About Smithsonian Global Sound

The University Libraries

Provides the published recordings from the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels
Also includes music recorded in Africa by Dr. Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University.
Also includes music recorded on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE).
Users have the option of registering to create profiles and playlists.
Registered users can purchase downloaded music.