User:TUF-KAT/Folk music by country

This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely-varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work. Similarly, the term traditions in this context does not connote any strictly-defined criteria. Music scholars, journalists, audiences, record industry individuals, politicians, nationalists and demagogues may often have occasion to address which fields of folk music are distinct traditions based along racial, geographic, linguistic, religious, tribal or ethnic lines, and all such peoples will likely use different criteria to decide what constitutes a "folk music tradition". This list uses the same general categories used by mainstream, primarily English-language, scholarly sources, as determined by relevant statements of fact and the internal structure of works. These traditions may coincide entirely, partially or not at all with geographic, political, linguistic or cultural boundaries. Very few, if any, music scholars would claim that there are any folk music traditions that can be considered specific to a distinct group of people and with characteristics undiluted by contact with the music of other peoples; thus, the folk music traditions described herein may overlap to some degree with each other.

Folk music traditions may be demarcated differently in various parts of the world; for example, geographic distinctions are predominantly used in African traditions, while European traditions are generally grouped along ethnic lines. In all cases, the traditions distinguished here are those used by mainstream English language sources.

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Caribbean

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	canción - guaracha - habanera - montuno - rumba - son	chuchumbé - columbia - guaguancó - yambú - zapateo	bongo - botija - claves - conga - güiro - guitar - laud - marimbula - quinto - tres	cabildo - clave - comparsa
{{{Tradition}}}	jaleo - merengue - merengue típico cibaeño - perico ripiao	merengue	cuatro - güiro - marimba - tambora
{{{Tradition}}}		carabinier - chica - gragement - méringue
{{{Tradition}}}	mento		guitar
{{{Tradition}}}	biguine
{{{Tradition}}}	bomba - plena		bomba - bongo - conga - cowbell - güiro - maraca - pandereta - requinto - seguidora
{{{Tradition}}}			papai benta
{{{Tradition}}}	belair - calypso - steelpan	calinda	steelpan	camboulay

Central Africa

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	lullaby		bow - flute - molimo - trumpet - whistle	elima - molimo

Central and Northern Asia

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	Ashiq - tanbur		balaban - daf - kemanche - tar - tulumzurna	toi
{{{Tradition}}}	akyn		kui - dombra - qobuz - rubab - tanbur	toi
{{{Tradition}}}	kui - manaschi		kiak - komuz - tanbur	toi
{{{Tradition}}}	bangnadyr - bogino-duu - borbannadir - chylandyk - duulah - epic song - ezengileer - ger - häälah - holboo - höömi - aman huur - kargiraa - long song - magtel - sigit - throat-singing - türleg - üliger - xöömi	garuda	dörvon chihtei huur - flute - huuchir - igil - ikil - Jew's harp - limbe - morin huur - pyzanchy - shanz - shöör - toshpulur
{{{Tradition}}}	falak		dutar - gidjak - setar - tanbur	toi
{{{Tradition}}}	hua'er - lhamo - lu </ref>		dramnyen - gyümang - lingbu - piwang
{{{Tradition}}}	bakshy		dutar - tanbur	toi
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{{{Tradition}}}			doira - dombra - dutar - gidjak - rubab - tanbur	toi

East Africa

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	entenga - okunaga - okwawula		akadinda - entenga - trumpet
{{{Tradition}}}			kebero - krar
{{{Tradition}}}			panpipe
{{{Tradition}}}	ngoma	ngoma
{{{Tradition}}}	sega	sega	maravanne - ravanne - tambour

East Asia

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	bayin - gezaixi - shan'ge - tea-picking opera		suona
{{{Tradition}}}	chuiguishou - funereal music - hua'er - Jingyan dagu - Nanguan ballad - pingtan - sheng-guan - sizhu - wedding music - Xi'an drum music	yangge	dizi - erhu - erxian - gaohu - guanzi - pipa - qin - sanxian - shawm - sheng - suona - xiao - yangqin - yunluo - zheng
{{{Tradition}}}	beiguan - budaixi - gezaixi - nanguan		dongxiao - erxian - pipa - sanxian - suona - yueqin	quguan
{{{Tradition}}}	hua'er
{{{Tradition}}}	gagaku - jigoe - kobushi - min'yo - nogaku - yuri	bon odori	biwa - fue - koto - shakuhachi - shamisen	iemoto - matsuri
{{{Tradition}}}	chapka - min'yo - nongak - p'ansori - sanjo	sinawi	ajaeng - changgo - ching - haegum - kayagum - kkwaenggwari - komun'go - p'iri - puk	kyemonyonjo
{{{Tradition}}}		pole dance	xylophone
{{{Tradition}}}	lusheng		flute - Jew's harp - mouth organ
{{{Tradition}}}	Baisha Xiyue - Dongjing music		jizi - juelie - lengnong - qiben - suona
{{{Tradition}}}	katcharsee - shima uta - umui	zatsu odori	sanshin - yonshin
{{{Tradition}}}	hua'er

