- BBC Radio World Music — Radio 3’s hub for World Music
- Center For World Music – San Diego-based not-for-profit that organizes study abroad tours and offers other programs
- European world music charts — from the World Music Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
- Fly Global Music
- NatGeo World Music — Streaming audio, interviews, photo features and more from National Geographic
- Randy Raine-Reusch’s instrument gallery — the extensive collection of composer, performer and festival organizer Randy Raine-Reusch
- Rock Paper Scissors – For journalists, artists and the broader community of music fans looking for new and old sounds from around the globe
- Rough Guide to World Music – Volume One — on the Goodreads site
- Rough Guide to World Music – Volume Two — on the Goodreads site
- Songlines Magazine World music charts
- UCLA ethnomusicology department
- UW Ethnomusicology Library — University of Washington’s journals, recordings, bibliographies and other materials.
- Womex — the premier exhibition and meeting for those interested in world music and jazz. WOMEX 2013 takes place in Cardiff, Wales
- www.worldmusic.net
- World Music Central — founded in 2002