texas blues

Texas blues is a subgenre of the blues. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing than other blues styles. Texas blues began to appear in the early 1900s among African Americans who worked in oilfields, ranches and lumber camps....

southern gospel music

American Gospel Music Directory – Features descriptions, schedules, and sound clips of various local and national Gospel music groups; and publications from throughout the country. Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music – A non-profit organization which...

tin pan alley pop

AMG: Tin Pan Alley Pop – Overview of the style, related styles, and list of key artists. Don Ferguson’s Tin Pan Alley – RealAudio, MIDI files, lyrics, chords, and sheet music. Parlor Songs: In Search of Tin Pan Alley – History and photographs....

spirituals

Hymns & Spirituals – Lyrics and WAV files for ~10 spirituals quoted in «Uncle Tom’s Cabin.» The Negro Spiritual – Quarterly containing education, history, and news related to Negro Spirituals: subscription information, news, and...

traditional pop

Golden Music Memories of Yesteryear – A nostalgic website loaded with pictures, articles of the 1940s and 1950s. Christine, Maureen – Grammy-nominated recording artist, performer of American standards and her own original songs. Reviews, online compact...

st. louis blues

The St. Louis blues is a type of blues music. It is usually more piano-based than other forms of the blues, and is closely related to the jump blues, ragtime and piano blues. Typically, a small number of singers, a pianist and a few other instruments (used primarily...

trance

ATCR: A Trance Communication Release – Oxford based Trance label. Artists include Pulser, Insigma, Goldenscan, DJ Garry & Rapid Eye. Offers owner Tim Stark (DJ Magazine) biographies, free sample trance MP3 downloads, photo gallery and insider information on...

steel pan band

Canadian Pan Ring – Web ring hub for Canadian and international steel bands. Offers a newsletter. Pan On The Net – This is a site that gives links to recordings of various music and video clips of bands Panjive Steel Drum Band – Panjive offers...

trip hop

Trip-Hope.com – Includes an extensive artist section, album reviews, lyrics, forums, news, and a radio station. triphop.hu – Colourful web site promoting recent trip-hop artists for newbies. Plenty of variety but has brief news, links and music for anyone...

steelpan

Australian Academy of Steel Drums – Information about performers, events and educational projects. Opossum Sally’s Pan Ring – Web ring of sites about the steelpan, including instrument information, bands, tuners, and events. The Pan Blog – News...

turkish

Anatolian Sound Experiment – Turkish music band based in Michigan, USA, performing turkish folk, art, pop music. Turkish Music and Voice Library – Multi functioning music site. Real Audio and MP3 music in almost any style. Hot news, chat rooms and a large...

straight edge music

97a – Hardcore band from New Jersey. History, records, sound clips and photos. Champion – Straight Edge hardcore band from Seattle. Biography, pictures, shows and news. Crossingpoint – Straight Edge hardcore band from Durban, the heart of the east...

twee pop

The Digital Collegian: Cuddlecore – Article by Jason Cherkis regarding the musical genre. Language of Flowers, The – Member profiles, news, MP3s, lyrics, links, images, contact information, and release schedule. Orchidelirium – Images, track list,...

streetpunk

Allergia – Raucus Oi/streetpunk band from Italy with a punk and skinhead line-up. Site has a discography, pictures, lyrics and contact information. [Italian/English] Attila The Stockbroker – Official site contains biography, discography, news and photo...

surf rock

Bette’s Surf Pages – Surf music history, with information about classic recordings. Lessons on how to play surf guitar and surf drums, including guitar tablature and drum patterns. Cowabunga – Home of the Cowabunga Instrumental Surf Music links site...

latin pop

El Ritmo del Mundo – A site about various popular artists, such as Selena and Ritchie Valens. Includes pictures, music, videos, and biographies. 1 2 3 Lets Dance – Audio samples and information about this compilation CD. Rock y Pop en Espanol –...

new age music

Carol Wright’s New Age Music Writing – Reviews, interviews, articles, and links about the recording industry. Celestial Voices – Promoting haunting, ethereal female vocals. Discussion forums, artist profiles with audio samples, and links. Hearts Of...

psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance, often referred to as psytrance, is a form of electronic music that developed from Goa trance in the early 1990s. Many people mistakenly believe psytrance is a form of trance music when in fact, what is today called trance music was developed...

sea shanties

Bitter End Shanty Information Website – Comprehensive guide to maritime performers, events and resources. International Shanty and Seasong Association – The ISSA aims to preserve shanties and seasongs as a cultural heritage. Jolly Rogues – A band of...

lebanese music

Awadis, Marie – A concert pianist. Biography, a thesis on Vagharshapat Dance, mp3s, the concert program, the list of performances, articles and recommendations. Elissa – The official web site of the Lebanese singer. Features a picture gallery, downloadable...

new wave

All Music Guide: New Wave – Provides an essay describing the genre, lists of important artists and albums, and related links. The Jive 55 New Wave Site – Information on 55 of the most important new wave, new romantic and synthpop artists of the late 70s to...

shoegaze music

Alternapop.com – Alternative resource for indie, alternative, pop and rock music, magazines, culture and fashion. DreamPop Links – Links to shoegaze/dreampop related bands. Shoegazer Band Web Ring – Dedicated to the shoegazer style of music for the...

lieder

British Song Fa La La – Searchable database of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Canadian, Australian and South African songs. Publishers’ addresses and a booklist. Contributions to the Lieder Repertoire 1900-1999 – A list of published compositions...

noise music

Industria Masoquista – Power noise electronics artist from Ecuador since 1997. Kakawaka – Includes audio and video clips and information about solo releases. Kilbacca – Official news, history, discography and other information on these experimental...

punk rock

Norsk punkhistorie  – Om hvordan punken kom til Norge. Punkbands.com  – Large collection of punk band and label information, with reviews, scene information, news, reviews and lyrics. Absolute Punk – Includes tour dates, news, and...

show tunes

Cea, Kim – Biography, news, photos, links. Clow, James – Includes career information, photos, appearance dates. Criswell, Kim – Includes discography, biography, and links. show tunes Finlay, Scott – Scott Finlay is a talented...

louisiana blues

Wright, Marva – Blues, jazz and gospel singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Official web site with biography, discography, pictures and tour dates. B.B. Major Blues Band, The – Pineville, Louisiana based band heavily influenced by B.B. King’s style of...

norteno music

Conjunto 101: An Unofficial Primer – Includes origins, instruments, and development of the style of music. Gale – Music – Música Norteña – History of conjunto and orquesta styles of music. Handbook of Texas Online: Música Norteña –...

qawwali music

About Qawwali and Sufi Saints – Information about Qawwali music, its history as well as a number of Sufi saints. Khan, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali – Includes audio and video clips, photographs, and press quotes. King of Qawwali – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan...

lounge music

Exotica and Polynesian Music – Provide information on the Exotica genre, and include sound file links. Exotica Archive – Celebrates Polynesian pop and tiki tunes of the 50’s and 60’s, as well as the artists who created this exciting genre of...

northern soul music

Hinckley Soul Club – Experience a virtual tour though the northern soul heritage of this small Midlands town. The Night Owl Club – Promoting the Northern Soul scene. Contains details of artists, records, clubs and definitions of the genre. Northern Soul...

queercore

QueerCore – Punk-ska-rockabilly night in Washington D.C. Queerpunk E-List – Email list for discussion of punk and indie music, made by queer musicians. Queeruption – Information about annual Queercore gatherings, with archives of past events. Yahoo!...

marching music

All American Music Festival – Orlando annual festival for band programs. Includes information and schedule. Bands United – Open to students in marching and concert bands, Colorguard, dance team, jazz ensemble and orchestra. [Yahoo! Groups] Marching Band...

oi music

Kontrol – The UK’s premier ‘Streetpunk’ rag. Site also has Kontrol TV, in Real Video format and a message board. Lowlife UK – A punk/Oi/hardcore band from England with 2 CD releases under their belt. Site has a discography, biography and...

ragtime

Archive Productions – Period ragtime recordings reissued on CD; books; produced by David Jasen. Early Recordings of African Americans/Early Ragtime – Essay on important ragtime performers and their recordings. Jazzlight – Photos of traditional jazz...

