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AFRICA

 

Selected Recordings for Music from Africa:

 

GHANA:

African Songs & Rhythms for Children. (1990).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/31sZrTy

Ewe Music of Ghana. (1969/2004).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/31rPZ2K

Folk Music of Ghana. (1964).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2Krilo8

Ghana Children at Play. (1976/2004).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2ZQpUtO

Music of the Ashanti of Ghana. (1979/2004).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2MhdRCT

 

 

KENYA:

Children’s Songs from Kenya. (1975).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2OPx0xM

Gospel Songs from Kenya. (1976).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2OKw2Tg

Music of the Waswahili of Lamu, Kenya (3 Volumes). (1985).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2MXk0TU

 

TANZANIA:

Sing to the Well: Wagogo People Tanzania. (2005).

Voices from the Nations.

Tanzania: Chants Wagogo. (2011).

Collection Ocora.

 

Selected Books / Articles for Music from Africa:

 

African Songs and Rhythms for Children.

By W. K. Omoaku. Schott Publications.

Kenya Sing and Dance.

By Tim Gregory. http://timgregory.org/about.html

Let Your Voice Be Heard. (1997).

By Abraham Adzeniyah, Dumisani Maraire, and Judith Cook Tucker.

Danbury, CT: World Music Press.

Music in West Africa: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. (2005).

By Ruth M. Stone. New York: Oxford Music Press.

Musical Labor Performed in Northwest Tanzania. (2015).

By Frank Gunderson. https://s.si.edu/2ORyJT2

Sowah Mensah. Materials available through www.sowahmensah.com

Adenkum. (2009). A group of songs and chants.

Welcome Song. (2009). A piece for gyil (Ghanaian xylophones).

Sii Sii Sii. (2010). Arrangement for singing and drums.

Sowah’s Drum Sequence. (2016). Learn the basic fundamentals of Ghanaian music.

Salabi Ye. (2017). Children’s song with accompanying DVD.

 

Selected Videos for Music from Africa:

                                        

iASO Records. (January 12, 2007).

Kora music from West African Griot lankandia cissoko.

[YouTube video]. https://bit.ly/2MfOX6k

Musical Labor Performed in Northwest Tanzania. (2015).

https://s.si.edu/2yNRrjR

Por Por Honk Horn Music of Ghana: The La Drivers Union Por Por Group. (2007).

https://s.si.edu/2ON8uxd

SublimeWorldProd. (August 28, 2014). Sounds from Ghana.

[YouTube video]. https://bit.ly/2yRyLzD

theghanaproject2013. (March 10, 2014). Sample video of Ghanaian traditional music.

[YouTube video]. https://bit.ly/2KB7w1O

This World Music. https://bit.ly/31pKqSg

 

 

 

OCEANIA

 

Selected Websites for Music from Oceania:

 

https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/

Introduction to traditional Aboriginal music.

https://www.heiva.org/en/home/

This is the website for Heiva, the Tahitian music festival.

 

Selected Recordings for Music from Oceania:

 

Australia: Aboriginal Music. (1977).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2Ks1ulg

Australian Ballads: The Early Years. (1981).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2TiQ9qi

Australia: Music from the New England Tablelands of New South Wales, 1850-1900. (1998).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2yNeV8A

Maori Songs of New Zealand. (1952).

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/2GWZW0o

Royal Tahitian Dance Company. (1974).

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/2YTCX0s

Songs of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Straits. (1964).

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2Mde4qj

 

Selected Books / Articles for Music from Oceania:

 

10 Classic New Zealand Children’s Books.

https://bit.ly/2YURqJk

100 Best Kiwi Children’s Books.

https://bit.ly/31FxTdO

Diversity in Australia’s Music: Themes Past, Present, and for the Future. (2018).

By Doryotta Fabian and John Napier (Eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Houkulele Tahitian & Polynesian Songbook.

https://bit.ly/2KxzooD

Maori Music. (1996). By Mervyn McLean. Auckland University Press.

