Sources for Ethnomusicology

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Reference works for EM and WM

The Garland Online Encyclopedia for World Music (http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/) This ten-volume reference work, available on line through the U of A database listing, gives an overview of not only music, but music in the context of culture for every corner of the earth. A comprehensive reference work. - Sten
This website is also very useful in that it does not concentrate on one area of music, but touches on a variety of genres, including: folk, jazz, rock, blues, sacred, and classical. - Meghan
We also have physical copies of all ten volumes in the reference section of the music library. Look for call number ML 100 G16 1998.--Cari 16:13, 18 September 2008 (MDT)

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada This source is available online through the library's webpage. It contains valuable information on current and past music in Canada. It is quite easy to use as it has a large variety of subject headings available for use in searching for information. - Meghan

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of The World This Encyclopedia is a seven-volume work compiled by the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). Its volumes deal with the popular music of various regions, such as the “Caribbean and Latin America”, “North America”, “Asia and Oceana”, “Africa and the Middle East” and “Europe”, but also with more general topics in popular music studies, such as “Media, industry, and society” and “Performance and Production”. Unfortunately, the Rutherford Library does not have the region-specific volumes of this encyclopedia but they do have the two general volumes aforementioned. - Jacques

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music This Encyclopedia is a ten-volume work edited by Colin Larkin. Its first eight volumes are a series of alphabetically arranged entries on artists, bands, record labels, etc. The ninth volume contains a list of selected albums and bibliographies by artist and subject, the tenth volume contains the encyclopedia’s indexes. The entire encyclopedia, in its fourth edition, published in 2006, is available in the reference section of the Rutherford Library. -- Jacques

World music : the rough guide Edited by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham and Richard Trillo, with Orla Duane and Vanessa Dowell. The cover claims this reference book to be a “complete handbook” to world music despite the series' "rough guide" concept. (ML 100 W67 1999 vol. 1 and vol. 2). - Laryssa

The Harvard Dictionary of Music Edited by Don Michael Randel. A general musical reference guide, it’s an online database available through our library. Includes entries on ethnomusicology as a discipline but also many on music of a variety of nations, ethnic groups and genres. - Laryssa

The Study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-nine Issues and Concepts Bruno Nettl raises challenges in the study of Ethnomusicology using his field work experiences. He raises problems in theory and procedure. Tendai African Rhythm and African Sensibility This is a study of three drumming styles of the Dagomba, Ewe and Agbeka ethnic groups of Ghana. Chernoff gives his research experiences living and learning from different master drums. He gives the social function, political and spiritual functions of the various styles that he came into contact with. He also discuses his personal accounts on how he learnt the various rhythms and the rituals that he had to undergo in order to improve his own drumming skills. Tendai

The Soul of Mbira One of the landmark books on one particular style of the several Zimbabwean music styles. Based on the field work Paul Berliner did in the 1970s, he discusses mbira the instrument, functions of the music, spirituality and ensemble performances. He gives examples of areas where the type of mbira he wrote on is found. He gives discusses of some of the "masters" of mbira of those he saw. Tendai--Muparuts 12:28, 19 September 2008 (MDT)--Muparuts 12:28, 19 September 2008 (MDT)

The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments This book comes from a book series published by Oxford University Press. The book examines the variety of acoustic instruments throughout the ages. Musical instruments, from the simplest to those at the highest level of complexity, are essential parts of music culture of different regions of the world and illustrate social and cultural diversity of these regions. Each entry provides a concise description of the instrument itself, its construction, development, and playing techniques, together with details of its sound and use within the orchestra or, for ethnomusicological instruments, within rites of passage. –Hamidreza

Encyclopedia of African American Music is a comprehensive reference source which covers a wide range of topics such as genres, styles, individuals, groups, important moments, and regional trends of African American Music. This Encyclopedia is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

Professional societies for EM

The Society for Ethnomusicology
This can be found at ethnomusicology.org. The purpose of the society is to support the study of music throughout history and in all cultures. On this website there is information about conferences, publications, prizes, groups to join, and resources for ethnomusicologists. - Meghan

The Society for American Music
This society can be found at http://american-music.org The purpose of this society is to encourage the growth of American music. There are various awards, conferences, student forums, and committees available to apply for and join through the society. The society also publishes a journal called, Journal of the Society for American Music. This society focuses on African American, Native American, jazz, popular, and experimental music. - Meghan

The Canadian Society for Traditional Music (http://www.yorku.ca/cstm/index.htm)
This society is dedicated to the study of music of all cultures and traditions. The website contains information about memberships, information about the two publications of this society (Canadian Folk Music and Canadian Journal for Traditional Music), bibliography, a list of ethnomusicology resources as well as course syllabi from ethnomusicology courses taught at various academic institutions. - Sten

International Council for the Study of Traditional Music http://www.ictmusic.org/ICTM/
This society intends to encourage the practice, dissemination and study of all forms of traditional music, including popular, classical, folk music and dance. There is much information about international conferences, protocols and information about the yearbook that is published by this society and access to a directory for members of this organization. - Sten

International Council of Ethnodoxologists
This is a slightly different society of ethnomusicologist, with a particular focus, namely the use of culturally appropriate Christian worship. According to the website, "the ICE network ...facilitate[s] online networking and provide resources for the development of culturally appropriate Christian worship, utilizing insights from ethnomusicology, missiology, worship studies and the arts." Thus the most of the resources available through this organization relate to the use of music in a Christian context, however they may also be of interest due to the recognition of a changing shift in how churches have understood 'traditional' and culturally specific musical styles and genres.--Cari 16:09, 18 September 2008 (MDT)

