Musical Atlas is a series of recordings of traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (Berlin/Venice) and released on the EMI/Odeon label. The series was directed by Alain Daniélou. It was part of the larger UNESCO Collection series. Most of the recordings were later re-issued on the Naive/Auvidis label.UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, accessed November 18, 2010."The UNESCO collection of traditional music", Isobel Clouter, pp. 6-7, International Music Connection: Newsletter of the World and Traditional Music Section, British Library, #20, 2001.
Recordings # Name Year Index number(EMI orEMI/Odeon) Reissue(Auvidis) Comments 1 Bengal 1972 3C 064-17840 D 8077 (1998) Recordings, commentary and photographs by Manfred Junius et al.Worldcat record, Junius, Manfred, Alain Daniélou, and Samir Naguib. Bengal: Traditional Folk Music = Bengale : Musique Traditionnelle Populaire. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1998. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Junius, Manfred M. Bengal. Musical atlas. 1972. Sound recording, . 2 Cambodia: Folk and Ceremonial Music 1972 3C 064-17841 D 8068 (1996) Recordings, notes and photographs by Jacques Brunet.Worldcat record, Brunet, Jacques. Cambodia: [folk and Ceremonial Music]. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1972. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Brunet, Jacques. Cambodia: Folk and Ceremonial Music = Cambodge : Musique Populaire Et Cérémonielle. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1996. Sound recording, . 3 Ivory Coast: Baulé Vocal Music 1972 3C 064-17842 D 8048 (1993) Recordings and commentary by Hugo Zemp. Review by René Ménard in Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council 5 (1973), pp. 222–223, .Worldcat record, Zemp, Hugo. Ivory Coast: Baulé Vocal Music. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, ; Worldcat record, Zemp, Hugo. Côte D'ivoire: Baule Vocal Music = Musique Vocale Baoulé. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1993. Sound recording, ; Worldcat record, Zemp, Hugo. Ivory Coast: Baulé Vocal Music. Unesco collection, 3. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1972. Sound recording, . 4 Portugal 1972 3C 064-17843 D 8008 (1988) Recorded by Hubert de Fraysseix, Margarida Ribeiro and Virgílio Pereira; commentary by Alain Daniélou. Reviewed by James Porter in Ethnomusicology 20, #2 (May 1976), pp. 389–393, .Worldcat record, Fraysseix, Hubert, Margarida Ribeiro, Virgílio Pereira, Alain Daniélou, Maria T. Noronha, and Manuel Vicente. Portugal. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Fraysseix, Hubert, and Virgilio Pereira. Portugal: Portuguese Traditional Music = Musique Traditionnelle Du Portugal. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, . 5 Bali: Folk Music 1972 3C 064-17858 D 8003 (1988)Worldcat record, Brunet, Jacques, and Him Ngac. Bali: Folk Music = Bali : Musique Populaire. Unesco collection. Paris: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Bali: Folk Music = Musique Populaire. Musiques et musiciens du monde. S.l.: Auvidis/UNESCO, 1972. Sound recording, . 6 India: North Indian Folk Music 1972 3C 064-17859 D 8033 (1991) Recording and commentary by Manfred Junius.Worldcat record, Junius, Manfred M. India: North Indian Folk Music. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, .Various - Music And Musicians Of The World: India - North Indian Folk Music / Musiques Et Musiciens Du Monde: India - Musique Populaire De L'Inde Du Nord, discogs.com. Accessed on line December 15, 2010. 7 Syria: Sunnite Islam 1973 3C 064-17885 Recorded by Jochen Wenzel; commentary by Christian Poché.Worldcat record, Wenzel, Jochen, and Christian Poché. Syria: Sunnite Islam. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, . 8 Greece: Traditional Music 1974 3C 064-17966 D 8018 (1990) Recorded by Jacques Cloarec; commentary by Alain Daniélou.Worldcat record, Cloarec, Jacques, and Alain Daniélou. Greece: Traditional Music. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, .Worldcat record, Daniélou, Alain, and Jacques Cloarec. Greece: Traditional Music = Grèce : Musique Traditionnelle. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1990. Sound recording, . 9 Hong Kong: Instrumental Music 1974 3C 064-17968 D 8031 (1990) Program notes by Dale A. Craig.Catalog record, "Hong Kong [sound recording] : Instrumental music = Musique instrumentale", Ivry-sur-Seine : Auvidis, p1974/1990, library, University of California, Berkeley, . Accessed on line December 15, 2010.Worldcat record, Hong Kong: Chinese Instrumental Music. Musical atlas. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1974. Sound recording, . 