Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database 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.

The largest, most comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior –
more than 750 hours and 1,000 films at completion.
The collection covers
every region of the world
and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century,
including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more.
Includes music and dance.

Collection of music, dance, and speech
from around the globe, recorded by
ethnographers at times when
mass communications were less pervasive
than they are now.
Search by map or by geographical color wheel.

A virtual
encyclopedia of
the world's musical
and aural traditions.