 

Selected Videos for Music from Oceania:

 

AIG. (October 6, 2014). Haka-History

[YouTube Video]. https://bit.ly/2H7WnEN

Spirit Gallery. (September 28, 2013). Didgeridoo Meets Orchestra

[YouTube Video]. https://bit.ly/2TyR7im

Tahiti Nui Télévision. (July 20, 2018). Heiva i Tahiti 2018 – Soirée des laureates

[YouTube Video]. https://bit.ly/2MhGXBV

 

 

 

ASIA

 

Selected Recordings for Music from Asia:

 

MIDDLE EAST:

Melodies and Rhythms of Arabic Music. (1981).

Smithsonian Folkways. https://s.si.edu/303562f

Middle Eastern Songs and Dances for Children.

Available through www.hinesmusic.com

Piano Music of the Middle East. (1978).

By Amiram Rigai. https://s.si.edu/2KAhPUU

Travel with Me My Dove and Listen to Me! Songs from the Middle East. (1976.)

By Margalit Ankory. https://s.si.edu/2N4wedA

 

ISRAEL:

Yemen: Traditional Music of the North. (1978).

https://s.si.edu/31F4Erm

Yemenite and Other Israeli Folksongs. (1958).

By Geula Gill. https://s.si.edu/2N5Iiev

 

LEBANON:

Lebanon: The Baalbek Folk Festival. (1994).

By Fairuz. Smithsonian Folkways. https://s.si.edu/2z0LrEe

 

CHINA:

China: A Musical Anthology of the Orient. (1985).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/33z7Uq3

China: Chuida Wind and Percussive Instrumental Ensembles. (1992).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2yWozps

Music of China from Smithsonian Folkways (A Playlist). (2014).

https://s.si.edu/2yVcEbA

 

JAPAN:

Japan: Semiclassical and Folk Music. (1974).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2H935tU

Traditional Folk Dances of Japan. (1959).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2Z6cyIK

Traditional Folk Songs of Japan. (1961).

Smithsonian Folkways. https://s.si.edu/2H3LN1d

 

INDONESIA:

Music of Indonesia (20 volume collection). (1995).

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/2MiU7hU


Selected Books for Music from Asia:

 

20 Children’s Books set in the Middle East and Northern Africa.

https://bit.ly/303t2mj

Gending Raré: Children’s Songs and Games from Bali. (2017).

By Brent Talbot. GIA Publications, Inc.

Read Globally: 9 Folktales, Fables, and Stories That Introduce

Chinese Culture and History to Kids. https://bit.ly/2H93v3z

 

Selected Videos for Music from Asia:

 

“Rast” by Rahim Alhaj and Souhail Kaspar. (2005).

https://s.si.edu/2Z8rWrW

Sumunar Minnesota.

[YouTube Channel]. Features Javanese music and dance.

 

 

 

NORTH AMERICA

 

Selected Recordings for Music from North America:

 

CANADA:

Canada: Inuit Games and Songs. (1976).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2Z4k2Qz

Folk Songs of France and French Canada. (1957).

By Jacques Labrecque. Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/33DCXBl

Game Songs of French Canada. (1956).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2H4Yt8a

Songs of French Canada. (1955). By Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills.

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/301hhgd

 

CENTRAL AMERICA

 

GUATEMALA:

Guatemala: Chapinlandia – Marimba Music of Guatemala. (2007).

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/33zv6Vm

Music of Guatemala (Volumes 1 & 2). (1969).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2TvobaY

 

MEXICO:

Mariachi Music of Mexico. (1954).

Cook Records. https://s.si.edu/2TvQBl4

 

CARIBBEAN

 

PUERTO RICO:

Para Todos Ustedes. (2005).

By Los Pleneros de la 21. Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2KyQt1h

Puerto Rico in Washington. (1996).

By Marcial Reues y sus Pleneros and Cuerdas De Borinquen.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/2KARpSZ

 

CUBA:

Café Cubano. (2008).

Putumayo Records.

Folk Music of Cuba. (1995).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2yX9Eve

Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santería. (1995).

