world music
umbrella term for traditional, indigenous, popular or art music, not following North American or British popular and folk traditions
782 artists in the catalog.
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Clotilde Rullaud
Latin jazz, chanson
Chairman George
folk music
Humanfolk
Super Diamono
blues, mbalax
Al Perkins
traditional folk music
Ralph Irizarry
Latin jazz
Pharaoh's Daughter
Ara Dinkjian
traditional folk music
Djamel Laroussi
Sagapool
Nabil Salameh
Troitsa
folk rock, new age music
Angel Tears
Aradhna
Dromedary
Ferenc Nemeth
jazz
About world music
What is world music?
umbrella term for traditional, indigenous, popular or art music, not following North American or British popular and folk traditions
Where should I start with world music?
Start with "Light of the Stable" by Emmylou Harris. It captures what makes world music worth exploring.
What are the best world music albums?
The world music albums worth hearing first: "Light of the Stable" by Emmylou Harris, "Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert" by Emmylou Harris, "At the Ryman" by Emmylou Harris, "Black Sands" by Bonobo and "The North Borders" by Bonobo.
How many world music artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 782 world music artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.