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Such traditions often date to a period regarded as the "golden age" of music for a particular culture. The following tables list music styles from throughout the world and the period in history when that tradition was developed:
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A 9,000 year-old bone flute from Henan. Archaeological evidence indicates that music culture developed in China from a very early period. Excavations in Jiahu Village in Wuyang County, Henan found bone flutes dated to 9,000 years ago, and clay music instruments called Xun thought to be 7,000 years old have been found in the Hemudu sites in Zhejiang and Banpo in Xi'an.
A world music festival is held in New Plymouth, New Zealand, in early March each year, namely the New Zealand location of WOMAD. [62] Nigeria. World Music day is usually celebrated for one week in Lagos, Nigeria at different location around the state. [63] Poland. Poland's Cross-Culture Warsaw Festival is held in September each year. [64]
Music of the northern region of Africa (red on the map), including that of the Horn of Africa (dark green on the map), is mostly treated separately under Middle Eastern and North African music traditions. West African music (yellow on the map) includes the music of Senegal and the Gambia, of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia ...
Because ethnomusicology is not limited to the study of music from non-Western cultures, it has the potential to encompass various approaches to the study of the many types of music around the world and emphasize their different contexts and dimensions (cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, etc.) beyond their isolated sound components.
Round food items are considered to be a symbol of prosperity and good luck in many cultures due to their likeness to coins, and are thus consumed around the world in various ways on New Year’s Eve.
Ceremonial drums are membranophones and idiophonic slit drums, which are played in a ritual context cult, religious or ceremonial social occasions by indigenous peoples around the world, often accompanied by singing or chanting. Some ceremonial drums were specially made for their purpose and are accordingly elaborately designed.