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"Explore Rembetika music at National Geographic World Music. Discover key Rembetika artists and albums at the online home of world music. ... Rembetika is Greece's urban music par excellence. ... The roots of rembetika come from Asia Minor cities like Smyrna (Izmir) and Constantinople ..."

Yair Dalal, born in 1955; composer, violinist, oud player and singer; is probably the most prolific Israeli ethnic musician and plays an important role in shaping the global world music scene. Over the last decade he has put 11 albums, covering wide and varied cultural territory, and authentically representing Israel's cultures and fusing them through music as whole. Much of Dalal's work reflects his extensive musical skills in both classical and Arabic music and also reflects a strong affinity he has for the desert and its habitants. Dalal's family came to Israel from Baghdad and his Iraqi roots are embedded in his musical work.

The timbral aspects of guqin technique are unparalleled in stringed instruments of the world. With over 20 different types of right hand plucking techniques and almost as many left hand fingering techniques, the potential for timbral contrasts between notes is immense. When listening to guqin music, the appreciation of timbral contrast is traditionally one of the most important aspects of the music. Such appreciation of contrast can happen locally from one note to the next or structurally - appreciating different sections of the music set in different timbral styles. Such appreciation for timbre on this level in Western music has only been present since the beginning of the 20th century in classical music.

Primary Music is an Israeli independent record label ('Indie'), specializing in World Music, New Age, Lounge and Ambient. Primary Music is located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Music from "A World Out of Time," and "A World Out of Time, Vol 2," by Henry Kaiser and David Lindley, two musicians who have been part of the pioneering efforts to develop eclectic, multicultural music of many traditions.

Munshidin in Upper Egypt! |:| Religious Music Along the Nile Religious music along the Nile. Here are some samples of religious popular music from Upper Egypt. Most of these artists are well known to large audiences in Egypt but with few exceptions remain virtually unknown to the rest of the world.

"(Harrington) utilized the entire ensemble in an alternately dark and rhythmic collage of styles, textures and bits and pieces from all over the world." - R.L. Ragsdale, Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Mo. Electronic music that is tonal and intensely contrapuntal, inspired by New Orleans and classical music traditions. "Harrington is the most intriguing new figure I've discovered on the Web..." Kyle Gann, Village Voice, July 7, 1999

Online vendor of world music recordings.

Project Spirit IsReal is about taking ancient Hebrew prayers and combining them with music & rhythms from all over the world: Indian Varanassi, Middle Eastern Sufis, trance traditions, chants from Brazil... Just a small portion of the musical influences in this project.

New record label founded by Jacob Edgar, an ethnomusicologist / music producer, head of research & development at Putumayo World Music. Charlotte, Vermont USA

Konnakol (also spelled konokol) (Tamil: கொன்னக்கோல்) is the Carnatic music - South Indian classical - performance art of vocal percussion. It is also a comprehensive language of rhythm which allows the composition, performance or communication of rhythms

Music from Other Minds is a program of new and unusual music by innovative composers and performers around the world. Produced for KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco by Other Minds and presented by

Contemporary Indian Dhrupad singing, Latin/Afro/Tango/Milonga/Morna/Rumba/Habanera, electro-sitar, folk cello, Balkan/Indian/Electro/NewAge, Welsh triple harp, Flamenco/Tabla, Celtic/Renaissance/Baroque, Ukrainian folk, Arabic/Jazz, Celtic harp, latin afro tango milonga morna rumba habanera sitar tabla cello folk baroque celtic renaissance ukrainian welsh harp balkan indian arabic world music

ethnomusicaviva! is avivagabriel's YouTube music video site.

A portal on the Gnawa people, and the smaller sect within of musicians/healers in Morroco. From marginalized subculture to "official" representatives of Moroccan culture, many Gnawa have undergone a dramatic transition in the past decade as their music has been "discovered" by western "world music" lovers. Consequently, the Web has been a central mean of disseminating information about this culture.

Should musics and musicians of the world be studied under the label "ethnomusicology," rather than simply "musicology?" From whose perspective is a music "ethnic?"

collection of jazz, world, and folk music playlists created by avivagabriel on Last.fm

collection of jazz, world, folk, and classical music playlists created by avivamagnolia on Last.fm