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. https://s.si.edu/2OV9dfO

 

 

HAITI:

Music of Haiti: Vol. 1, Folk Music of Haiti. (1951).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2yYaDeu

 

Selected Books / Articles for Music from North America:

 

Tito Matos: Puerto Rican plena drummer.

https://s.si.edu/2KzgIox

Los Pleneros de la 21: Afro-Puerto Rican traditions.

https://s.si.edu/2yYaBmS

 

Selected Videos for Music from North America:

 

Carlos Mejía Discusses Marimba Traditions. (2006).

https://s.si.edu/2TvQBl4

Fandango-Bombazo (Puerto Rican Jam Session) at 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. (2006).

https://s.si.edu/2TyL79k

“La Bamba” by José Gutiérrez and Los Hermanos Ochoa from

La Bamba: Sones Jarochos from Veracruz. (2005).

https://s.si.edu/2YVpS7L

“Mexico Lindo” by Natividad “Nati” Cano from Llegaron Los Camperos!:

Nati Cano’s Mariachi. (2005).

https://s.si.edu/301g8oI

 

 

 

SOUTH AMERICA

 

Selected Recordings for Music from South America:

 

BRAZIL:

Brazil: Songs of Protest.

Monitor Records. https://s.si.edu/2Z8xKhr

Music of Brazil from Smithsonian Folkways Playlist. (2014).

https://s.si.edu/2Z0JOoN

Songs & Dances of Brazil. (1956).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2ORZU02

 

PERU:

Music of Peru from Smithsonian Folkways Playlist. (2015).

https://s.si.edu/2sQLvUt

Traditional Music of Peru Series (8 Volumes). (2002).

Smithsonian Folkways. https://s.si.edu/2TvWVsZ

 

CHILE:

Chile: Hispano-Chilean Metisse Traditional Music. (1988).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2TyjgWY

Que Viva el Canto! Songs of Chile. (2008). By Rafael Manríquez.

Smithsonian Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2N4nHHA

 

Selected Books / Articles for Music from South America:

 

Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific. (2006).

By Heidi Carolyn Feldman. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.

Culture and Customs of Chile. (2000).

By Guillermo Castillo-Feliú. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Luiz Bonfá: Brazilian Bossa Nova Guitarist.

https://s.si.edu/2OYugy2

Music in Brazil: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. (2006).

By John Patrick Murphy. New York: Oxford Music Press.

The Music of Brazil. (1989). By David Appleby. University of Texas Press.

 

Selected Videos for Music from South America:

 

A Taste of Afro-Peruvian Music. (Dec. 22, 2016).

By Tony Succar. https://youtu.be/keboPv6ZAvE

Chilean traditional folk dance: Huasos. (Jul 14 2011).

https://youtu.be/AjJu9Q4yVJ8

“The Great Inka Road” Family Day 6 – Peruvian Music & Dance. (Sept 17, 2015).

https://youtu.be/l3uGyJ3JHn0

 

 

 

EUROPE

 

Selected Recordings for Music from Europe:

 

LITHUANIA / BALTICS:

Lithuanian Folk Songs in the United States. (1955).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2KJ90a8

Lithuanian Songs and Dances.

Monitor Records. https://s.si.edu/303R54j

Songs of Amber. (1990). By Amber.

Mickey Hart Collection. https://s.si.edu/33xU0Vd

 

BULGARIA:

Bulgaria: Musics and Musicians of the World. (1983).

UNESCO. https://s.si.edu/2YPdohJ

Koutev Bulgarian National Ensemble.

Monitor Records. https://s.si.edu/2KAHvAU

 

POLAND:

Memories of Poland. By Bolek Zawadski.

Monitor Records. https://s.si.edu/2yXTPo3

Polish Folk Songs and Dances. (1954).

Folkways Records. https://s.si.edu/2MjSiRO

The Polish State Folk Ballet “Slask”: The Silesian Song and Dance Ensemble. (1996).

Monitor Records. https://s.si.edu/31AnL5O

 

Selected Books / Articles for Music from Europe:

 

Georgian polyphonic singing.

https://bit.ly/2sAWiS1

Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs.

https://bit.ly/2AuCsPn

 

Selected Videos for Music from Europe:

 

47 International Festival of Highland Folklore in Zakopane 2015. (Aug 28, 2015).

https://bit.ly/33xYMlE

Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares – Full Performance (Live on KEXP). (Jun 27, 2017).

https://bit.ly/2Mhzpz5

Rustavi Choir (Georgian Polyphony) Channel.

https://bit.ly/2OWkoFa

Zedashe (Georgian Folk Group). YouTube Channel.

https://bit.ly/2Z6rTZU