memphis blues

The Memphis blues is a style of blues music that was created in 1920s and 1930s by Memphis-area musicians like Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis and Memphis Minnie. The style was popular in vaudeville and medicine shows, and was associated with...

old time appalachian music

FiddleNet – Information on old time fiddling, upcoming contests, and links to related sites. Gary’s Country – A fan’s site dedicated to old time country music and the musicians who performed it. Includes profiles and sound samples....

merengue

Los Toros Band – Fan club’s site: discography, pictures, lyrics, articles and links. Mamajuana – Official site for the band: project information, discography, photos, sound clips and contact information. Merengue and Bachata from the Dominican...

middle eastern music

Acoustic Instruments – Descriptions, photos and players of many folkloric instruments, among which is the oud. There’s a list of famous performers for each instrument, and some pictures. Arabic Music Information Source – Numerous reviews, RealAudio...

pagan music

Pagan rock is a genre of music that incorporates the darker elements of traditional and folk music, especially Celtic music, by blending it with the synthesizer heavy dark wave, ethereal, ambient, trip-hop, etc. or more guitar driven industrial, goth rock, post-punk,...

rebetiko music

Brief History of Rembetika – An article covering a music of nostalgia and regret – until the 1950’s, when it lost its immediacy in a world of freedom and prosperity. Brief Selective History of Greek Rebetika Music – Information on the music,...

military bands and music

Admiralty Navy Band, St. Petersburg, Russia – Fact sheet with photo; commander biography. Band and Corps of Drums of the Bermuda Regiment – Photo fact sheet with regimental march (lyrics & 765k/36sec WAV). Central Band of the Canadian Forces –...

parody and humor music

Parody music, or musical parodies, are comic or absurd representations of existing musical forms such as songs or videos. Parody of music has long existed, and in the 20th century it emerged as a catagory of music unto itself. Pre-20th century Even traditional ballads...

reggae

The Reggae Source  – Includes reviews of new releases, tour information, Real Audio sound samples, news and links. About.com: Ska/Reggae GuideSite – Weekly articles, CD reviews band resources, MP3s, forum and chat, all available from this site run by Guide...

mod music

The Affair – Contains official news, history, pictures and music. Also includes interviews from Ian Page. The Arrogants – Contains news, links, photos and music. Autumn – Based in London, UK. Contains information, news, photos, music and gig...

persian music

Moosiqi Asil or Persian music is the traditional and indigenous music of Persia and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983). «Musiqi e’ Sonnati Iran»: The...

religious music

The Bauls and Their Music – The Bauls wander the countryside, singing their religious songs. DLS Music – Music and other resources for justice, peace and environmental concerns. Spiritually based, with much being suitable for inter-faith use. Life: An...

motown

Berry Gordy and Motown Records – History of the influential record company and its founder. Includes links to various performers for the label. Chatbusters Motown Magazine – Magazine dedicated to classic Motown music. Browse news, reviews, and interviews....

piano blues

Piano blues refers to a variety of blues styles, sharing only the characteristic that they use the piano as the primary musical instrument. Boogie woogie is the best known kind of piano blues, though barrelhouse, swing, R&B, rock and roll and jazz are strongly...

rhythm and blues

Classic Soul Music – Primarily but not limited to the soulful sounds of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s. This is the time frame of the American Civil Rights movement and the impacts of the massive changes going on are reflected in the music and...

musical theater music

Musical theatre (sometimes spelled theater) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different...

piedmont blues

The Piedmont blues is a type of blues music characterized by a unique fingerpicking method on the guitar in which a regular, alternating-thumb bass pattern supports a melody using treble strings. The Piedmont blues typically refers to a greater area than Piedmont,...

riot grrl

Girl Rock Classifieds – Listings sorted by state with location and information about women musicians. Riot Grrl GirlPunk.Net – Dedicated to featuring female fronted punk bands. Includes CD reviews, interviews, a photo gallery, links and MP3s. Riot Grrl...

native american flute music

Index of Native American Music Resources – About sixty annotated links, including general information, band and artist sites, organizations, record labels and other sources for recordings, and instrument sites. Native American Music and Art – Annotated...