Before the trip begins : fundamental issues -- Aural analysis : listening to the world's musics -- Cultural considerations : beyond the sounds themselves -- Oceania : Australia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Kiribati -- South Asia : India, Pakistan -- Southeast Asia : Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and northeast Thailand -- East Asia : China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Tibet -- The Middle East : Islam and the Arab world, Iran, Egypt, Sufism, Judaism -- Europe : Greece, Spain, Russia, Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria -- Sub-Saharan Africa : Ghana, Nigeria, central Africa, Zimbabwe -- The Caribbean : Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas -- South America and Mexico : the Amazon rainforest, Peru, Argentina -- Canada and the United States.
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World Music: A Global Journey, Concise Edition is an ideal introduction to the diversity of musical expression around the world, taking students across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit.