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The mbira is a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, often used in ceremonies and social gatherings.

Sudanese music combines Arabic and African elements and features instruments like the tambur and the oud.

Cuban music is a fusion of African and Spanish influences, including genres like son cubano and salsa.

Japanese traditional music includes genres like gagaku, and distinct instruments like the koto and shakuhachi.

Malian music is often associated with blues-like music genres and traditional instruments, such as the kora.

Turkish music tradition includes Ottoman classical music and folk music with instruments like the oud and ney.

Fado is a Portuguese music genre characterized by mournful melodies and lyrics about fate and longing.

Music from Mozambique reflects Portuguese, African, and Arab influences and utilizes instruments like the timbila xylophone.

Indian classical music is characterized by ragas and instruments like the sitar and tabla.

Samba is a Brazilian music genre and dance style, with African rhythms and percussion instruments.

Persian traditional music is known for its sophisticated system of melody types called dastgah, and instruments like the santoor.

Chanson française is a traditional French music genre with lyrics-driven French songs that are often poetic.

Aboriginal Australian music is known for the didgeridoo, a wind instrument that produces a droning sound.

Egyptian music includes both traditional Arabic music and popular genres like Raqs Sharqi, also known as belly dancing.

Cumbia is a traditional Colombian music and dance genre with indigenous, African, and Spanish elements.

Lebanese music combines Arabic music traditions with varied influences and includes instruments like the oud and the derbake.

Canadian music traditions include Inuit throat singing and French-Canadian folk with the fiddle and accordion.

Gamelan ensembles, with their bronze percussion instruments, are central to Indonesian traditional music.

Bulgarian traditional music is renowned for its vocal harmonies, asymmetrical rhythms, and instruments like the gadulka.

Flamenco music and dance are traditional to Southern Spain, featuring guitar, handclaps, and passionate vocals.

Irish traditional music often involves instruments like the tin whistle, the bodhrán, and the fiddle.

Traditional Chinese music often uses the pentatonic scale and instruments like the erhu and pipa.

The bagpipe, particularly the Great Highland Bagpipe, is a symbol of Scottish music tradition.

Tango music from Argentina is recognized for its dramatic melodies and is often paired with a dance of the same name.

Austria is renowned for its classical music tradition, being the homeland of composers like Mozart and Strauss.

Ethiopian music is distinct with its pentatonic scale and unique instruments like the masenqo and the krar.

Finnish traditional music features the kantele, a plucked string instrument, and often includes runo singing.

Mongolian traditional music is known for throat singing and instruments like the morin khuur and the shanz.

Andean music from Peru is known for the use of wind instruments like panpipes (zampoña) and the charango.

Reggae music, originating in Jamaica, is known for its laid-back rhythm and emphasis on the offbeat.

Traditional South African music incorporates a variety of styles and is known for the prominence of isicathamiya and mbube vocal music.

Greek traditional music often features instruments such as the bouzouki and is associated with dances like the sirtaki.

Afrobeat, with its mix of traditional Nigerian music, jazz, highlife, and funk, is a genre associated with Nigeria.

Norwegian music tradition includes Sami joik chants and folk instruments like the Hardanger fiddle.

Korean traditional music, or Gugak, includes Pansori narrative singing and the geomungo zither.

Jazz originated in the United States and is characterized by improvisation, swing, and bluesy harmonies.

Mariachi is a traditional Mexican music style featuring violins, guitars, and trumpets.

Russian traditional music often features folk instruments like the balalaika and the domra.