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ETHNIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
-- Musical Genres --
According to Genres
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ALEVI-BEKTASHI
Alevi-Bektashi Music, poetry on the web - sound files, etc.
BANIS
(Sikh) Banis - Sikh Prayers - RealAudio
BHAJAN
Bhajan
Page - Hindu Devotional Song
Bhajans,
2, 3,
4,
Kashmiri Bhajans
BHANGRA
Bhangra Pictures
CARNATIC MUSIC - South India
A
Gentle Intro to S. Indian Classical (Karnatic) Music –
4 parts
Basic
Components of Carnatic Music
Carnatic Database - includes instrumental cassettes, database, etc.
Carnatic
Music & HERE and HERE
Melakartha
Raga System
Modern Carnatic
Music
North Indian Musical Notation - an overview
Traditional Carnatic Music - includes MP3, Quicktime, etc.
Thai Ceremonial Music - and sound files
CHANTING
Adhan
& Prayers - Real Audio
Dhikr
in Congregation:
Circle
Dance Information - Fulani Chant - Fulani Chant
Qur'anic Chanting
is the most central form of music in the Muslim world.
Quranic Chanting - Real
Audio
Madh Chanting
– Real Audio
(poems of praise of the Prophet Muhammad, pronounced "mad-h"), madh is most
commonly done during the celebration of the birth of the Prophet (mawlid
al-nabi).
Quarnic Chanting is
the most central form of music in the Muslim world
Quranic Chanting – Real
Audio
Uzbek Women's
Dhikr - real audio -
Another example of a vocal dhikr--which in this case is accompanied by a
chant-- is this Uzbek Women's Dhikr recorded in Kokand, Uzbekistan and linked
from the site "The BBC Musical Nomad," the full site of which is linked
below.
Vocal Dhikr
- Real Audio -
(lit. remembrance) is the chanted repetition of a name or names of God or--as
in this link-- a short phrase such as La ilaha ill Allah (There is no god
but God), which is a part of the Khatm-e Khwajegan litany linked below
WORLD
CLASS Records Traditional Music for the 21st Century
VOX creatively revives the early Christian women's chants of the Middle
East. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Jewish and Muslim
- Hearts of Space - Sausalito CA
CHITRALI
Outline of Chitrali Music - Pakistan- sound files
CLASSICAL
A Gentle Intro to S. Indian Classical (Karnatic) Music – 4 parts
Bengali & Indian Classical Music
Cambodian Classical Dance Music
China: Classical Instrumental Music
Comparison of Indian & Western Classical Music
Indian
Classical Music and HERE
Iranian
Classical Music
New Recordings of Turkish Classical Music
North Indian Classical Music: Dhrupad
Persian
Classical Music
Persian
Classical Music
Philippine
Traditional and Classical Music Links
Thai
Classical Musical Instruments
COURT MUSIC
Cambodian Court Music Interpretation
Musicians Performing on Court Instruments
DANCE
Cambodian Classical Dance Music
The World Dances to a Cuban Beat
DEVOTIONAL
See BANIS
See BHAJAN
See CHANTING
Pakistani Digitized Devotional Music
DHRUPAD
North Indian Classical Music: Dhrupad
FARABI
Farabi: music of Turkey, Greece, Arab World
FLAMENCO
Articles re Flamenco Music & here & here
FOLK MUSIC
Folk Music Before the Adoption of Islam - Turkey
Folk Music After the Adoption of Islam - Turkey
Folk
Music of Cyprus & Folk Music of Cyprus
Folk
Music from India
Folk Music from Inner Mongolia
Folk Songs of Kashmir - India
Indian
Folk Music & Indian
Folk Music
Pakistani
Digitized Folk Music
Turkish
Folk Music and Here
Village
Life and Music in Hungary
GAMELAN
GAYAKI
Gayaki - Indian Vocal Music - article
GHAZAL
What
is a Ghazal?
