{{Short description|Music of indigenous ethnic groups}} '''Indigenous music''' is a term for the [[traditional music]] of the [[indigenous peoples]] of the world, that is, the music of an "original" [[ethnic group]] that inhabits any geographic region alongside more recent immigrants who may be greater in number.<ref>Peoples of the world by National Geographic Society</ref> The term therefore depends upon the political role an ethnic group plays rather than upon its strictly musical characteristics, for all further criteria (territory, race, history, subsistence lifestyle, etc.) defining indigenous peoples can also be applied to majority cultures.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/FAQsindigenousdeclaration.pdf |title=Frequently Asked Questions: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |work= United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues|accessdate =2009-10-23}}</ref>

Societies defined as, or defining themselves as, "indigenous" are found in every inhabited [[climate zone]] and [[continent]] of the world.<ref>Acharya, Deepak and Shrivastava Anshu (2008): Indigenous Herbal Medicines: Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices, Aavishkar Publishers Distributor, Jaipur- India. {{ISBN|978-81-7910-252-7}}. pp 440</ref> Some important articles are:

*[[Music of Africa]], especially the non-[[Europe]]an, [[Asian people|Asian]] or [[Arab]]-derived traditions *[[Maori music|Māori music]] [[music of New Zealand|of New Zealand]] *[[Indigenous Australian music|Music of the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders]] [[music of Australia|of Australia]] *Music of the indigenous peoples of [[Music of Latin America|Latin America]] and [[Caribbean music|the Caribbean]] *[[Native American music]] of the United States and [[Inuit]], [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] and [[Aboriginal music of Canada|First Nation music]] of Canada *[[Sámi music]] of [[music of Norway|Norway]], [[music of Sweden|Sweden]], [[music of Finland|Finland]], and [[music of Russia|Russia]] *Music of [[South India]] *Music of the [[republics of Russia]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==See also==

{{Indigenous peoples by continent}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Indigenous Music}} [[Category:Indigenous music| ]] [[Category:Traditional music]]