Books

 
Furman Library Catalog Or browse between ML3400-ML3800
List of books with CDs (in music library)
PASCAL Delivers  
   

Articles

 
ATLA Religion Database Music with religious context
International Index to Music Periodicals Ethnomusicology, music forms
MLA International Bibliography Music in its cultural context, folklore, ethnomusicology
RILM Ethnomusicology, music forms, books, dissertations
   

Recordings

 
A quick how-to guide for searching the online catalog for world music recordings
Smithsonian Global Sound  
   

Archives with online content (recordings, field notes, photographs)

British Library Archival Sound Recordings:
David Rycroft Africa Recordings
Africa with an emphasis on South Africa
Global Music Archive East African Recordings
Irish Traditional Music Archives Irish song, dance, and spoken word - online availability rotates between various collections.
   
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