Educational Websites & Podcasts
Afropop Worldwide | A radio program and magazine dedicated to the music of Africa and its diaspora |
Raga Surabhi | “This site is primarily a collection of audio files containing raga snippets, songs, quizzes and many more, all aimed at demystifying the process of appreciating and understanding Carnatic music” |
Anuja Kamat Youtube Channel | The Youtube channel of Indian musician introducing and explaining Indian classical music to the world |
Maqam World | A website dedicated to introducing and teaching the Arabic modal musical system |
Puro Mariachi | “The first and largest (and free) Mariachi website in cyberspace” |
TIMBA | Website featuring Cuban Music, musicians, |
BBC Radio 3 World Music Archive | Podcasts and recordings of “musical traditions of countries ranging from Brazil to North Korea and Cuba to Turkmenistan” |
World Music textbooks, organizations and record labels
Center for Traditional Music & Dance Online Concerts | Concerts of the Center for Traditional Music & Dance based in NYC |
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | The non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. You should be able to listen to some of their productions for free, in addition to other free multi-media resources |
Musical Instruments Museum Online [MIMO] | MIMO is the world’s largest freely accessible database for information on musical instruments held in public collections |
World Music Textbook | Free and peer-reviewed content on various world musics |
Putumayo World Music | A record label dedicated to . You should be able to listen to most of their albums on Spotify |
The American Folklife Center Online Collection | The collection includes digitally accessible resources of music recordings, photos and more |