Traditional music flows from every corner of the globe. The explorers among you will find an alphabetical directory to help you find musicians from many countries and cultures, all lumped together in a big, happy melting pot. Those with specific destinations in mind will find subsections below to help narrow the focus to specific geographies and styles. (Everything listed in the subsections is also found in the alphabetical directory.) So, where will you go today? Latvia? India? Hawaii? Algeria? Brazil? There are plenty of options to choose from!

Click on a letter below to find the band or musician you're looking for...

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...or select one of the options below to explore a specific branch of world music.

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& British
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Russian (klezmer)
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& the Orient
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& Caribbean
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(north & south)
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Islands
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Northern European
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Western European
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