MUS 246: Music in Global Perspective

Over 6,000 music and dance recordings from over 1,000 cultures. Explore by culture, geographical region, and more.

Streaming audio of folk music from all over the world, plus American Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, Old Time Country, American Indian, World, Jazz, Classical and Broadway

30 videos, mostly field recordings, giving insight into cultural traditions of music and dance throughout the world. Each video has accompanying text with detailed descriptions and essays on the social, cultural, and historical background of the music, dance, instruments, costumes and rituals. (Click on "See Full Details" to get to accompanying materials.

Part of the Academic Video Online database, the World Music Channel has over 1,000 videos of performances, documentaries, archival footage, interviews, and more.