This site contains rare manuscript and printed sources for the study and performance of Latin American music held at The Latin American Library of Tulane University.
Ethnomusicology by
Sources for research and general information. Guides for research in ethnomusicology -- Research guides -- Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Bibliographies, discographies, and filmographies -- Indexing and abstracting tools -- Sources for research and learning. Journals and other serial publications -- Audio recordings -- Film and video recordings -- Books.
The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music by
This Handbook of Latin American Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Vol 2: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of the different musical cultures of Latin America and examine the ways in which music helps to define the identity of this particular area.
The 2nd edition has been expanded to cover Haiti, Panama, several more Amerindian musical cultures, and Afro-Peru. Questions for Critical Thinking at the end of each major section guide focus attention on what musical and cultural issues arise when one studies the music of Latin America -- issues that might not occur in the study of other musics of the world. Two audio compact discs offer musical examples of some of the music of Latin America.
The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music by
The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 4, Southeast Asia (1998). Largely revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of the different musical cultures of Southeast Asia and examine the ways in which music helps to define the identity of this particular area.
Ethnomusicology: history, definitions, and scope : a core collection of scholarly articles by 
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by 
The Garland library of readings in ethnomusicology : a core collection of important ethnomusicological articles by 
Thinking musically : experiencing music, expressing culture by 