Regional and Ethnic

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

MP3s of historical recordings fusing traditional and pop and jazz influences.

World Music Central - article describing the characteristics of Fado.

An introduction to the gamelan of Java and Bali with audio samples and photographs, origins and spread to other areas, comparisons with other music, instruments and ensembles, dictionary, and lists of gamelan CDs, books, and links. In French and English.

A brief introduction to the music, with streaming audio.

Includes an interview with Evie Mark, suggested CDs, and references.

A directory of Jewish music on the Internet, by a librarian of Brandeis University.

Extensive information about the culture of Lebanon and the Middle East, including a section on Arabic music.

Includes information, notation, and RealAudio samples of a couple dozen Arabic musical modes.

Polish style dance calendar, listing events near Detroit, MI., USA, and Florida.

Official website. Includes newsletters, history, and upcoming events.

Dedicated to the California polka scene. Includes news, links to radio shows, bands, clubs, and dances.

Provides contact information, event calendar, membership, and history.

A brief history and introduction to Rai music.

Widely travelled composer, arranger and steel drum performer from Trinidad; includes biography, discography, news, events listing, reviews, and a history of steel pan.

California based band playing Soca, Reggae, Ska, and Junkaroo. Includes audio samples, CD ordering, performance listing, and mailing list.

London-Irish Celtic punk band; includes profile, discography, gig-guide, reviews, audio samples, booking information

Profile of Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai, the "King of the Steel Guitar" (1902-1953). Includes lists of available books and recordings.

Northern California-based contemporary Hawaiian band. Photographs, show dates, mailing list, sound clips, and CD ordering.

Singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and slack key guitarist. Biography, recordings, audio samples, videos, and guitar information.

Information about learning Hawaiian slack key guitar, links to other slack key resources and a message board for announcements and discussions about slack key.

Paul de Bruijn's review of the CD.

International Anglo-Yiddish newsletter with international calendar of events, news of klezmer bands, Yiddish teachers, and Yiddish clubs and translators

Webring for sites about klezmer and klezmer bands.

Spotlights music from the Andean countries, includes descriptive notes about their music.

A pair of Latin guitarists creating a blend of music. With background, release information, MP3s, reviews, and pictures.

The associative batucada (Brasilian percussion school) takes part in carnivals, festivals in the heat of the samba.

History of the style of music.

Promotes musical recordings and personal appearances by the California-based band that specializes in traditional Middle Eastern music.

Email forum for the exchange of information, ideas, and research on and about Oriental musical cultures, especially the music of Iran.

24/7 Persian Music, live radio, Music of today and yesterday from outside and inside of Iran.

Information about masters, techniques, sound samples, history of setar and related instruments.

A Christian band led by Jonathan Maracle, a Mohawk from Tyendinaga Territory, Ontario. Performing a fusion of aboriginal and contemporary rock styles of music.

Describes her storytelling and music. Includes biography, links, and calendar of her performances.

Texas band plays Czech and German waltzes and polkas. Includes discography, music for sale, schedule, and audio samples.

Includes schedule, recordings, band information, and contacts.

Cashton, Wisconsin. Includes band information, contacts, calendar, news, videos, and music store.

Chicago area band. Provides booking information, photographs, schedule, videos, and merchandise.

Central Texas band presents history, music samples, shedule, and merchandise.

A reggae band from Germany. With band story, music and release information, song samples, pictures, show dates, and merchandise.

A German-born reggae artist and producer who has been involved with many reggae bands from across the world. With audio clips, background, pictures, and links.

Berlin-based recording artist and producer originally from Dominica. Articles about reggae in Germany.

A world roots reggae band in Germany. With artist information, reviews, show dates, and release details.

Reggae band that uses counterbass, one-drop beat, half-acoustic guitar and Hammond organ. This is official profile with latest music, albums, songs, videos and news.

A Swedish reggae band. Featuring pictures, MP3s, and Bob Marley MIDIs.

One of the biggest forums on the dancehall

Official site for the reggae festival.

With extensive listings of reggae festivals, concerts and tours, organized by date or group. Also with magazine, recipe, reggae-related radio, web and TV information.

Information on reggae, soca, west-Indian and other Caribbean music and events. With calendar and brief performance reviews.

An online, grassroots publication covering Caribbean and African-based music and culture that includes event listings, music reviews and informative, heartfelt articles.