Contemporary world music [electronic resource].
- Language
- English.
- Imprint
- Alexandria, Va. : Alexander Street Press, 2007-
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Contributors
- Contributor
- Alexander Street Press.
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- "Contemporary world music will contain 50,000 tracks that delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain 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. This database is a complementary database to Smithsonian global sound for libraries - it includes a blend of contemporary and traditional world music recordings from many labels throughout the world"--About the database.
Subjects
- Subject
- World music.
- Chamber music.
- Music > Juvenile.
- Dance music.
- Folk music.
- Instrumental music.
- Sacred music.
- Database topics
- Music
Bibliographic information
- Beginning date
- 2007
- Title Variation
- At head of title: Music online : Contemporary world music
- Welcome to contemporary world music
- Note
- Title from home page (viewed Dec. 18, 2007).
- Access
- Access restricted to subscribers.
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: Internet connectivity with minimum 56 kbps bandwidth; audio enabled: requires soundcard and speakers/headphones; firewall should allow MP3 and Windows Media content and must have port 1755 open; proxy servers must be able to handle Media Streams. PC and Mac compatible.
