Top 10 Kinds of World Music

When You listen Rawi Shankar, also another Indian classical music, You have a those questions. Mostly meditative classical music in the world. And also, Indian classical music is older, like western classical music. Tabla, Tampura and Sitar are very typical for this music.

Polyrhythm and African drums, this is unique of African music and of course, many tribes, many genres.

Arabic and Turkish music countains quarter tones, which I love and also, some great rhythms.

Balkan music or music of Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania is very typical of unregular rhythms, like 7/8, or 9/8.

Croatian music is very romantical, not like another Balkan music genres.

Oh, those fascinating tibetan monk chantings and tibetan singing bowls, or Shangs, Tingshas, those things are very typical for Tibetan music. Also this music is very meditative.

Latin music is very rhythmical, also contains influences from European, African and American music. Very rhythmical is also Cuban Salsa, Dominican Merengue, from Colombia and Brazilian Pagode.

Pentatonic is very typical for Asian and specifically, for Chinese music. Also Erhu, Guqin and Dizi too, as a famous musical instruments.

Greeks are very proud to theyr culture, althought It is influenced by some oriental things. Bouzouki, as a famous Greek musical instrument is very similar to turkish Saz. But, also of those inported musical instruments greek music is beautiful.

German music (specifically) Volksmusik (traditional music of German speaking countries) and Schlagers are very harmonical and great, also Volksmusik with Yodel.

Of course, red army choir, Alla Pugacheva, Vladimir Vysotskiy, or Balalaykas are very great in Russian music.

Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, and really good traditional music like Whiskey in the Jar

Nordic etnopop is magic.