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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Top world music albums
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Rastrexos Project
Çalışgan & Heuser
Orientexpressen
Flava
Ayarkhaan
Ravi Prasad
Badi Lalla
Hakim Hamadouche
サヨコオトナラ
Les Musiciens du Nil
Leo Sevets
Karelian folk music, folk music
BraAgas
medieval music
Syvash Station
traditional folk music
Yar
Habrera Hativit
Michael England
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.