Introduction to

World Music

What is World Music?•  A general term for global music, such as

the traditional music or folk music of a culture that is created and played by indigenous musicians and is closely related to the music of the regions of their origin.

• Music from around the world!

Ethnomusicology

• The study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts.

• Often thought of as a study of non-Western music (non European)

CARIBBEAN MUSIC

• Reggae• Calypso• Ska• Rocksteady

Celtic and European Music

• Klezmer• Irish• Fado• Scottish

AFRICAN MUSIC• African Drumming• Kenyan• Desert Blues• Jeli Kora Players• Rai

Asian and Middle Eastern

Music• Classical Indian Music• Filmi/Bollywood• Gamelan• Bhangra• Tuvan Throat Singing

North American Music• Native American Indians• Cajun• Zydeco• Blue Grass• Polka• Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar