Young Botean women in the Himalayas sing a Dance to Foreigners, recorded by Caspar Cronk, American Himalayan Expedition in 1959. theglobaljukebox.org/#?share=Bhotiy… #theglobaljukebox

This #indigenouspeoplesday we’re pleased to share for the first time this segment of a Yo'eme string band performing a Pascola dance tune, shot by Lomax and crew near Tucson in May 1983 for a film called “Desert Folk” in the American Patchwork series. 1/ youtube.com/watch?v=WZ1N7q…

Today we are sharing a playlist highlighting music from Southeast Asia, and some ways to use the Global Jukebox to find similarities in musical traditions from around the world. culturalequity.org/ace/news/music…

A mesmerizing song sung by a group of Rade women in the South of Vietnam, recorded by Patrick Kersalé Cantometric data pictured below. Cantometrics is a coding system developed by Alan Lomax to analyze discreet elements of the the world's folk songs. theglobaljukebox.org/#?share=wheel_…

More Cowbell! Alpine Cattle Bells recorded by Alan Lomax in 1954 in Valle D'Osta, Italy. theglobaljukebox.org/#?share=songDe…

Moladh Na Lanndaidh, performed by Tom Angus MacDonald. This recording was featured on the Smithsonian Folkways collection 'Songs From Cape Breton Island' theglobaljukebox.org/#?share=songDe…

We hope you enjoy free access to this priceless trove of human cultural heritage! Coded data is downloadable from github.com/theglobaljukeb…, and songs can be heard at theglobaljukebox.org. You can start by clicking "Wander the Earth through song" from the welcome page.🎶🌍 (4/4)

Ein internationales Wissenschaftsteam hat eine weltweite Datenbank mit traditionellen Liedern zusammengestellt. Die The Global Jukebox umfasst fast 6.000 Titel. deutschlandfunk.de/datenbank-mit-…

Scientific journal PLOS ONE has just published the paper, “The Global Jukebox: A Public Database of Performing Arts and Culture” by Drs. Anna L. Wood, Pat Savage (@PatrickESavage.bsky.social), et al. It's a deep dive into the data behind the GJB and worth a read! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

世界中の伝統音楽のデータベース、慶應大が公開　1026民族、5776件の音声記録を掲載 itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/…

Our The Global Jukebox is really taking off in Japan, with thousands of likes and retweets of this news report! The idea of completely free, open access streaming of music around the world is particularly exciting in Japan where copyright is often very strict.

If you're just discovering the GJB, or want to know more, now is a great time to buy "Songs of Earth: Aesthetic and Social Codes in Music" a guide to understanding Cantometrics. It's currently 40% off when you buy direct from Univ Press of MS. upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Songs-…

It's not too late to welcome the new year with the Babunda Song of Joy for the New Year (recorded by Leo A. Verwilghen, 1935-36) theglobaljukebox.org/#?share=songDe…