World Music: Online Resources

North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance

SEM is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of over 1800 individuals dedicated to the study of all forms of music from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives.

WFMA is dedicated to promoting contemporary and traditional folk music, and spreading the word to fans and folk artists

Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles of today. Illuminates the profound role that African American music has plays in American cultural history.

"This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music."

Articles from specialist dictionaries and encyclopedias including Grove Music Online, the Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music. Within Grove Music Online our subscription includes Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Grove Dictionary of American Music (AmeriGrove), Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, and Grove Dictionary of Popular Music.

Library of Congress

Indiana University

Indiana University

Founded by folklorist Alan Lomax, this collection now includes his collection of songs and interviews in addition to videos, radio programs, photographs, lectures, and more.

Wilson Music Library, Vanderbilt University

Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University

Smithsonian Institution

University of California- Los Angeles

With support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.