Europe

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	flamenco - sevillana	sevillana		juerga
{{{Tradition}}}			grazer
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{{{Tradition}}}		troyll
{{{Tradition}}}		Seven Sault
{{{Tradition}}}	broadside ballad - Child ballad		concertina	[[ballad] meter]]
{{{Tradition}}}			tallharpa
{{{Tradition}}}		Faeroe two-step
{{{Tradition}}}			tallharpa
{{{Tradition}}}	couples de sonneurs - gwerz - kan ha diskan	an dros - dans plinn - fisel - gavotten - rond	binou - bombarde - harp	festou noz
{{{Tradition}}}		muiñeira	gaita
{{{Tradition}}}	German ballad - yodeling		alphorn
{{{Tradition}}}	amané - rebetiko - taxim	çifte telli - karsilama - khasapiko - zebekiko	baglamas - bouzouki - outi - santouri	demotiki - dromoi - manges - rebetes
{{{Tradition}}}	parlando-rubato - tempo- giusto
{{{Tradition}}}	organum
{{{Tradition}}}	bard - caoineadh - diddling - harp music - sean nós	céilidh - hornpipe - jig - polka - reel - slide - step dance - strathspey	bodhrán - fiddle - flute - harp - uilleann pipe	conyach
{{{Tradition}}}	Carvalyn Gailckagh
{{{Tradition}}}			accordion - clarinet - dzumbus - tupan - zurla	narodna muzika - nove narodne pesme novokomponirana
{{{Tradition}}}			Hardanger fiddle
{{{Tradition}}}	castiço - fado		guitarra - viola	saudade
{{{Tradition}}}	bulerías - cantes - fandango - flamenco - siguiriyas - soleares - taksim - tientos - tangos		clarinet - djumbus - dombak - kanun - ney - ud - violin	juerga
{{{Tradition}}}	Border ballad - bothy ballad - ceol mor - muckle sang - puirt-a-beul - Scottish work song - waulking song	hornpipe - jig - minuet - reel - strathspey	accordion - bagpipe - concertina - fiddle - flute - harp - tin whistle	conyach - Feisean
{{{Tradition}}}		polska	dulcimer - hummel
{{{Tradition}}}	türkü - uzun hava		duduk - klemence - ney - saz - zurna	Huseni
{{{Tradition}}}	pennillion - Welsh choral music	hornpipe	crwth - pibcorn	eisteddfod

Middle East and North Africa

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}		dabkah
{{{Tradition}}}	Afghan wedding music - kiliwali	chub bazi - atan	daireh - dhol - rubab - tanbur	landai

North America

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	blues - field holler - gospel - shape-note - shout - spiritual - work song	shout	fiddle
{{{Tradition}}}	Blue Ridge fiddling - lining out - shape note - string band		autoharp - banjo - cello - dulcimer - fiddle - flute - guitar - mandolin
{{{Tradition}}}	Cape Breton fiddling - milling song		fiddle
{{{Tradition}}}	conjunto - son huasteco	mazurka - polka - redowa - schottische - waltz	accordion - jarana - guitarra quinta

Oceania and Australia

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	imene metua - imene tuki		koauau - paatere - purerehua
{{{Tradition}}}			kauaha - upaupa
{{{Tradition}}}		meke i wau - meke iri - meke wesi - seasea - vakamalolo	derua - slit drum
{{{Tradition}}}	hula - mele	hula	'ipu - pahu
{{{Tradition}}}			didgeridoo	songline
{{{Tradition}}}		haka - poi
{{{Tradition}}}		haka puaka
{{{Tradition}}}		Jebua
{{{Tradition}}}	string band		garamut - kundu - rattle - sepik - slit drum - susap	haus tambaran - singsing
{{{Tradition}}}	hiva usu	fa'ataupati - ma'ulu'ulu - sasa - siva Samoa	lali - logo - nafa - pandanus - pate	ali'i - fiafia - tulafale
{{{Tradition}}}			panpipe
{{{Tradition}}}	himene tarava	'aparima - 'ote'a	slit drum
{{{Tradition}}}	action-song - hiva kakala - kava papalangi	lakalaka - me'etu'upaki - 'otuhaka - ula	conch - lali - nose-flute - tapa	faikava - fiafia
{{{Tradition}}}		fatele

