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| Alphabetical | By Popularity | | - 3D
 - Plays world beat dance music. - Acoustic Guitars
- Danish guitar trio. Sound files, concert dates, and CD information.
- Akimbo
- 8 piece band that combines dance grooves with western pop to create world dance music.
- Alamaailman Vasarat
- Finnish group playing Kosher-Kebab-Jazz-Film music.
- Alexander, Sara
- Mix of jazz and progressive music with traditions and sonorities from the Oriental, Gypsy, and Jewish legacies.
- AmoChip
- African, world-beat, reggae, jazz and R&B performer, composer, and producer.
- Ancient Future
- Blends Indian, Balinese, Asian, South American, African, European classical, jazz, and rock elements.
- Antibalas
- 14-piece Afrobeat band with a monstrous sound and strong political statement. Playing in the spirit of Fela.
- Armstrong, Randy
- Multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, music educator, and composer performing contemporary jazz/world music that blends electronic and acoustic instruments from around the world.
- ASZA
- Four acoustic musicians from four cultures weaving their traditions and those they have studied, into an exotic blend of rich and powerful music.
- Axiom of Choice (1)
- Bad Haggis
- A fusion of cutting-edge Celtic with influences of Alternative Rock, African, World Beat, and vocals. With piper Eric Rigler, guitarist Mike Hoffmann, bassist Mick Linden, and drummer Bryon Holley.
- Badi & Jeff
- Official site of musical duo Badi Assad and Jeff Young. Includes album news, tour dates, video clips, contact info, and more.
- Bombay Rain
- Includes pictures, biography, calendar, and merchandise.
- Boud Deun (1)
- Brothers of the Baladi
- A Middle Eastern and World Music band based in Portland, Oregon. Traditional ethnic acoustic instruments are mixed with Western instrumentation, vocals in seven languages, exotic rhythms, and familiar grooves.
- Calin
- Blending traditional themes, classic rock, and Renaissance electronic on guitars and synthesizers.
- Chance World
- World chamber music duo fusing classical chamber music, folk, and jazz, comprised of Ed Willett and Cheryl Leah. Titles include Toy Cows in Africa from TV's Northern Exposure.
- Chandra, Sheila (2)
- Chapa
- Los Angeles based musician specialising in experimental folk music. Site features music samples, lyrics, and contact info.
- Dead Can Dance@
- Deishovida
- Background, bios, sound clips, and tour dates. Instrumentation includes violin, hurdy-gurdy, chromatic button accordion, bass, and more.
- Doumbe, Kaissa
 East of Ealing
- Roots rocking world four piece that has the crowd up and bopping from the word go.- EcoCumbé
- Caribbean music and dance page dedicated to related folklore and other arts and culture affairs.
- Farmers Market
- A hybrid mixture of Bulgarian folk, country, jazz, speed metal, and improvised cyberfrench cafe music.
- Farrera, Irene (1)
- Fat Freddys Drop
- Fusion band with dub, electronic, jazz, soul, and Pacific Island influences.
- Foti, Gino
- Specialising in instrumental fusion features biography, discography, new releases, and audio files.
- Friedsitar
- East meets west in the European sitar, bass, and drum trio.
- Ghetto Gitano
- Culminating from various different cultures and diverse musical backgrounds, Ghetto Gitano features Cuban rhythms, harmonies from Brazil, transcendental music from the Orient, as well as several flamencos selections.
- Go Van Gogh
- A heady brew of swirling saxes, dangerous violin, manic bass and funkafied drums that reminds you of nothing and everything. Not for the faint of heart.
- Goldspot
- Unique blend of modern rock and classical Indian music.
- Gopal, Sam
- Fusing tablas with western instruments.
- Grace, Sean (1)
- Hambra, Rikhi
- Founder of Ethnic Fusion Sound, an alchemy of modern and ancient ethnic music styles.
- Indian Ocean
- Features bios, band background of the Indian fusion band Indian Ocean. Site also provides album sound tracks.
- Jahna
- Contains biography, MP3s, and links to related sites.
- Janah
- Blend of traditional rock and world instrumentation with Eastern and Western influences.
- Journey Within, The
- A blend of eastern and western acoustic instruments.
- Kamalova, Zulya
- Presents traditional songs and original compositions in cross-cultural interpretation.
- KAU
- Brazilian ethnopop group.
- King Marong
- West African musician fusing traditional Gambian percussion with western instruments.
- Klein, Mindia Devi (1)
- Koehr, Stephan
- Combines elements of classical, ambient, jazz, and progressive rock.
- Kokolo
- 10-piece afrobeat orchestra group from New York City. Includes upcoming shows, news, photos, discography, and MP3s.
