Indigenous music

Indigenous music is a term for the traditional music of the indigenous peoples of the world, that is, the music of an "original" 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 climate zone and continent of the world.[3] Some important articles are:

References

  1. Peoples of the world by National Geographic Society
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" (pdf). United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. Acharya, Deepak and Shrivastava Anshu (2008): Indigenous Herbal Medicines: Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices, Aavishkar Publishers Distributor, Jaipur- India. ISBN 978-81-7910-252-7. pp 440

See also