Indigenous music
Indigenous music is a term for the
ethnic group that inhabits any geographic region alongside more recent immigrants who may be greater in number.[1] The term therefore depends upon the political role an ethnic group plays rather than upon its strictly musical characteristics, for all further criteria (territory, race, history, subsistence lifestyle, etc.) defining indigenous peoples can also be applied to majority cultures.[2]
Societies defined as, or defining themselves as, "indigenous" are found in every inhabited
Some important articles are:- Arab-derived traditions
- Māori music of New Zealand
- Music of the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia
- Music of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
- First Nation musicof Canada
- Sámi music of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia
- Music of South India
- Music of the republics of Russia
References
- ^ Peoples of the world by National Geographic Society
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" (pdf). United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ISBN 978-81-7910-252-7. pp 440
See also
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Indigenous peoples by geographic regions | ||||||
