IronWing
No Lifer
That was me. Here's a summary by country of origin. Note that some countries no longer exist, boundaries have changed and populations have drifted and also sometimes the folks who recorded the music didn't provide liner notes so some music gets lumped by region.
Country Count %
Total Songs 8204 100.00%
USA 3872 47.20%
Britain 585 7.13%
Mali 325 3.96%
Spain 230 2.80%
Mongolia 200 2.44%
Europe 190 2.32%
Turkey 171 2.08%
Germany 166 2.02%
Tuva 163 1.99%
Armenia 115 1.40%
France 111 1.35%
Ireland 111 1.35%
China 109 1.33%
Iran 97 1.18%
Sweden 81 0.99%
Italy 79 0.96%
Morocco 76 0.93%
Estonia 67 0.82%
Canada 60 0.73%
Norway 56 0.68%
Peru 49 0.60%
Byzantium 45 0.55%
Greece 43 0.52%
Mexico 43 0.52%
Peru/Equador/Bolivia/Chile 43 0.52%
Bulgaria 41 0.50%
Australia 40 0.49%
Cuba 38 0.46%
Finland 38 0.46%
Ghana 37 0.45%
Japan 37 0.45%
Scotland 36 0.44%
India/USA/UK 32 0.39%
Algeria 31 0.38%
Ethiopia 31 0.38%
Uzbekistan 31 0.38%
Hungary 30 0.37%
Wales 29 0.35%
Egypt 27 0.33%
Tibet 26 0.32%
Europe / USA 24 0.29%
Senegal 23 0.28%
Africa 22 0.27%
Pakistan 22 0.27%
Cameroon 21 0.26%
France / Spain 21 0.26%
Iceland 21 0.26%
Nigeria 20 0.24%
Vietnam 20 0.24%
Benin 19 0.23%
Niger 19 0.23%
India 18 0.22%
Kazakhstan 18 0.22%
USA / Mexico 18 0.22%
Bolivia 17 0.21%
Spain / Israel 16 0.20%
Tanzania 16 0.20%
Tunisia 16 0.20%
Belize 15 0.18%
Portugal 15 0.18%
Turkey/Greece/Israel 14 0.17%
USA/South Africa 14 0.17%
Turkmenistan 13 0.16%
Tuva / Senegal 13 0.16%
Belize, Guatamala, Nicaragua, Honduras 12 0.15%
Indonesia 12 0.15%
Iran/Turkey 12 0.15%
Mali / USA 12 0.15%
Thailand 12 0.15%
Papua New Guinea 11 0.13%
France/Italy 9 0.11%
Italy/Sardinia 9 0.11%
USA / Iran 9 0.11%
Iran/Armenia 7 0.09%
Azerbaijan 6 0.07%
Korea 6 0.07%
Romania 4 0.05%
Tajikistan 4 0.05%
Albania 3 0.04%
India/Iran 3 0.04%
Kirghistan 3 0.04%
Lebanon 3 0.04%
Trinidad 3 0.04%
Croatia, Yugoslavia 2 0.02%
Israel 2 0.02%
Macedonia 2 0.02%
Russia 2 0.02%
Sardinia 2 0.02%
Ukraine / Russia 2 0.02%
Yugoslavia 2 0.02%
Andalusia 1 0.01%
Argentina 1 0.01%
Brittany / Ireland 1 0.01%
Burundi 1 0.01%
Central Asia 1 0.01%
Crimea 1 0.01%
Croatia 1 0.01%
Czechoslovakia 1 0.01%
Daghestan 1 0.01%
Dalmatia, Yugoslavia 1 0.01%
England 1 0.01%
Grenada 1 0.01%
Hebrides Islands 1 0.01%
Libya 1 0.01%
Macedonia, Yugoslavia 1 0.01%
Rumania 1 0.01%
Serbia 1 0.01%
Sinkiang 1 0.01%
St. Lucia 1 0.01%
