Music of Asia

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:

• 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, , Latin America, , and

References