Stream jazz recordings from a variety of subgenres, such as vocal jazz, swing, hard-bop, piano jazz, contemporary jazz, bop, post-bop, Latin jazz, cool jazz, avant-garde, and more. Thousands of jazz artists and ensembles are represented in this database. (Alexander Street Press)
Stream audio recordings that focus on music from America's past. The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Included are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
Stream audio recordings of world's many musical and aural traditions. This database is useful for those studying music history, world music, or ethnomusicology. The content of this database illuminates the history and literature of nations and peoples from every continent. (Alexander Street Press)
Stream audio recordings from around the world. Genres include reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
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Original field recordings by ethnomusicologist Eduard Yefimovich Alekseyev, made in various regions in Russia, and primarily represent the musical culture of the Yakut (Sakha) peoples, as well of Crimean Tartar and Ukrainian peoples.
The Arhoolie Foundation's digital collection of commercially produced Mexican and Mexican-American recordings, issued on 78 rpm phonograph discs during the first half of the 20th century.