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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Light of the Stable
Emmylou Harris · 1979
Top world music albums
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Dhafer Youssef
Arabic jazz, ethno jazz
Tautumeitas
folk music, polyphony
Evangelia
pop music
Neta Elkayam
Omar Akram
jazz, new age music
UpsideDown
hip-hop, pop music
Teresa Salgueiro
Shkodra Elektronike
electropop, music of Albania
Piers Faccini
folk music
K’naan Warsame
alternative hip-hop, reggae fusion
Markus Stockhausen
20th-century classical music, jazz
Jadranka Stojaković
Nicolette
acid jazz, electronic dance music
Juluka
Anna Pletnyova
Europop, contemporary R&B
Alex Acuña
folk music, 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.
