Music Collections: World Music
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South American, and Central America all have their own traditional and pop music styles. More regional or localized music genres can be found such Caribbean and traditional Hawaiian music. Those that reflect the country and cultural heritage are placed in the World Music category.
Latin. Latin music is rapidly gaining in popularity. Bolero, Cuban, Flamenco, Mambo, Mariachi, Merengue, Salsa, Samba, Tango, and Tejano are some of the popular Latin styles. The Gipsy Kings are a popular Latin group.
Singers such as Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias are Latin stars that have become mainstream artists.
Other popular style such as reggae and Cajun are often found in the world music section.
Selected Online Resources for World Music
- A Brief History of Cajun, Creole & Zydeco Music at Contemporary Louisiana Cajun, Creole and Zydeco Musicians, Louisiana State University - Eunice
- Ethnomusicology - World Music from University Libraries, University of Washington
- fRoots - Magazine covering modern and traditional music with roots from around the globe.
- Inside World Music (Blogsite) - Archived site: Inside World Music
- Jammin Reggae Archives
- Just Salsa
- Latin American Music Styles from Henrik Klemetz and Jay Novello
- Music Styles: Regional and Ethnic (Index) at Open Directory Project
- Reggae (Music) at Wikipedia
- Roots World - Listening to the Planet
- World and International Music Resources at Harmonicity
- World Music at Wikipedia
- World Music from National Geographic
- World Music Central - Traditional and contemporary folk and roots music from around the globe
- World Music World
- Zydeco at Wikipedia