Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries

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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. It includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of many legendary labels; it also includes music recorded in Africa and on the South Asian subcontinent. Users can search for, and browse among, over 2,800 albums and 40,000 individual tracks, as well as research by such subjects as genre, instrument, and recording label. Albums have important bibliographic information, including links to liner notes. Users can also save tracks to personalized playlists for future listening.

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Vendor: Alexander Street Press

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