- Laliya
- Performing duo from Australia and Eire. James Maguire plays electric dulcimer through digital effects while also playing the didgeridoo. Melissa McCarthy plays djembe and other percussion.
- Longley, Robby
- Mixing traditional flamenco and classical guitar with a hint of blues, this self-taught artist has crafted a type of playing he calls Gypsy Guitar. Schedule, CDs, reviews, guitars, and sound clips.
- Macumba
- Mixing tarditional pipe music with Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms.
- Mama Jama
- Hybrid juju-reggae funk that blends African, Caribbean, and American polyrhythems.
- Many Hands
- New Zealand based percussion oriented group taking inspiration from the rhythms of many different cultures.
- Mísia (2)
- Motet, The
- Jazz-funk afro-cubanic percussion free-for-all from Boulder, Colorado. Includes tour, press, links, and booking information.
- Mozaik
- Improvisational instrumental band that blends the sounds of Jewish soul music, Klezmer and Middle Eastern melodies, with African trance and psychedelic jams.
- Mr. Myers
- Blends the tropical sounds of calypso and ska, the rhythms of reggae and rock and roll to create Caribbean rock.
- Muna, Bachot
- A vocalist, composer, and pianist from Cameroon. Plays jazz funk, makossa, and soul mulato.
- Nomadics, The
- Acoustic duo offering a unique blend of classical, folk, and rock music influences.
- North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
- More ethnographic surrealism than microsynthetics. Explores just-intonation vibes and synths.
- Panjea
- Melding African rhythms and melodies, funk beats, thumb piano, and jazz. Also home to the Panjea Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving Zimbabwean traditions.
- Pathak, Kalyan
- Features concert information, photographs, and biography.
- Planet Groove
- Courageous funk and frenzied fusions of latin jazz-pop, reggae, world, and high energy groove music.
- Pontes, Dulce (1)
- Psalms of Ra
- Egyptian and Hebrew texts set to contemporary classical and world music. Composed by Jim Berenholtz and performed by a number of international artists.
- Puzzle Of Light
- Performing an ecclectic improvisation-based style on traditional instruments, as well as hand-crafted sound sculptures.
- RebbeSoul
- World beat music with Hebrew roots.
- Rhea's Obsession
- Experimental Celtic/Middle Eastern music a-la Dead Can Dance with guitars.
- Safa Ensemble
- Official site of the Safa Ensemble. Amir Koushkani, François Houle, and Sal Ferreras play music influenced by traditional Persian repertoire on tar, setar, clarinet, and percussion instruments.
- Senses
- Blends modern elements with traditional Middle Eastern music.
- Sforzando
- The Pirate Band of Melbourne. Site details the crew, lyrics, stories, and gig history.
- Shanti Shanti
- Featuring Sanskrit chanting and Indian musical influences.
- Streetworthy
- Offers a range of formats and styles from duo acoustic street performers to five piece concert/dance band.
- Taneen
- Original music that blends western and Middle Eastern instruments, Arabic chants, and lyrics from ancient and modern Sufi poets that have been translated into English.
- Tarika@
- Tavares, Sara
- Includes bio, photos, and news.
- Te Vaka
- Performing music inspired by the islands of the South Pacific.
- Tea Party, The
- Fusing Eastern and Western sounds.
- Terra Nova
- Music made with experimental and stringed instruments, synthesizers, percussion from around the world, and voices.
- Twelve Girls Band
- Includes biography, news, and photos of these 12 young Chinese women playing exotic and ancient musical instruments.
- Unseen Guest, The
- Declan Murray and Amith Narayan combine Western songwriting with traditional Indian instruments and vocal harmonies.
- Uttal, Jai
- Progressive jazz/Indian fusion. Includes information about his band, the Pagan Love Orchestra.
- Vaiyasaki
- Devotee whose kirtan is a blend of ancient Bengali and modern contemporary music.
- Van Kampen
- Netherlands ethnorock group making use of rhythm instruments only.
- Velez, Glen
- Grammy award-winning percussionist and master of the frame drum. Includes information on his signature series of instruments and instructional materials.
- Virtual Dream
- Offers news, reviews, audio files, biography, and album info.
- X Plastaz
- Tanzanian rap group who fuse Maasai traditional music with hardcore hip-hop.
- Xeliba
- Bringing new sounds to Asturien traditional music with Celtic influences. Instruments include bagpipes, bouzouki, fiddle, guitar, double bass, wooden flute, and more.
- Xucla, Toni
- Mediterranean guitarist. Includes biography, scores, tabs, and audio.
- Yellow Bell
- Combines jazz and musical styles from such places as India, China, Africa, and New Zealand. Led by Richard Brookens.
- Zap Mama@
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