Music Directory: Regional and Ethnic

About.com: World Music - Music reviews, interviews with bands and artists, profiles of music companies and links.

AfroJazz - Promoting talent and originality in music from around the world, including jazz, world, AfroCuban, percussion, alternative, contemporary classical, latin rap, and funk. With artist pages and RealAudio song clips.

Beyond the World Music Label - Article by scholar Jocelyne Guilbault (UC Berkeley) looking at current issues and problems with the music industry label "world music." Includes extensive bibliography of ethnomusicology articles on the subject.

Calabash Music - Online education center featuring music instruction, musical instruments and music reviews and recordings from Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Chanter - French Music Online - A collection of links, offered in both English and French, regarding French-language music.

Charlie Gillett - The Sound of the World - World music DJ, currently on the BBC World Service; includes a biography, playlists, a forum, and links to his programme archives.

Ethnobeat - A free and public discussion list about world music and ethnic rhythms.

Rhythms of the Globe: Global Rhythms - Music from around the world that transcends cultures and geography.

Rhythmweb - Information and links about percussion and music around the world, browsable by cultures and instruments.

Salute To Vienna - Presents a New Year's Day concert series in major Canadian and the United States cities, featuring the music of Viennese waltzes and operettas.

Tenores de Bitti Mialinu Pira - Sardinian group of Canto a Tenore. Presents historical information and description of the songs, examples audio, the village of Bitti, history, culture, nature and ancient traditions.

World Music Central - Provides news content about world music, festivals, artist biographies, music books and international arts and crafts.

WorldMusic.de - Online resources for folk and world music in Europe.

Reference & Research Book News - Ethnic and border music; a regional exploration

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

February 1, 2008 -- Ethnic and border music; a regional exploration. Ed. by Norm Cohen. Greenwood Press 2007 187 pages $75.00 Hardcover Greenwood guides to...

New York Times Upfront - Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan?

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

April 14, 2008 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SINCE THE HORRORS BEGAN IN 2003, at least 200,000 civilians have been killed in Darfur--a vast, arid region of western Sudan...

AFP - Ethnic-background French flock to foreigner-friendly London

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

February 6, 2008 -- LONDON (AFP) — Hamid Senni says he could not find work in France despite being French and growing up there, because his north African roots met...

Reference & Research Book News - The business of politics and ethnicity; a history of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT

February 1, 2008 -- The business of politics and ethnicity; a history of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Visscher, Sikko. NUS Press...

Asian Political News - Nepali ethnic leaders warn of civil war over key election

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

January 28, 2008 -- KATHMANDU, Jan. 21 Kyodo Leaders representing an ethnic group in a southern Nepalese region known as Madhes or the Terai have warned that civil...