International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) (http://www.iaspm.net/) According to the association’s website, the IASPM “is an international organization established to promote inquiry, scholarship and analysis in the area of popular music.” This association organizes conferences, publications, and research projects on national and international levels. Furthermore, its membership is interprofessional and interdisciplinary. Information regarding the Canadian branch of the IASPM can be found at the following website: http://www.iaspm.ca/. - Jacques

The Popular Music Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology (PMSSEM) (http://orpheus.tamu.edu/pmssem/pmssem.html) The PMSSEM was formed in 1996 to encourage the study of popular music within the activities of the Society for Ethnomusicology. According to their website, the PMSSEM “has an interdisciplinary mission in research, education, and institutional infrastructure. - Jacques

Chinese Music Society of North America Their website states that they were organized in 1969, and focus today on being a forum for Chinese musicians and academics and focusing on research and educational material on Chinese (and non-Western) music, instruments , theatre, dance. They promote their journal as “the most prestigious authority in sources of Chinese music research,” but it’s not one of the holdings at our library. - Laryssa

The College Music Society They nabbed the coveted www.music.org URL! A society for all musical disciplines, they have an Ethnomusicology Committee, with a number of related resources available should one choose to become a member. - Laryssa

Journals focussed on EM and WM

Ethnomusicology OnLine
Through the link hereyou can check out this peer-review multi-media ejournal. It ran from 1995 to 2005, and from the website you can access each of the annual journals as well as links to other ethnomusioclogy websites from institutions, publications and others. --Cari 18:27, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Current Musicology This journal is published by the Columbia University Department of Music. It contains reviewed articles on all forms of musicology and also contains articles that focus on interdisciplinary studies. - Meghan

The Journal of Musicological Research This journal contains articles on various areas of musicology and can be accessed through IIMP. It does not seem to have quite as many articles on ethnomusicology as Current Musicology - Meghan

Ethnomusicology
This journal can be accessed through JSTOR at the university library website. It is the main peer reviewed journal for ethnomusicology, and contains articles on almost any subject relating to ethnomusicology. The most recent journals are available on the shelf in the music library.
--Cari 19:53, 16 September 2008 (MDT)

British Journal of Ethnomusicology This journal can be found through JSTOR at the university library website. Its subject is ethnomusicology, defined as "people making music". The scope of the journal includes all different kinds of music, including classical music. The University of Alberta's access to this journal covers issues from 1992 to 2002. - Sten

Popular Music and Society This journal can be found through the U of A Libraries website via IIMP [1] The journal is a peer-reviewed publication that publishes articles and reviews on popular music of any genre, time, and place. This link provides access to full-text issues from 1996. - Sten

The Journal of Popular Music Studies (https://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1524-2226&site=1) This peer-reviewed journal is published four times a year by the American branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. Abstracts and full-text PDF versions of every article published since 1988 is available online through Blackwell Publishing. - Jacques

Popular Music and Society This peer-reviewed journal is published five times a year. It contains articles as well as book and audio reviews on popular music “of any genre, time period, or geographic location.” [2] This journal is available electronically through the University of Alberta’s library. - Jacques

Journal of the Society of Asian Music Publishing since 1969, issues of this journal published prior to 2004 are available online through JSTOR, with more recent issues in hard copy on the periodical shelf. It’s a an academic journal focused on Asian music in the broadest sense of the term - the table of contents on the most recent issue, listed on the Society’s website covers music from Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, South India, Japan, Iraq, the US, and Egypt (that’s Michael’s). - Laryssa

Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology This is a peer-reviewed journal edited by graduate students at UCLA. The current issue is available online, and past issues downloadable from archives. It’s been around intermittently since 1984, and it’s interesting to see what graduate students have been working on for the last nearly 25 years. - Laryssa

'Journal of Musical Arts in Africa THis is a new journal which is combining musical arts through ethnomusicology, musicology, multicultural music education and performance in Africa. For more information follow this link. (http://www.nisc.co.ca/journals?id=12) Tendai

Society for Ethnomusicology--Muparuts 10:19, 22 September 2008 (MDT) SEM journal is a scholarly journal featuring articles on a variety of topics covering the whole world. Part of its major thrust is theory and filled work. There are regular book, record and article reviews. While the SEM journal is covering world musics, the Journal of Musical Arts in Africa deals with mostly the African continent. Tendai

Yearbook for Traditional Music Is published once a year by The International Council for Traditional Music, and its back-issues from its first publication in 1949 can be found on JStor. It is a scholarly journal in traditional music and dance research from around the world. - Etelka

Folk Music Journal is the current publication of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and focuses on the instrumental music, vocal music and dance traditions of the British Isles and the English-speaking world. All of their publications from 1899, (from before its merger with the English Folk Dance Society in 1931) can be found on JStor. - Etelka

Ethnomusicology Review(ER) is the graduate student publication of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology. It is edited by graduate students and refereed by a faculty advisory board. The primary feature of the Ethnomusicology Review, Current Issue articles are well-developed essays on topics related to musical practice. Articles are written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including ethnomusicology, musicology, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, can be founded through NEOS. Kanykei

The New research of Tuva is electronic magazine, presents the current state of Tuvan studies — a branch of the humanities that investigates the history and culture of the Republic of Tuva (Russia).There are articles and special issues, related to ethnomusicology about Tuvan music and music of nomadic people, available in Russian and English, http://www.tuva.asia/. Kanykei

Scholarly monograph series in EM

Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology This series of books is published by the University of Chicago Press and can be found through the U of A library website. The series contains several book, each concentrating on a different nation's music. - Meghan

Current Studies in Ethnomusicology This series can easily be found through the NEOS library website and is published by Routledge. Within the series there are books written each on a different culture's music and how they deal with change within their society as well as on a global basis. - Meghan

Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology This series can be found through the NEOS library website. Publications in this series include books on Javanase, Persian, and Polish music and can either be devoted to specific issues of the music of a particular culture or a more general overview - Sten

Special Series (Society for Ethnomusicology) This series includes six titles and features collections of essays on specific topics in ethnomusicology. The most recent one in the catalogue appears to come from the 1980's. The series can be found through a search in the NEOS catalogue. - Sten

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series Edited by Derek Scott, the Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series is “designed to embrace the world’s popular musics from Acid Jazz to Zydeco, whether high tech or low tech, commercial or non-commercial, contemporary or traditional.” [3] Titles from this series found at the Rutherford Library include “The defence of tradition in Brazilian popular music : politics, culture and the creation of música popular brasileira” by Sean Stroud, “Music, informal learning and the school : a new classroom pedagogy” by Lucy Green, and “Blackface minstrelsy in Britain” by Michael Pickering, among thirty-six others. - Jacques

SOAS Musicology Series Edited by Dr. Owen Wright, the SOAS Musicology Series is published by the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. According to the SOAS’ website, their musicological series “comprises studies of different musics, analyzed in the contexts of the societies of which they are part, and exploring repertories, performance practice, musical instruments, and the roles and impacts of individual composers and performers. Studies which integrate music with dance, theatre or the visual arts are encouraged, and contextualized studies of music within the Western art canon are not excluded.” [4] Titles from this series found in the Rutherford Library include “Korean kayag*um sanjo : a traditional instrumental genre” by Keith Howard, “The gei of geisha : music, identity and meaning” by Kelly M. Foreman, and “Zimbabwean mbira music on an international stage : Chartwell Dutiro's life in music” edited by Chartwell Dutiro and Howard Keith, among seventeen others. - Jacques

Ethnomusicology & World Music: Global Music Series Published by Oxford University Press, this is a very recent series (2003 and newer), and includes a number of works focusing on particular musical traditions as case studies, written by ethnomusicologists specializing on each. The series includes Thinking Musically by Bonnie C. Wade and Teaching Music Globally by Patricia Shehan Campbell, intended to frame the case studies within the discipline of ethnomusicology, as well providing a basis for a more global approach to music studies generally. Our library has holdings of 17 titles at various call numbers, which you’ll find by searching “Global Music Series.” - Laryssa

Focus on World Music Series This series is published by Taylor & Francis Group, and is brand new, including only two titles so far, both with 2008 publication dates. Our library has Focus on Music of South Africa, by Carol Muller, in its holdings (ML 3760 M85 2008), but it appears that Focus on Gamelan Music of Indonesia has also recently been published. It might be interesting to see what additional titles are forthcoming, but no information on that is readily accessible at Taylor & Francis’ website so far. - Laryssa

African American Music in Global Perspective (University of Illinois Press) Edited by Laurie Matheson, Portia K. Maultsby, and Mellonee V. Burnim, this new monograph series (2007-2011) focuses on underrepresented topics and issues in black music studies. Interestingly, according to the website, the series addresses research areas that are "characterized primarily by description rather than deep cultural analysis" [5]. Titles such as "Follow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues" (Joe Evans, 2008), "From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity" (Miles White, 2011), "Songs in Black and Lavender: Race, Sexual Politics, and Women's Music" (Eileen M. Hayes, 2010) are all available at U of A library holdings. - Stadnicki

Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology (UCLA) Since 1966, the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology has been publishing these volumes that have each focused on central themes, methods, forms of comparative analysis, and particular world music areas. In many cases, these articles are from ethnomusicological conferences that occurred during the year of their publication. Currently, U of A holdings only carries "VOL XI: Musical Cultures of Latin America" (Steven Loza, ed.), and two untitled 1966 and 1974 issues (via Internet Access). - Stadnicki

Regional overviews for WM

Focus: Music of South Africa This source is found in the Focus on World Music series and is available through the NEOS catalogue. This book looks at the region of South Africa through case studies, focusing on the music of certain areas of South Africa, and a general survey of music in South Africa. ML 3760 M85 2008 - Meghan

Culture and Customs of Jordan This book comes from the series, Culture and Customs of the Middle East. This series does not just focus on the music and dance of different areas of the Middle East, but instead provides an overview of life within a certain culture, including things such as: religion, politics, and literature. This general overview tends to give a better understanding of the music because you have a general understanding of the culture of people in a certain area, rather than isolating research only to music. - Meghan

Carriacou string band serenade : performing identity in the Eastern Caribbean / Rebecca S. Miller. ML 3917 G8 M55 2007 This book comes from the Music & Culture series and can be found through the NEOS catalogue. The cultural importance of the Carriacou string band on the island of Grenada, its context with in the social and political history of Grenada are discussed. This gives the reader a better idea of the cultural significance of this music on Grenada. - Sten

Brazilian music : northeastern traditions and the heartbeat of a modern nation / Larry Crook. ML 3487 B7 C76 2005 This book is part of the ABC-CLIO world music series, which often looks at the historical and political context of music of a particular culture. This books looks at the many traditions and divisions of Brazil and how these factors shaped the different kinds of music. - Sten

Perspectives on Korean Music This work by Keith Howard is published in two volumes. The first of these deals with “Preserving Korean Music”, the second with “Creating Korean Music”. This publication covers Korean music from its preservation system to its contemporary manifestations. These books are supplemented by two CDs. This work is part of the SOAS Musicology Series and is available at the Rutherford Library. - Jacques

Music and the Poetics of Production in the Bolivian Andes This work was written by Henry Stobart. The work starts by contextualizing the musical traditions of the Bolivian Andes and follows with descriptions of this music and its instruments. The book is supplemented by a CD. It is part of the SOAS Musicology Series and is available at the Rutherford Library. - Jacques

