Welcome to The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is the first comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. More than 9,000 pages of material, combined with entries by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the world, make this the most complete body of work focused on world music. This release includes 1,209 essays and images from 10 sources and hundreds of audio examples. You can also access The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online through the Music Online interface. More »

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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 1: Africa ed. Ruth M. Stone

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 2: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean ed. Dale A. Olsen, Daniel Edward Sheehy & Daniel E. Sheehy

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 3: The United States and Canada ed. Ellen Koskoff

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 4: Southeast Asia ed. Terry E. Miller & Sean Williams