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PBS

Pbs: Continental Harmony

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS presents several activities and lesson plans that cover the concepts of identifying different forms of music, learning about musical imagery, writing in response to music, and creating lyrics. The Sound Lounge has many interactive...
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Santana

For Students 9th - 10th
The official Santana page includes biographical information, Milagro Foundation information, a discography and more.
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3rd Ear Music: The Music of South Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
3rd Ear Music is a comprehensive resource of South African music, past and present. The organization started its collection in 1964 and it now offers links to several South African artists, history of SA music and recordings.
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African Australian Online Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers dozens of reviews of African recordings, new and re-released. Well-known musicians Zap Mama and Femi Kuti, as well as up and coming ones, are reviewed. Links to individual Web sites and audio files are also featured here.
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Cengage Learning

Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Carlos Santana

For Students 9th - 10th
In the late 1960s, when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and other rock genres were raging, Carlos Santana and his band Santana introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: World Music: Rags to Riches

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of music from around the world with this who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-style game. Click on the correct answer to each multiple-choice question, and move closer to "winning" a million dollars!
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Schools: Gcse Bitesize: Music: World Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Overviews with links to information and audio examples of music from Africa, India, Indonesia, Latin America, and the British Isles.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street

For Students 9th - 10th
World on Your Street, although not actively maintained since 2005, is one answer to uncovering different sounds in world music. Find interviews with musicians who brought their music to the UK from many different parts of the globe....
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Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Lullabies Link People

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using lullabies as the base of study, students learn about cultural differences in child care and taking care of basic human needs.
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Article
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Roots World Traditional Music Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Magazine site that specializes in roots music, such as traditional, celtic and folk. International scope with an archive of reviews, interviews and feature articles.
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Roots World: African Music Reviews Volume 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief reviews of many African music CDs from a variety of artists and cultures.
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Activity
Other

Musical Math

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes 14 activities which explore how math and music are related. Great exercise opportunity for any student to sharpen their math and musical skills.
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What Is Flamenco?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Flamenco dance and music.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Music of Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a contemporary style of music from Madagascar, called "salegy," which blends the musical traditions of Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Indonesia.
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World Music Central: World Music Genres

For Students 9th - 10th
A-to-Z list of musical genres, briefly defined and occasionally illustrated. [A work-in-progress, not all entries are complete.]
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Barbara Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of world fusion music artist Barbara Lewis. Included is a biography and sound clips of her music.
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Mama Lisa's World: Songs & Rhymes of All Nations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource was organized by a mother who wanted to give people a sense of the nursery rhymes and songs from around the world. Find rhymes and songs from every continent, in many languages--you can even listen to some online.
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Mama Lisa's World: Songs & Rhymes of All Nations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource was organized by a mother who wanted to give people a sense of the nursery rhymes and songs from around the world. Find rhymes and songs from every continent, in many languages; you can even listen to some online.
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Luaka Bop

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the different types of samba music, and its impact on the world music scene.