Arab music reference materials

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music online (see especially Volume 6). Also see the offline versions; not everything was included online.

Grove Music Online (not currently available off-campus)

Arab music URLs

Wikipedia articles on Arab music

Maqamworld: Theory and instruments (superb site!)

Theory documents

Music and Islam

Contemporary World Music (full audio database)

Smithsonian Global Sound (full audio database)

Smithsonian Folkways recordings (with 30 second clips and liner notes)