Croatia · Tradition
Klapa multipart singing
Klapa is an a cappella vocal tradition from Dalmatia in which groups of singers create intricate harmonies celebrating…
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Mexico · Tradition
Mariachi
Mariachi is a Mexican ensemble tradition of violin, trumpet, and guitar with rotating vocals, documented from the 18th…
Colombia · Tradition
Marimba music of the South Pacific
The marimba—wooden bars struck by mallets, each resonating through a pipe below—anchors the musical and dance traditions of…
Mauritius · Tradition
Mauritian sega
A complete performance art uniting music, storytelling, and traditional dance rooted in enslaved and Mauritian Creole voices. Sega…
Mongolia · Tradition
Morin khuur music
The morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) is Mongolia's most iconic bowed string instrument and a national symbol, recognized by…
South Korea · Tradition
Pansori epic chant
Pansori is a Korean musical storytelling tradition performed by a vocalist and drummer, weaving epic narratives with song,…
Iran · Tradition
Radif of Iranian music
Radif—a vast oral repertoire of Persian melodies organized into tonal spaces—forms the living foundation of Iranian classical music,…
Greece · Tradition
Rebetiko
Rebetiko is the urban song of Greece's working poor, emerging from disparate traditions in the early 20th century…
Jamaica · Tradition
Reggae
Reggae, a revolutionary music genre born in Jamaica in the late 1960s, carries the cultural identity and lived…
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