Folk Music, Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology: Canadian Perspectives, Past and Present ML 3563.1 F65 2007 This is a book of fascinating articles by Canadian researchers, spanning traditional music from all over Canada and beyond. It spans issues from regional traditions, the representation of Canadian folk music in American music education, traditional and non-traditional performers, Mennonite music in Mexico to the music of First Nations Peoples. - Etelka

Music in Egypt: Expressing Music, Expressing Culture by Scott Marcus. Oxford University Press 2007. It is part of the Global Music Series, so is written a bit like a textbook, and comes with a CD. An excellent and thorough overview of not only the music and its theoretical side, it also explores the rich culture behind it. Topics covered are qur'anic chanting, sufi music, folk and wedding music, early to late art music to present-day pop music. It also provides samples of solo instruments playing in order to hear their characteristics. - Etelka

Folk-Songs of Old Quebec is written by the influential ethnomusicologist and field researcher, Marius Barbeau. The book includes fifteen old French-Canadian songs of the voyageurs and habitants dating between 1883-1969. Marius Barbeau opens with a discussion of the possible origins of the songs, often traced back to France. The book itself can be found through NEOS with this call number: M 1678 B23 1962. There are also reviews of this publication in Jstor. - Daniel

Drops of Brandy-An Anthology of Métis Music is a collection of Métis fiddle tunes published by the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI). This book with accompanying CDs includes different versions of old Métis fiddle tunes as played by the Métis fiddlers themselves. Some of the fiddlers include John Arcand, Mel Bedard, Richard Calihoo, Homer Poitras and Gilbert Anderson. Anyone interested in Métis fiddling should own this collection. You can buy it directly from GDI or there is a copy available at the U of A library: M 1678 D82 2002. - Daniel

Encyclopædia Iranica is dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. This academic reference work covers all aspects of Iranian history, culture, languages, literatures and Arts. The Encyclopedia also includes many articles about Iranian Music (Persian Music) and covers a wide range of topics such as history, famous musicians, important events, musical terms and musical instruments of Iranian Music. The Encyclopedia is available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/. –Hamidreza

The dastgah concept in Persian music The book gives a complete presentation of Radif which is the traditional repertoire of Persian Classical Music. It introduces the theory of Persian scales and explains the role of pitches in the scale. It also describes the social and cultural contexts of Persian classical music and the ways improvisers transform the Radif into a performance. This book is written by Hormoz Farhat, one of the most famous Iranian music scholars and musicians. The book is his dissertation in musicology at UCLA in 1965. The electronic version of the book is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

Introductory textbooks for EM and WM

Excursions in World Music by: Bruno Nettl, Charles Capwell, Isabel K.F. Wong, Thomas Turino, Philip V. Bohlman, Timothy Rommen This book begins with a section on studying music of the world, which includes a section on why different cultures have defferent styles of music. The text then goes on to discuss the music of India, the Middle East, China, Japan, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Native American, and North American music. Being that there are so many cultures discussed in one book, each culture's music is touched on briefly, making it a good textbook for introductory studies in Ethnomusicology. - Meghan

Ethnomusicology edited by Helen Myers. (Norton, 1992-1993) Library Call Number : ML 3799 E87 1992 This two-volume set introduces ethnomusicology and many aspects(eg. field work, transcription) and theoretical approaches of the discipline. Its comprehensive subject matter makes this a useful resource as a textbook. - Sten

Field Manual for Ethnomusicology Herndon, M. and McLeod, N., Norwood Editions, 1983. ML 3798 H 45 1983 This manual gives a detailed and methodological approach to conducting field research, including the techniques of recording, record-keeping, research objectives. Useful introduction for anyone conducting research in ethnomusicology, though not as useful as a guide to concepts and ideas of ethnomusicology. - Sten

Shadows in the field : new perspectives for fieldwork in ethnomusicology edited by Gregory F. Bartz and Timothy J. Cooley. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
This is an anthology that addresses the issue of fieldwork, how, and why we do fieldwork, and various different approaches. The authors write out of their own experience, often even including some of their fieldnotes. It provides a nice overview some of the different methods and approaches to fieldwork, and the incorporation of field materials in publishable work. We have several copies on the shelves at the music library, following the call number ML 3799 S5 1997. Or you can find an electronic version through the library here.

Worlds of Music This textbook by Jeff Todd Titon, Linda Fujie, David Locke, and David P. McAllester “presents in-depth explorations of music of several cultures from around the world.” [6] Articles are written by ethnomusicologists and are based on their fieldwork in the given area. The book is available in its fifth edition at the Rutherford Library. - Jacques

American Popular Music This textbook by David Joyner is “intended for instructors and students with the task of surveying the history of a number of styles of American popular music in a one-semester or one-quarter time frame” (Joyner). The book starts its description of American popular music with Tin Pan Alley and the Theatre and ends with the music of the 21st century. The book is available in its recently published third edition at the Rutherford Library. - Jacques

World music : a global journey This book, by Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari, is published by Routledge and is intended to be a handbook to the music of various regions for non-musicians. A quick review of the table of contents shows that it asks the “which music is up for study?” questions, broaches the topic of cultural context, and highlights important aural aspects of listening to world music and some other general theoretical issues before introducing case studies. ML 3798 M53 2006 - Laryssa

Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction Edited by Elizabeth May, with a foreword by Mantle Hood and an introductory chapter by Bruno Nettl, this text is a bit older (evidenced by the fact that it is accompanied by cassettes), and seems from the Table of Contents to also bear the evidence of its age, given a focus on fairly prototypical non-Western types of music, with a sop to North American native and Eskimo music. Interesting sidebar: Apparently, according to the library database, this text is approved for use in Alberta school curriculum, but a look at the fairly theoretical introductory chapter makes me wonder if it’s been used in that context??? ML 3798 M98 1980 - Laryssa

Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World by Kay Kaufman Shelemay. Norton 2001. Centering around the multidimensional term "soundscape," this world music textbook examines a large range of musical traditions, especially those found in North America due to centuries of immigration. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of life - from the everyday, the local, religion and worship, to migration, identity, memory and politics - and presents case studies from a variety of cultures in each chapter. This allows for a broad range of perspectives on each issue presented. Already a bit dated, but presents plenty of interesting ideas. MT 90 S53 2001 c.1 - Etelka

Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction by Mark Slobin provides an excellent overview of folk music, past and present. The book opens with a section on soundscapes and the relationship between folk music and culture. Slobin discusses the role of scholars and researchers in the field. The book ends with an examination of the future state of folk music. This book is available at the University of Alberta Rutherford-Humanities and Social Science with the following call number: ML 3545 S63 2011. - Daniel

Theory for Ethnomusicology is by Ruth M. Stone and published by Pearson Prentice Hall. This book offers an in-depth look of ethnomusicology from various theoretical viewpoints. Some of the topics include linguistics, Marxism, gender, ethnicity, phenomenology, cognition, communication and paradigmatic structuralism. The book is on reserve at the music library: ML 3798 S76 2008. - Daniel

Exploring the World of Music: An Introduction from a World Music Perspective by Dorothea E. Hast, James R. Cowdery, Stan Scott. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1999. Accompanying CDs are available,the call number for these are MT 90 E97 1999a. This textbook provides an overview of various musics, incorporating Western Classical, popular and folk alongside music from around the world. Each chapter is based on a musical or sociological element such as melody, texture, composition/improvisation, transmission and transformation. MT 90 E97 1999. - Etelka

EM Archives

The James Koetting Ghana Field Recording Collection
Located at the Brown University Library Center for Digital Initiantives, here, this collection contains the complete archive of ethnomusicologist James Koetting's field recordings and fieldnotes from Ghana in the 1970s. The material is mainly from his work with Kasena musicians in Accra, and the Kasena region in the northern part of Ghana, but there is also material documenty Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dagomba and other musical types and activities. --Cari 17:47, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives http://depts.washington.edu/ethmusic/archives.html This collection was started in 1963 and contains various video, film, and sound recordings. On this website there is a link to the on-line catalogue where recordings can be searched by researcher, instrument, or recording title. - Meghan

CBC Digital Archives This is a valuable source when researching Canadian music (especially popular). Through this website you can search for sound recordings and television clips. http://archives.cac.ca - Meghan

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections http://www.folklife.si.edu/center/Archives/archives_Collector.html This website describes the various collections housed in the Smithsonian Centre for Folklife and Heritage, including the Moses and Frances Ash Collection that has an extensive collection of sound recordings of music from around the world. A useful place for locating sound recordings of world music. - Sten

The British Library: World and Traditional Music (http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/imc.html) This website contains links to listings of all published and unpublished recordings of world music, representing most of the musical traditions of the world. The collections are open to the public. - Sten

MacEdward Leach and the Songs of Atlantic Canada This archive was created by the Department of Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundl and contains folksongs and other material from Cape Breton and Newfoundland. Not only does the archive contain recordings of the song as well as lyrics, but also information about the singers, the communities and also the main collector, MacEdward Leach.--Cari 15:28, 18 September 2008 (MDT)

Centre d'études acadiennes (http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html) The Centre for Acadian Studies is located at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada. The centre boasts a collection of over 3800 field recordings which deal with the folklore and oral histories of the Acadians. These recordings feature songs as well as folktales, legends, and other oral testimonies. Archival materials may only be viewed on location. - Jacques

UCLA Ethnomusicological Archives (http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/) According to their website, UCLA’s large electronic archive includes “non-commercial field recordings and commercially produced recordings of traditional, folk, popular, and art musics from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas on a variety of audiovisual formats.” The archives notably contain many recordings from Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, as well as the music of Native North Americans. Archival materials may only be viewed on location. - Jacques

Global Music Archive This archive is associated with Vanderbilt University and was founded in 2003 by Gregory Barz. There is a small searchable digitized East African collection. - Laryssa

International Library of African Music This archive is available online now through its affiliation with Rhodes University in South Africa, but was initially established as an independent endeavour by Hugh Tracey. Over 13,000 sound samples are available in the digital collection. - Laryssa

EM Web portals

Les Africains de la Chanson Francophone
This is a really neat interactive website, introducing regional musics in Africa. The website is in French, so those lacking language skills may not get the full benifit, but you can still browse through and check out the regional examples of music and instruments, as well as the music of specific artists. You can even play around with pre-selected sound samples to create your own musical piece.
--Cari 18:57, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Oxford Music Online This is a portal linked to Grove music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. This can easily be found through the Neos catalogue website. When you search a musical term it is looked for in all three of these websites at once, rather than just Oxford Music Online. - Meghan

Folk Music Home Page I do not believe this portal would be considered scholarly, but it does link to several world folk music websites which could be useful for studies in ethnomusicology. The home page focuses on current folk music artists, but this could also be considered within the scope of ethnomusicology. - Meghan

World Music Central http://worldmusiccentral.org/ This website has links to much information about world music, including databases about world music artists, other world music portals, record labels, festivals, musical instruments and many other music resources. A valuable tool for quickly accessing information on world music. - Sten

All Brazilian Music http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/en/home/home.asp This website claims to be the most comprehensive database ever constructed regarding Brazilian music. There are extensive databases on songwriters, artists, albums and individual tracks, as well as descriptions of the main genres of Brazilian music, reviews and interviews. - Sten