Elements of a Ghazal
Index of Ghazal
Singers
History of Ghazal
Singing
Streaming
Audio of Gazals and Qawwali
Urdu Ghazal
- intro
Urdu Poetic
Songs (Love Songs)
GIDHA
Gidha
Pictures
GURBANI KIRTAN
Gurbani
Kirtan Music (devotional music) & HERE
& HERE
Gurbani
Kirtan in English Translation
IMPROVISATION
Solo Improvisation ( Taqâsîm ) in Arab Music
INSTRUMENTAL
China: Classical Instrumental Music
Instrumental/Vocal
Music Of The Uighurs - CD
Instrumental
Music Of The Uighurs
ISLAMIC
Islamic Music – a Library Guide
Islamic Ritual Music Info at CD Universe - Islamic Ritual music information information including: sound samples, track listings, cover art, and discography. CD Universe is your online music store
Some common Eastern Arabic Music Nodes - pictures of musical scores
The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing
ISMAILI
Ismaili Music - Sudan
JAZZ
How
to Play Jazz
Learn How to Play
Jazz for Free – free online lessons
KALASHA
Outline of the Music of the Kalasha - Islamic - Chitral, Pakistan- sound files
KHAYAL
KULINTANG
Asian Music articles on Kulintang Music
Kulintang Master – Gregg Butensky
Kulintang Music of the Phillipines - Mang
Tao Music - Filipino music, kulintang, etc.
LITURGY
Celebrating
and Preparing for Lent, etc.
Christian Liturgical,
Praise & Worship Dance, & Creative Movement Resources – lots of web
sites
Greek Orthodox
Easter liturgy
Incredible Worship/Liturgy
Link to check out
Liturgy for
Worship
New Covenant Liturgy
CONTENTS
MARIACHI
MAQAM
Turkic Literature and Uyghur Muqam Song
MEVLEVI
MINDANAO
MODERN
Pakistani Digitized Modern Music
ORIENTAL
PATRIOTIC
Pakistani
Digitized Patriotic Music
Palestinian National Songs – real audio
PUNJABI
Punjabi
Songs - RealAudio
Punjabi
Religious songs
QAWWALI
Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan – Qawwali singer
Qawwali
Sabri Brothers - Qawwali music
Streaming Audio of Gazals and Qawwali
The Sabri Brothers: Qawwali Masterworks (Popular Sufi Hits / Pakistan)
Tribute
to the King of Qawwali music
RABAB
Rabab and Bhai Mardana - Early Sikh Musical Traditions
Rabab Revival Program - religious sacred music
The Rabab According to Gurbani
RAG
Fundamentals of Rag - article
RAGA
Aspects of Indian music - Raga
REGGAE
RELIGIOUS
RITUAL
Egyptian
Ritual Music
Intro to Sufi Music and Ritual in Turkey
Islamic Ritual Music Info at CD Universe - Islamic Ritual music information information including: sound samples, track listings, cover art, and discography. CD Universe is your online music store
ROCK
Rock
Music in China
Rock
Music in Shanghai
CONTENTS
SANGEET
Vadhya
Sangeet (Indian instrumental music) - article
Mythological
Origins of Sangeet
Sangeet
- Vocal Music, Instrumental Music and Dance
Hindustanin
Sangeet
Carnatic
Sangeet - S. Indian
SHABAD
Shabad - Sikh Devotional Songs- excellent site!!
SHADOW PLAY
Thai Shadow Play Music - and sound files
SINDHI
Invitation To Sindhi Food And Music
STREET MUSIC
SUFI
Intro to Sufi Music and Ritual in Turkey
Sufi Music of India And Pakistan
Sufi songs and whirling dervishes
Turkish Sufi Music - ie. baglama, saz, etc.
TAL
Fundamentals of Tal - article
TAARAB
A Brief Guide to Swahili Taarab (Music)
TAO
Tao Music - Filipino music, kulintang, etc.
TAQASIM
Solo Improvisation ( Taqâsîm ) in Arab Music
TEJANO
TRADITIONAL
Afghan Traditional Music and Glossary
Classics of traditional Turkish art music in printed form from the 20th century
Musical Organization in the Traditional Music of Thailand
Philippine Traditional Ethnic Music Sites
Philippine Traditional and Classical Music Links
Recent
Recordings of Traditional Music from the Arabian Gulf and
Saudi Arabia
South East Asian Traditional Music
The Traditional Turkish Music Home Page & here & here & here & here
Traditional Carnatic Music - includes MP3, Quicktime, etc.
Traditional
Music/Song/Dance of the UAE
Traditional Music of
the Emirates
Traditional
Music of the Ethnic Minorities in the Philippines
Traditional
Music from Spain/Portugal
Traditional Music from the Arabian Gulf
Traditional
Music of Afghanistan - in Pashto - real audio
#1
#2
Traditional Music of the Ethnic Minorities on the Philippine Islands
UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World
Uzbekistan/Tajikistan Traditional Music
URBAN MUSIC
Development of Bengali Urban Music
MOLAM
Thai Vocal Music - and sound files
WAABERI
