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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Global Sound will offer audio and video downloads, streaming media, educational resources, and detailed liner notes. Also, various musical collections will be available for purchase and immediate download. Users may browse by country, genre, cultural group, language, instrument, artist, ensemble, album, label, or category, such as American Folk, American Indian, Jazz, Spoken word and sounds, and Children's or conduct an advanced search.

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  • Folk music--Databases.
  • Jazz--Databases.
  • Bluegrass music--Databases.
  • Musicals--Databases.
  • World music--Databases.
  • Blues (Music)--Databases.
  • Country music--Databases.
  • Indians of North America--Music--Databases.
  • Oral tradition--Databases.
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