National Geographic World Music http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com This website features audio and video recordings, cultural and musical descriptions, interviews and biographies which are listed according to genre, artist, or region. - Jacques

Afropop Worldwide http://www.afropop.org/ This website features articles and interviews concerning contemporary African and World popular music, live radio streaming from international sources, interactive maps, podcasts, free song downloads, and CD reviews, among many other features pertaining to this style of music. - Jacques

The Coombsweb http://coombs.anu.edu.au/#Search A web portal housed on the Australian National University web page and focusing on Asian studies research, it links to archives, programs and collections on that subject at ANU and at the National Library of Australia. - Laryssa

University of Washington Music Library – Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html This web page is part of the Music Library homepage at UW, and links to a great number of resources available on the web. There are a certain number of dead links, but it seems to be relatively well maintained. - Laryssa

pop music of zim/news http://www.zimvibes.com A website where current events in mostly urban popular music are discussed and heard. It is an inclusive source which rounds up all types of current popular music. Tendai

African Music Videos http://www.musicvideos.the-real.africa.com/ Videos are well set country by counrty. They include a wide variety of music styles spread across Africa mainland and the Islands. Tendai --Muparuts 12:40, 19 September 2008 (MDT)

The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture [7] This website is an invaluable website for anyone looking into the story of Métis people in Canada. This site includes images, write-ups, audio and video, access to publications, information on conferences and other related events. More on the music side: fiddling, jigging and storytelling have always played a major part in Métis culture. Information about these aspects of Métis culture are also included on the site. - Daniel

American Nyckelharpa Association [8] The American Nyckelharpa Association website is your 'one-stop shop' for everything relating to Sweden's national folk instrument, the nyckelharpa, or keyed-fiddle. There are a lot of nyckelharpa sources in Sweden, but this website covers information relevant to those interested in the nyckelharpa in North America (plus it is entirely in English). The site includes information about upcoming events, articles about the instrument, audio and video and a shop for selling/buying nyckelharpas or parts. - Daniel

Blogging Ethnomusicologists [9] A 'metablog' set up by ethnomusicologist Barbara Alge (University of Music and Theater - Rostock, Germany) that features some interesting blogging work done by ethnomusicologists from around the world. Not the easiest site to navigate, but there are lots of great links to fieldwork entries, community networks, world music album reviews, and the work of mostly graduate students. - Stadnicki

Music Online (http://muco.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/) is an electronic resource which is designed to provide one of the most comprehensive databases in streaming audio, video, reference, and scores on the web. Music Online brings together the entire music products of Alexander Street Press and allows researchers to access all of these databases in a single searchable webpage: African American Music Reference, American Song, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Scores Library, Contemporary World Music, Dance in Video, the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online, Jazz Music Library, Opera in Video, and Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries. This electronic resource is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

Music Resources on the Web (http://www.library.yale.edu.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/musiclib/webres.htm) This webpage as a part of Yale University Music Library’s website provides a classified listing of web sources in music and includes many helpful links which can be used in ethnomusicological research. –Hamidreza

Audio for EM and WM

Audio websites

Contemporary World Music This database can be accessed through the U of A library database search. Contemporary World Music contains 50000 tracks. It is user friendly and allows you to search by genre, place, cultural group, instrument, and album. http://womu.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca - Meghan

NAXOS Music Library This database can be accessed through the U of A library database search. NAXOS has sections for Jazz/Folk/Blues, Chinese Music, and World/Folk. It is easy to access and has a large selection of albums to listen to. http://ualberta.naxosmusiclibrary.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/default.asp - Meghan

Emusic www.emusic.com This website is one of the most comprehensive listings of downloadable music on the internet. Subscribers are able to choose from over 3.5 million titles across all musical genres (including about 25 000 world music titles) and pay approximately 40 cents per download. The music sold on this website comes from independent record labels and the website claims that the quality of music goes beyond that found in the commercial mainstream. - Sten

Classics Online A classical music source first, the website also has a “world music” section, categorized by nation, available for download on a per song basis (not free). The categories of world music, intriguingly, are Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, The Americas, and Chinese Folks. - Laryssa

Audiotube This is actually a website for music videos, which includes a world music section. The resulting selection is very contemporary, but the site is somewhat annoying since it seems searchable only by the top rated, most viewed or latest videos. - Laryssa

African American Song This website features over 16 000 tracks of recordings which are examples of jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and other narratives from the African American tradition. These recordings are organized alphabetically, by genre, by time period, by instrument, by artist, by ensemble, by album, by label, and are soon-to-be organized by region as well. This audio database is available through the University’s libraries. - Jacques

The Virtual Gramophone-Library and Archives Canada-The Virtual Gramophone contains over 15 000 78-rpm or cylinder recordings of Canadian artists. Some of the music might be classified as 'folk music', while other works might fit better in a 'popular music' category ('popular' at that time). Nonetheless, this is a rich resource for Canadian music during the era of 78-rpm and cylinder recordings. - Daniel

Phonogrammarchiv-The Phonogrammarchiv is the oldest archive of recorded sound in the world. There is about 12 000 hours of recordings available through this archive. Although the U of A has not subscribed to this database, it is possible to sign up for access directly on the site. The website also provides a useful overview of the history of the archives, their mandate and information about publications. The site can be switched to English if need be. - Daniel

American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music A Smithsonian Institute 'online exhibit,' highlighting the historical influence and significance of Latin music in the US. An extremely interactive and flashy website -- users can access educational content for classroom purposes, browse artist bios, watch archival footage and interviews, listen to a jukebox/playlist, and even produce your own 'Latino inspired music' through the Sabor Mixer feature. Very accessible and informative; outlines how the development of American pop music genres can be understood as part of a lineage of Latino musical influence. - Stadnicki

DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) - This continuously developing musical archive was established to preserve recordings believed to be in danger of being lost to time. It should be noted that the acronym initially chosen no longer represents the extent of the collection as it now holds many recordings from around the world. DRAM’s substantial collection includes many genres and the website is easily navigated. DRAM also preserves many of the accompanying liner notes, essays, etc. which will aid current and future research of these recordings. DRAM is accessible through University of Alberta library access. -Matt Trodden-

Jazz Music Library - This extensive and always expanding archive of jazz recordings includes a great range of artists and sub-genres that fall under the jazz heading. As a great resource for researchers, the database is easily navigated using the search functions that allow for a number of hits based on even the most specific jazz music research. The website allows you to construct a playlist which is not only a useful tool for assembling research, but also introduces a fun component for those looking to enjoy some jazz. It is uncomplicated and uncluttered, delivering on its name as a library of music and can be accessed through University of Alberta library access. -Matt Trodden-

FAU Judaica Sound Archives [10] An archival project that is based out of Florida Atlantic University for the preservation and digitization of Judaica recordings. Currently, only 10% of the archival holdings are digitized and some of which is accessible through the website (over 12000 songs). The site features performer bios and organizes the music according to genre -- Chassidic, Comedy, Yiddish, Israeli, etc. - Stadnicki

Podcasts

(check on itunes to get a listing - mf)

Smithsonian Folkways- The Folkways Collection (http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discover/folkways_collection.aspx) A series of one-hour podcasts that gives an overview of the Smithsonian Folkways collection. There are interviews with many important figures in folk music. - Sten

World Music Today This source has podcasts containing current world music from around the world. www.globalrhythm.com/PODCAST - Meghan

World Cafe This is a podcast from a show on NPR that features world music as part of an “alternative” music also including indie rock, folk, alt.country and blues. The most recent podcast, for example, includes an interview with Dan Tyminski of O Brother, Where Art Thou? fame. - Laryssa

All Music is World Music This is also from NPR, but as opposed to being a regular show, it’s a three-episode podcast of a performance of “genre-busting” pop musicians from Africa, Southern Europe and Scandinavia, highlighting some of the collaboration between North American and “world” musicians in the past. - Laryssa

Canada Live Podcast (http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/podcasts/) This podcast features highlights from the concerts broadcast daily on CBC Radio 2. Although these concerts sometimes feature classical music, this broadcast typically favours pop, jazz, roots, and world music. New podcasts are made available every Tuesday through iTunes and the CBC’s website. - Jacques

African Music Videos--Muparuts 10:30, 22 September 2008 (MDT) A good site for various African music videos listed by country. There various traditional and popular music videos featuring a variety of instruments and music styles. (http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.wml) Tendai

The Voice of Fandom
This website would be a treasure house for an ethnomusicologist who chose to explore the genre of filk music. Included is a Voice of Fandom podcast, that contains commentary pertinant to the Science Fiction fandom as well as a significan amount of Filk music. New podcasts come out every month or so, and archived podcasts are available through the website.--Cari 12:29, 19 September 2008 (MDT)

WM Record labels

Scholarly labels

Norton - Soundscapes: Exploring Music in an Changing World This series of CDs is compiled by Kay Kaufman Shelemay. It is listed under music appreciation in the library catalogue, but provides a survey of folk music and music from various cultures (both vocal and instrumental) which could be useful in introductory ethnomusicological studies. MT 90 S53 2006 discs - Meghan

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The Folkways label contains music, soundscapes, spoken word, educational albums, and other sound material from around the world. What is interesting about this label is the detailed liner notes that accompany the recordings, and the large quantity of music recordings from places around the world, many of which were recorded before there was a large World Music genre. All the recordings can be accessed on CD through our library's recorded music collection, with original LP's at the Canadian Center for Ethnomusicology. In addition you can listen to them online (and even read the liner notes in PDF) through Smithsonian Global Sound. This database also contains music from other archival audio collections, including material collected for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) as well as music collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).--Cari 15:42, 18 September 2008 (MDT)

Auvidis/UNESCO On the Library website, a search on UNESCO collection and [sound recording] brings up 117 albums of music from all over the world. Many of these contain liner notes by specialists in the subject area. - Laryssa

Popular labels

National Geographic On the National Geographic website, music can be purchased by the song. One can search music by genre or by region. This CD label is available to the general public and is quite user friendly. http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com - Meghan

Putumayo World Music (http://www.putumayo.com/en/) This record label features music from around the world and claims to appeal to the less commercial "non-traditional market". The website includes links to a radio program, information about artists and a catalogue. - Sten

Nonesuch Records http://nonesuch.com/ This company has an extensive on-line store of music in a variety of traditions, catering to many different tasts. It carries recordings of works by renowned twentieth-century composers such as John Adams and Philip Glass, American traditional and popular music, as well as traditional music from around the world. There are also links to Nonesuch Radio station and a selection of media clips. - Sten

Lyrichord This is an independent label focused on early music, classical music, world and traditional music. Interestingly, one of the recordings featured as a “classic reissue” on the websitewhen I visited included Exotic Music for the Oud, which may reveal a particular perspective. However, there are a number of sources available for purchase through their website which appear already on this Wiki page (presuming one wished to purchase a personal copy). - Laryssa

Arhoolie Records This label’s focus is “regional vernacular musics” (from their website), including blues, Cajun, zydeco, oldtime country, gospel, jazz, tejano and world. Their world music offerings are somewhat scanty, with the exception of Mexico. - Laryssa

