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Streaming Music with Contemporary World Music

Contemporary World Music by Alexander Street Press
Call Number: Online

The WSU Libraries have a subscription to Contemporary World Music from Alexander Street Press. This is a fantastic resource offering a variety of selections from around the world.

In the advanced search feature, you can find music according to cultural group.

Reference Works for Cultural Studies

Reference books are excellent resources for investigating a potential topic and finding inspiration for your research. The following sources may help you to conduct some preliminary research while focussing your topic:

Musical Cultures

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: Terrell Library Reference ML100 .G16 1998
ISBN: 0824060350
Publication Date: 1997-08-01
A ten-volume work, located in the reference area of Terrell Library. Accompanying CDs are available from Media Materials and Reserves, on the ground floor of Terrell. Call number

Streaming Music Collections

American Song
A database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. It has songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more.
Contemporary World Music
This resource contains important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more
Internet Radio from Around the World

Libraries

Honors 380 - Writing Your Heritage: Researching Cultures

Streaming Music with Contemporary World Music

Reference Works for Cultural Studies

Musical Cultures

Streaming Music Collections