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South Asian Music : Listening Online
This research guide focuses on South Asian Music. It is intended to be a useful place to start your research, using resources from Mills Music Library and the open web.
Streaming Audio via Mills Music Library
Listening to the music is an important part of the research process. Mills Music Library subscribes to several streaming audio databases, which offer a variety of options for the curious researcher.
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Naxos Music LibraryA search for India or Pakistan will yield multiple results.
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Smithsonian Global SoundThis database provides audio from all over the world. Searching for India or Pakistan will yield multiple results, many from Folkways Records.
Audio Online
This is a list of freely available sites offering streaming audio of South Asian music.
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MusicIndiaOnlineListen online for free to a wide variety of Indian music.
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Central Asia: PlaylistsListen online to playlists of various styles of Central Asian music via BlueBeat.