10 Japan: Semi-Classical and Folk Music 1974 3C 064-17967 D 8016 (1989) Commentary by Shigeo Kishibe.Worldcat record Japan: Semi Classical and Folk Music = Japon : Musique Semi-Classique Et Folklorique. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1989. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Kishibe, Shigeto. Japan: Semi-classical Music, Folk Music. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1974. Sound recording, . 11 Algeria: Sahara, Music of Gourara 1975 3C 064-18079 D 8037 (1991) Recording by Pierre Augier. Reviewed by Carl Cowl in Ethnomusicology 21, #3 (Sep. 1977), pp. 533–535, .Worldcat record, Augier, Pierre. Algeria: Sahara : Music of Gourara = Algérie : Sahara : Musiques Du Gourara. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1991. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Augier, Pierre. Algeria: Sahara, Music of Gourara. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1976. Sound recording, . 12 Thailand: The Music of Chieng Mai 1975 3C 064-18080 D 8007 (1988) Recordings and commentary by Jacques Brunet.Worldcat record, Thailand: the Music of Chieng Mai: Thailande: Musique De Chieng Maï. UNESCO collection. Paris, France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, and Worldcat record, Brunet, Jacques. Thailand, the Music of Chieng Mai. Musics and musicians of the world, Thailand. Paris, France: AUVIDIS-UNESCO, 1988. Sound recording, . 13 Rumania: Traditional Folk Music 1975 3C 064-18120Worldcat record, Pop, Mihai. Rumania: Traditional Folk Music. Musical atlas. Italy: Odeon, 1975. Sound recording, . 14 Niger: The Music of the Peuls 1975 3C 064-18121 D 8006 (1988) Recording and commentary by Simha Arom.Worldcat record, The Peuls. UNESCO collection : musical atlas, 14. S.l.: EMI Italiana 3 C064-18121, 1976. Sound recording, , Worldcat record, The Fulani: Les Peuls. Musiques et musiciens du monde. France?: Auvidis/Unesco, 1988. Sound recording, , Worldcat record, Arom, Simha. The Music of the Peuls. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Arom, Simha. The Fulani: Les Peuls. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, . 15 Dahomey: Bariba and Somba Music 1976 3C 064-18217 D 8057 (1994) Recordings and commentary by Simha Arom.Worldcat record, Arom, Simha. Benin: Bariba and Somba Music = Musiques Bariba Et Somba. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1994. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Dahomey: Bariba and Somba Music. Musical atlas. Italy: EMI/Odeon 3C 064-18217, 1976. Sound recording, . 16 Chile: Hispano-Chilean Metisse Traditional Music 1976 3C 064-18218 D 8001 (1988) Recordings by Jochen Wenzel. Program notes by Manuel Dannemann.Worldcat record Wenzel, Jochen. Chile: Hispano-chilean Metisse Traditional Music = Chili : Musique Traditionelle Métisse Hispano-Chilienne. UNESCO collection. Paris, France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, , Worldcat record Wenzel, Jochen. Chile: Hispano-chilean Metisse Traditional Music = Chili : Musique Traditionelle Métisse Hispano-Chilienne. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record Wenzel, Jochen. Chile. Musical atlas. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1976. Sound recording, . 17 Morocco: the Arabic Tradition in Moroccan Music 1977 3C 064-18264 D 8002 (1988) Vocals and instrumentals by Abdeslam Cherkaoui. Recording and commentary by Philip D. Schuyler.Worldcat record Cherkaoui, Abdeslam, and Philip D. Schuyler. Morocco: The Arabic Tradition in Moroccan Music. Odeon, 1970. Sound recording, , Worldcat record Cherkauoi, Abdeslam, and Philip D. Schuyler. The Arabic Tradition in Music: Musique De Tradition Arabe. Unesco collection. Paris, France: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record Cherkaoui, Abdeslam. Morocco: The Arabic Tradition in Moroccan Music = Maroc : Musique De Tradition Arabe. Musiques et musiciens du monde. Paris: Auvidis, 1988. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Cherkaoui, Abdeslam, and Philip D. Schuyler. Morocco: Arabic Tradition in Moroccan Music. Unesco collection. Italy: EMI Odeon, 1977. Sound recording, . 18 Cameroon: Baka Pygmy Music 1977 3C 064-18265 D 8029 (1990) Recordings and commentary by Simha Arom and Patrick Renaud.Worldcat record, Arom, Simha, and Patrick Renaud. Cameroon: Baka Pygmy Music = Cameroun : La Musique Des Pygmées Baka. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1990. Sound recording, , Worldcat record, Arom, Simha, and Patrick Renaud. Cameroon: Baka Pygmy Music. Unesco collection. Italy: EMI Italiana, 1977. Sound recording, , and Worldcat record, Arom, Simha. Cameroon: Baka Pygmy Music. S. l: EMI Italiana, 1977, . 19 Pakistan: The Music of the Qawal (wandering minstrels) 1977 3C 064-18266 D 8028 (1990)