If you ever found yourself bored or confused by Mongolian throat-singing or confused by Indian carnatic performances, you might think world music is not for you. Don't give up! Music is played, listened to, and understood in countless ways all around the world, and it can take us time to get used to making sense of what we're listening to, and finally hearing it as music. With time your ear will develop just the right sensitivity and your tastes and perspectives will expand, allowing you to discover, literally, a world of new music. Why not complement your required listening with these audio resources?
For more than 30 years, Putumayo Music has become known as the number one place to begin to explore the treasures of world music. You can listen to the fusion-style 'dance' or 'lounge' tracks or really get to hear authentic cultural treasures at any of the site's playlists
This unique website lets you tune in to thousands of live radio stations all around the world. Just rotate the world map and select the glowing green dot above any city or location and check out what the locals are listening to, thousands of miles away.
The Garland encyclopedia of world music by 
Music and globalization: critical encounters by 
Gamelan : the traditional sounds of Indonesia by 
Chinese opera : images and stories by 
Musicians from a different shore : Asians and Asian Americans in classical music by 
Kīkā kila: how the Hawaiian steel guitar changed the sound of modern music by 
Music of a thousand years: a new history of Persian musical traditions by 
The Latin beat : the rhythms and roots of Latin music from bossa nova to salsa and beyond by The following box contain several types of resources that can assist users to locate information about music across Asia
From Africa to India : Sidi music in the Indian Ocean diaspora by 
Music as a multicultural experience by 
Mythical tunes of Biwa Yoshiko Sakata by 
