Links, Resources, and Assignments

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This page includes the following categories:

  • Videos of Holidays, Festivals, and Songs from World Religions and Traditions

  • Video Playlist of International Stars of Our Time

  • Videos for Knowledge About Music in Historical Context

  • World Music Links and Resources

  • Music Literacy Links and Resources

NOTE ABOUT DOING ASSIGNMENTS: To do assignments in google docs online, click on the assignment link first, which will be in View Only mode, then make a copy of it using File-Make a Copy. Note that you must be signed into your google account in order for the 'Make a Copy' option to be available. Rename the copy to include your name while keeping the name of the assignment, such as 'Instrument Classification-John Smith'. Then, share it with Mrs. Cianciola (jciancio@bsdvt.org) allowing her to Comment.

Videos of Holidays, Festivals, and Songs from World Religions and Traditions:

Videos for Knowledge About Music in Historical Context

Contemporary World Music Links and Resources

  • Playlist of Recent International Stars (the artists in this playlist are listed below alphabetically by country)

  • Alpha List of Stars by Their Country (this is a listing of the artists in the playlist)

  • radiooooo.com (cool site where you can listen to music played in a selected country and decade)

  • Assignment - Listening Reflection on International Stars

    • Algeria (Khaled)

    • Australia (Gurrumul)

    • Belize (Andy Palacio)

    • Benin (Angelique Kidjo)

    • Brazil (Gilberto Gil, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim)

    • Cape Verde (Cesaria Evora)

    • Colombia (Carlos Vives)

    • Cuba (Silvio Rodriguez Buena Vista Social Club)

    • Dominican Republic (Juan Luis Guerra)

    • Egypt (Amr Diab)

    • France (Gipsy Kings, Edith Piaf, Manu Chao)

    • Guadeloupe/Martinique (Kassav’)

    • Hawaii (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)

    • India (Ravi Shankar, Kailash Kher)

    • Ireland (The Chieftains), Israel (Idan Raichel)

    • Jamaica (Bob Marley, Harry Belafonte)

    • Japan (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu)

    • Mali (Habib Koite, Salif Keita)

    • Nepal (Resham Filili - Jaalma II)

    • Niger (Bombino)

    • Pakistan (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)

    • Panama (Ruben Blades)

    • Puerto Rico/USA (Tito Puente)

    • Scotland (Capercaille)

    • Senegal (Youssou N’Dour)

    • Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars)

    • South Africa (Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba)

Traditional World Music Links and Resources

Music Literacy Links and Resources

Miscellaneous