Sudan 1 0.01%
The Hebrides, Island of Eigg 1 0.01%
The Hebrides, Scotland, South Uist, Lewis 1 0.01%
Turkestan 1 0.01%
Upper Volta 1 0.01%
Country Count %
Total Songs 8204 100.00%
USA 3872 47.20%
Britain 585 7.13%
Mali 325 3.96%
Spain 230 2.80%
Mongolia 200 2.44%
Europe 190 2.32%
Turkey 171 2.08%
Germany 166 2.02%
Tuva 163 1.99%
Armenia 115 1.40%
France 111 1.35%
Ireland 111 1.35%
China 109 1.33%
Iran 97 1.18%
Sweden 81 0.99%
Italy 79 0.96%
Morocco 76 0.93%
Estonia 67 0.82%
Canada 60 0.73%
Norway 56 0.68%
Peru 49 0.60%
Byzantium 45 0.55%
Greece 43 0.52%
Mexico 43 0.52%
Peru/Equador/Bolivia/Chile 43 0.52%
Bulgaria 41 0.50%
Australia 40 0.49%
Cuba 38 0.46%
Finland 38 0.46%
Ghana 37 0.45%
Japan 37 0.45%
Scotland 36 0.44%
India/USA/UK 32 0.39%
Algeria 31 0.38%
Ethiopia 31 0.38%
Uzbekistan 31 0.38%
Hungary 30 0.37%
Wales 29 0.35%
Egypt 27 0.33%
Tibet 26 0.32%
Europe / USA 24 0.29%
Senegal 23 0.28%
Africa 22 0.27%
Pakistan 22 0.27%
Cameroon 21 0.26%
France / Spain 21 0.26%
Iceland 21 0.26%
Nigeria 20 0.24%
Vietnam 20 0.24%
Benin 19 0.23%
Niger 19 0.23%
India 18 0.22%
Kazakhstan 18 0.22%
USA / Mexico 18 0.22%
Bolivia 17 0.21%
Spain / Israel 16 0.20%
Tanzania 16 0.20%
Tunisia 16 0.20%
Belize 15 0.18%
Portugal 15 0.18%
Turkey/Greece/Israel 14 0.17%
USA/South Africa 14 0.17%
Turkmenistan 13 0.16%
Tuva / Senegal 13 0.16%
Belize, Guatamala, Nicaragua, Honduras 12 0.15%
Indonesia 12 0.15%
Iran/Turkey 12 0.15%
Mali / USA 12 0.15%
Thailand 12 0.15%
Papua New Guinea 11 0.13%
France/Italy 9 0.11%
Italy/Sardinia 9 0.11%
USA / Iran 9 0.11%
Iran/Armenia 7 0.09%
Azerbaijan 6 0.07%
Korea 6 0.07%
Romania 4 0.05%
Tajikistan 4 0.05%
Albania 3 0.04%
India/Iran 3 0.04%
Kirghistan 3 0.04%
Lebanon 3 0.04%
Trinidad 3 0.04%
Croatia, Yugoslavia 2 0.02%
Israel 2 0.02%
Macedonia 2 0.02%
Russia 2 0.02%
Sardinia 2 0.02%
Ukraine / Russia 2 0.02%
Yugoslavia 2 0.02%
Andalusia 1 0.01%
Argentina 1 0.01%
Brittany / Ireland 1 0.01%
Burundi 1 0.01%
Central Asia 1 0.01%
Crimea 1 0.01%
Croatia 1 0.01%
Czechoslovakia 1 0.01%
Daghestan 1 0.01%
Dalmatia, Yugoslavia 1 0.01%
England 1 0.01%
Grenada 1 0.01%
Hebrides Islands 1 0.01%
Libya 1 0.01%
Macedonia, Yugoslavia 1 0.01%
Rumania 1 0.01%
Serbia 1 0.01%
Sinkiang 1 0.01%
St. Lucia 1 0.01%
Sudan 1 0.01%
The Hebrides, Island of Eigg 1 0.01%
The Hebrides, Scotland, South Uist, Lewis 1 0.01%
Turkestan 1 0.01%
Upper Volta 1 0.01%