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Asian music encompasses numerous musical styles, diverse cultural and religious traditions, and forms originating on the Asian continent.

Traditions by country

Asian musical traditions include:thumb|Westerners interested in studying and playing Javanese [[Gamelan]]

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thumb|A Lady Playing the [[Tanpura; Rajasthan]]

thumb|A musical theatre group in Baghdad

  • Music of China
  • Music of Hong Kong
  • Music of Japan
  • Traditional music of Korea
  • Music of North Korea
  • Music of South Korea
  • Music of Macau
  • Music of Mongolia
  • Music of Taiwan
  • Music of Tibet
  • Music of Southeast Asia
  • Music of Brunei
  • Music of Cambodia
  • Music of Indonesia
  • Music of Sunda
  • Music of Java
  • Music of Bali
  • Music of Laos
  • Music of Malaysia
  • Music of Myanmar
  • Music of the Philippines
  • Music of Singapore
  • Music of Thailand
  • Music of Timor-Leste
  • Music of Vietnam
  • Music of South Asia
  • Asian Underground
  • Music of Afghanistan
  • Music of Bangladesh
  • Music of Bhutan
  • Music of India
  • Ravanahatha
  • Music of the Maldives
  • Music of Nepal
  • Music of Pakistan
  • Music of Sri Lanka
  • Music of Central Asia
  • Music of Afghanistan (when included in the definition of Central Asia)
  • Music of Kazakhstan
  • Music of Kyrgyzstan
  • Music of Mongolia (culturally Central Asia)
  • Music of Tajikistan
  • Music of Turkmenistan
  • Music of Uzbekistan
  • Music of Russia (indigenous peoples of the Asian part)
  • Music of West Asia (Middle East)
  • Arabic music
  • Music of Bahrain
  • Music of Iran
  • Music of Jordan
  • Music of Iraq
  • Music of Palestine
  • Music of Saudi Arabia
  • Music of Syria
  • Music of the United Arab Emirates
  • Music of Yemen
  • Music of Armenia
  • Assyrian/Syriac folk music
  • Music of Azerbaijan
  • Music of Cyprus
  • Music of Georgia
  • Music of Israel
  • Diaspora Jewish music

See also

  • List of cultural and regional genres of music
  • Byzantine music
  • Music of: Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania

References