Music of Asia

Asian music encompass numerous musical styles, traditions, and forms originating in Asian countries.

Asian music traditions include:

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* Music of East Asia
* 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

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Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste (East Timor)
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan

Dependencies and
other territories|

* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Hong Kong
* Macau

* Category
* Asia portal

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History|

| Chronology|

* Indian Ocean trade
* Silk Road
* Imperialism
* Decolonisation
* Cold War

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By topic|

* Military conflicts
* Sovereignty

Geography|

* Cities
* metropolitan areas
* tallest buildings
* urban agglomerations
* Countries and territories
* by population
* Extreme points
* Islands
* Lakes
* Mountains
* Rivers

Geopolitical|

| Transcontinental regions|

* Asia–Pacific
* Caucasus
* EMEA
* Mediterranean world
* MENASA
* Greater Middle East/Middle East and North Africa
* Middle East/Near East
* Indo-Mediterranean
* Indo-Pacific
* Indian Ocean world
* Pacific Rim
* Pacific Asia

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Intracontinental regions|

* Anatolia/Asia Minor
* Arabia
* South Arabia
* Cyprus
* Far East/Pacific Asia
* Greater China
* China proper
* Taiwan
* Tibet
* Xinjiang
* Indochina
* Malay world
* Manchuria
* Northeast China
* Outer Manchuria
* Greater Mongolia
* Inner Mongolia
* Mongolia
* Japan
* Korea
* Russian Far East
* Inner Asia
* Greater Central Asia
* Greater Iran
* Greater Khorasan
* Global Southeast
* Greater India
* Levant/Syria
* Southern Levant
* Mesopotamia
* Siberia
* South Caucasus
* Turkestan
* Afghan Turkestan
* Chinese Turkestan
* Russian Turkestan

Continental subregions|

* Central Asia
* Soviet Central Asia
* East Asia
* Northeast Asia
* North Asia
* South Asia
* Subregions
* Southeast Asia
* Mainland Southeast Asia
* Maritime Southeast Asia
* West Asia

Cultural|

* Austronesia
* Indosphere
* Sinosphere
* Nanyang
* Northern and southern China

Physical|

| Supercontinents|

* Afro-Eurasia
* Afro-Asia
* Eurasia

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Subcontinents|

* Arabian subcontinent
* Indian subcontinent

Plateaus|

* Anatolian plateau
* Deccan Plateau
* Iranian plateau
* Mongolian Plateau
* Tibetan Plateau

Peninsulas|

* Anatolian Peninsula
* Arabian Peninsula
* Indian Peninsula
* Indochinese Peninsula
* Malay Peninsula
* Korean Peninsula
* Leizhou Peninsula
* Liaodong Peninsula
* Shandong Peninsula

Archipelagos|

* Japanese Archipelago
* Ryukyu Islands
* Malay Archipelago
* Indonesian Archipelago
* Maluku Islands
* Sunda Islands
* Greater Sunda Islands
* Lesser Sunda Islands
* Philippine Archipelago
* Visayan Islands
* Mergui Archipelago

Biogeographic|

* Eastern Asia
* Indo-Pacific
* Malesia
* Tropical Asia

Politics|

* Heads of government
* Heads of state
* Elections
* political parties
* Democracy
* Human rights
* Law
* Military
* Pan-Asianism

Intergovernmental|

* Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
* Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
* Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)
* Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
* Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
* Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
* Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG / GCC)
* Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC)
* Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
* South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
* Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Economy|

* Countries by average wage
* Countries by GDP (PPP)
* Countries by HDI
* Currencies
* Stock exchanges
* Technology
* renewable energy
* Transport
* airports
* high-speed rail

Markets|

* Property markets

Society|

* Demographics
* Education
* Etiquette
* Health
* Languages
* Life expectancy
* People
* ethnic groups

Culture|

* Art
* Cinema
* Cuisine
* Literature
* Music
* Philosophy
* Religion
* Sport

Future|

* Asian Century
* Chinese Century
* Indian Century
* Pacific Century

* Outline
* Index

* Category
* Portal
* Maps

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Eastern world and culture

Foundations|

* Cradle of civilization
* Old World
* Sinic world
* Iranic world
* Indic world
* Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
* Islamdom

History|

* Ancient history
* Silk Road
* Post-classical history (Middle Ages)
* Modern period
* Early modern period
* Industrial Revolution
* World War I
* Asian and Pacific Theatre
* Middle Eastern Theatre
* Interwar period
* World War II
* Pacific War
* Middle Eastern Theatre
* Cold War
* Post–Cold War era
* War on terror

Culture|

* Alphabet
* Hanzi
* Kanji
* Kana
* Hangul
* Hanja
* Brahmic
* Arabic
* Cyrillic
* Latin
* Architecture
* Art
* History
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* Chinese
* Buddhist
* Hindu
* Cuisine
* Esotericism
* Folklore
* Chinese
* Japanese
* Korean
* Languages
* Literature
* Music
* Chant
* Folk
* Mythology
* Philosophy
* Religion

Philosophy|

* Chinese philosophy
* Japanese philosophy
* Korean philosophy
* Vietnamese philosophy
* Indian philosophy
* Iranian philosophy
* Buddhist ethics
* Islamic ethics
* Hindu philosophy
* Buddhist philosophy
* Jain philosophy
* Islamic philosophy
* Collectivism
* Values
* Japanese
* Philippine

Religion|

* Dharmic
* Buddhism
* Culture
* Southern/Eastern/Northern
* Theravada
* Mahayana
* Vajrayana
* Hinduism
* Culture
* Vaishnavism
* Shaivism
* Shaktism
* Smartism
* Sikhism
* Jainism
* Taoic
* Taoism
* Confucianism
* Shenism
* Shinto
* Muism
* Tengrism
* Iranian
* Zoroastrianism
* Yazidism
* Abrahamic
* Islam
* Culture
* Sunni
* Shia
* Christianity
* Culture
* Eastern
* Eastern Orthodoxy
* Oriental Orthodoxy
* Catholicism
* Latin Church
* Eastern Churches
* Judaism
* Culture
* Bábism
* Azali
* Baháʼí
* Druze

Contemporary
integration|

* APEC
* Arab Customs Union
* Arab League
* ASEAN
* Asia and the Pacific Group
* Asia Cooperation Dialogue
* Asia Council
* BIMSTEC
* CAREC
* CAU
* CSTO
* CPTPP
* Eastern Bloc
* Easternization
* EAEU
* EAEU Customs Union
* ECO
* GCC
* OTS
* RCEP
* SAARC
* SCO
* SEATO
* TCS

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