Audio Recordings

Classical Music of Iran, The Dastgah Systems (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, SFW40039) The performances of some famous Persian Music musicians were collected and compiled by Ella Zonis Mahler in an audio CD. Ten of the twelve dastgahs are represented here, in a variety of instrumental and vocal performances. The liner Note is so helpful and includes information about Persian Classical Music, the musical structure of each performance and even the poems of the songs. The recording is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

The Art of Improvisation (Naxos Music Library, SM1530-2) This album is the improvised performance of Hossein Alizadeh, the master of Persian Classical Music, in Rast-panjgah Dastgah with the Tar and the Tanbur. Madjid Khaladj is also accompanied him with the Tonbak and the Daf. The Album does not have any Linear Note or some information about the performance. However, the Rast-panjgah Dastgah usually perform to modulate the musical modes, as the order of tracks shows these modulations. The recording is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

Video for EM and WM

Online databases and websites

EVIA Digital Archive is a digital archive of ethnographic field video with a special focus on the fields of ethnomusicology, folklore, anthropology, and dance ethnology for use by scholars, instructors and students. This digital archive is available online through the U of A library’s website. –Hamidreza

Music and dance documentation

The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance - Southeast Asia v.10 Indonesia 2 M 1627 J985 v.006-10 v.10 c.2 This video shows documentation of Indonesian song and dance. It includes storytelling to music, instrumental performances, as well as large group songs with traditional dancing. - Meghan

The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance- Soviet Union volume 1 This video shows music and dance from various regions of the former Soviet Union (e.g. White Sea, Volga, Moscow). There is much unaccompanied singing and also some instrumental music as well as dancing. However, there is no English narration or booklet to explain what one is viewing. M 1627 J 985 v.023-26 v.23 - Sten

The JVC Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of Europe v.1 c.1 This video covered the music and dancing of Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, England, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Denmark. It included footage of just singing, nursary rhymes with actions, as well as singing and dancing. M 1 J954 1996 v.1 c.1 - Meghan

The JVC Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance Africa Volume 1 This video displayed examples of music from Egypt, Uganda and Senegal. The video comes with an extensive booklet giving an introduction to the music of these regions as well as specific information about each individual track found on the video. A really useful and informative introduction for someone unfamiliar with music from this part of the world. M 1 J 953 1996 v.1 c.1 - Sten

'The JVC Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance South Asia Volume 11' This volume of the series features devotional music and dance from different regions of India from a classical tradition. The segments are relatively short and sometimes edited, presumably to attempt to capture the essence of a dance before moving on to the next example. - Laryssa

National Film Board of Canada-Office national du film du Canada-Although the NFB includes documentaries on a number of subjects, there are some useful documentaries about traditional music and dance in Canada (I especially like the documentary about Jean Carignan). Office national du film du Canada is the French side of this company, with many different documentaries than the English side. - Daniel

Alexander Street Anthropology-This video database includes anthropological documentaries about different cultures around the world. This database does not cover music directly but can be very useful in gaining some insight into other areas of culture such as hunting-gathering, religious practices, folklore, social relationships, etc. ASA can be accessed through the U of A music library guide, in the video section. - Daniel

Documentary films

Soul Resonance: Zimbabwean music spreading in North America and beyond
A preview of this documentary by Doug and Laurel Epps can be found at the website Dandemutande Zimbabwean Music Worldwide. This documentary looks at the popularization of marimba and mbira ensembles in the United States. While there are some exoticizing comments, and others that are Americentric (can I make that a term?), the soundtrack is almost purely marimbas and mbiras. And we can even listen to our very own Tendai. --Cari 18:08, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar Pakistan This documentary film is available through the U of A library website. It was directed and edited by John Baily and put out by the National Film and Television School and the Royal Anthropological Institute. This film provides an introduction to the music of Afghanistan by following the story of a refugee from Afghanistan to Pakistan because of civil dispute. - Meghan

Between Two Notes This documentary film, directed by Florence Strauss, explores the heritage of classical Arab music in various different countries and cities (Paris, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Beirut). There are many interviews with musicians and experts in this field as well as musical excerpts. The video examines the importance of Arabic music in these different locales. - Sten

The Whirling Dervishes of Turkey This includes selections from the Sufi Ceremony of Remembrance, including Q'uranic recitation and meditation on the writings of Rumi. There is commentary that appears to be by members of the ensemble or the Sufi community, but the video itself is representational versus editorial. M 1824 T8 W67 1997. - Laryssa

Buena Vista Social Club Although the inclusion of this documentary film on Cuban music may be considered cliché, this film, which reunites legendary Cuban musicians for the recording of an album, is a valid record of music-making in post-Castro Cuba. The film also includes interviews with the musicians, interviews that deal with their musical careers in Cuba. - Jacques

Young @ Heart This is one of my absolute favourite movies and I am shamelessly including it into this list of ethnomusicological documentary films. This film focuses on the Young @ Heart choir, a senior citizens’ choir, whose average age is 81, from Northampton, Massachusetts. Of pertinence to ethnomusicological studies, however, this choir does not perform your typical war-time songs or the like; they perform contemporary popular music, songs by James Brown, Sonic Youth, Bob Dylan, and Coldplay. It is a touching account of the power of popular music and its relevance for any age group. - Jacques

Homayun Sakhi: The Art of the Afghan Rubab Documentary from 2007, made by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. It portrays Homayun Sakhi, a well-known Afghan rubab virtuoso, who had immigrated to California from Kabul. Highly informative about this lesser-known or documented musical culture, it also shows him pass on his knowledge to the next generation of migrant/immigrant Afghan children. It comes with an audio CD if you buy it (can be found on Amazon), but the documentary can be watched on www.cultureunplugged.com. - Etelka