Alan Lomax Database
A free multimedia archive of documentation and scientific research by folklorist and musical anthropologist, Alan Lomax.
Archives of African American Music Center (AAAMC)
Archives in Bloomington, Indiana at Indiana University
Links to sites about: jazz, gospel, classical, blues, pop, music education, black culture
Beat of India
Provides sound and video recordings, photographs, and reviews of folk music from India
Music and dance groups from rural villages using rare folk instruments are featured
Folk Alliance
North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance homepage
Comprehensive lists of links
Folk Music Tradition
From Woody Guthrie to John Gorka a ranking of 111 folk musicians who have contributed to the American tradition. Links to musician's webpages and youtube.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
A cultural, well researched history with educational resources presenting this important American song and its role in the Civil Rights and folk revival movements of the 1950s and 1960s
Global Music Archive
From Vanderbilt University the Global Music Archive is a multi-media reference archive and resource center for traditional and popular song, music, and dance of Africa and the Americans.
Latin American Music Center
LAMC is maintained by the School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Musical Traditions
Collection of articles about world music
Smithsonian Center for Folklife
Center for Folkways Recordings
Archives and resources has extensive links to:
other archives
organizations
educational resources
music and musicians
Society for Ethnomusicology
Promotes research, study, and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts
Traditional Music Library
Rich collection of traditional and folk music songbooks, sheet-music, lyrics, midis, and tablature, plus chord diagrams, and music education materials
World Folk Music Association
Links to events, performers' homepages, commercial sites, radio stations, etc.
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