Digital downloads of music and sound from around the world, including a wealth of educational content. Includes free previews of content from the Smithsonian/Folkways world music catalogue.

The British Library National Sound Archive contains lists of world music recordings with RealAudio samples, as well as links to other world music archives in the UK.

The Smithsonian archives house the Moses and Frances Asch collection, consisting of the entirety of Folkways Records, and the Rinzler Archives, consisting of the written, audio, and visual records of projects and exhibits sponsored by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Contains general collections and grant information

A history and general information on the archive at Johannes Gutenburg University, located in Mainz, Germany. The archive publishes NTAMA - The Journal of African Music and Popular Culture. In English and German.

Collection of commercial and field recordings of ethnic and folk musics, with an emphasis on the musics of Asia and the Middle East. Includes general information on the collection, a collection newsletter, and browsable collection databases.

Searchable index of sources for early American and European music, covering the years from 1589-1839.

Database and index of newspaper articles from 1690-1783.

Basic information on the collection and staff.

The collection at the British Library includes recordings variously described as traditional, folk or 'world' music. The site includes a discography of their published CDs, and a searchable catalog of published and unpublished recordings.

These holdings, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, document all forms of Southern musical and oral traditions across the entire spectrum of individual and community expressive arts, as well as mainstream media production. Generally describes the manuscript and sound recording holdings.