South America

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	payada - tango	milonga - tango	bandoneón - flute - harp - piano - violin	candombé - compadrito - lunfardo
{{{Tradition}}}			cajas - charango - kena - pinkillus - pitu - siku - tarkas
{{{Tradition}}}	choro - modinha - samba	lundu - maxixe - samba	agogó - atabaque - berimbau - cavquinho - cuícas - pandeiros - piano - reco-recos - surdos - tamborím - viola - violão	Candomblé - Carnival
{{{Tradition}}}	cumbia - paseo - puya - tambora - vallenato - vallenato merengue	cumbia - currulao	accordion - bombo - caja - gaita - guacharaca - guachos - marimba - pito - tambora
{{{Tradition}}}		currulao	bombo - marimba
{{{Tradition}}}			charango - harp - kena - violin
{{{Tradition}}}	akía		rattle

South Asia

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	panchai baja		arbajo - barrel drum - Jew's harp - kettle drum - madal - sarangi - shawm	gaine - damai
{{{Tradition}}}	caca - jogi - malasri		barrel drum - dhimay baja - flute - nava dapha - naykhin - shawm	bisket jatra
{{{Tradition}}}	cantiga - kaffirinha - Kolam - Nadagam - Sokari	baila

Southeast Asia

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	ayai - kam nap - pleing kar	ramvong	tro
{{{Tradition}}}	gaeng
{{{Tradition}}}			gong
{{{Tradition}}}	ketuk tilu - kroncong - langgam jawa	ronggeng - tapanuli ogong -	cello - celumpung - flute - guitar - kecrek - kempul - kendhang - ketuk - kroncong - pelog - rebab - ronggeng - violin	komedi stambul - pelog
{{{Tradition}}}			flute - gong - xylophone - zither
{{{Tradition}}}	jariang - cho-kantrum - ruem-trosh		ching - krab - tro
{{{Tradition}}}	lam luang - lam phi fa - lam pun - lam tan san - lam tan yao - lam toei - mor khaen - mor lam - mor lam dio - mor lam mu - mor lam pee fah - sarup - soeng - tet lae - wai khru		ching - khaen - khui - phin - ranat - so
{{{Tradition}}}	bamboo band
{{{Tradition}}}	asi - ronggeng - Zikir Barat	accordion - gambus - gong - joget - violin - zapin
{{{Tradition}}}			keluré - sapé
{{{Tradition}}}	bong lang - lam tad - likay - nang taloon - pii klong - pleng choi	fon		Ngan Wat
{{{Tradition}}}	ca tru - hat - hat chau van - hat cheo - hat noi - hat tuong - gui thu - nhac dan toc cai bien - nhac tai tu - quan ho - roi nuoc		bao - da - day - ken - k'longput - luc huyen cam - nguyet - nhi - sinh tien - song lang - tranh - trong com - t'rung - ty ba

Southern Africa

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	sega	basese - salegy - sega - sigaoma - watsa watsa	valiha
{{{Tradition}}}			hosho - karimba - matepe - mbira - ngoma - njari - panpipe	bira - kushaura-kutsinhira
{{{Tradition}}}			panpipe
{{{Tradition}}}			uhadi
{{{Tradition}}}			panpipe

West Africa

Country	Elements	Dance	Instrumentation	Other topics
{{{Tradition}}}	litungo
{{{Tradition}}}	adaha - agbadza - akwete - ashiko - dagomba - gombe - konkomba - mainline - osibisaba - sikyi	adowa	atumpan - seprewa
{{{Tradition}}}	batuco - coladera - ferrinho - funana - gaita - morna	batuco - funana	cavaquinho - rabeca - violão - viola
{{{Tradition}}}			lunga
{{{Tradition}}}	takada	Gadzo	atsimevu - axatse - gankogui - gboba - kaganu - kidi - simevu - sogo
{{{Tradition}}}			goge
{{{Tradition}}}	nyatiti
{{{Tradition}}}	donkilo - kumbengo - sataro		balo - kontingo - kora	jali
{{{Tradition}}}			balafon - kora	griot
{{{Tradition}}}			halam
{{{Tradition}}}			dundun - igbin - sekere

References

• Broughton, Simon and Mark Ellingham (eds.) (2000). Rough Guide to World Music (First edition ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1858286360. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); |edition= has extra text (help)
• Darden, Robert (2004). People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0826414362.
• Fussell, Fred C. (2003). Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle. North Carolina Folklife Institute. 080785459X.
• Manuel, Peter (1988). Popular Musics of the Non-Western World. New York: Oxford University Press. 0195053427.
• Ritchie, Fiona (2004). The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Celtic Music. New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 039953071.
• Philip V. Bohlman (1997). Excursions in World Music (Second edition ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0132306328. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Nettl, Bruno (1965). Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.