Southeast Asia
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and their neighbours. The region holds an unusual range of musical traditions side by side — Javanese Gamelan, Indonesian Dangdut, Thai Luk Thung and Mor Lam, and the Filipino vocal-pop tradition.
Most popular
- Folk & WorldOriginal Pilipino MusicTagalog-and-English Filipino pop, currently dominated by acoustic indie bands writing about distance, family and overseas work.
- Folk & WorldGamelanジャワ・バリの青銅打楽器による合奏。西洋のピアノでは出せない独自の音律をもち、同じパターンを繰り返しながら少しずつ変化していく。インドネシアの宮廷・儀礼音楽。
- PopPhilippine Pop / IdolPhilippine mainstream pop, recently revitalized by group acts modeled on the K-pop production pipeline.
- PopVietnamese PopVietnamese mainstream pop, currently positioned between Korean-inflected idol production and a local R&B singer-songwriter wave.
- PopThai PopThai-language mainstream pop, shaped by 1990s GMM Grammy idols and a 2020s K-pop-style training reboot.
- Rock & MetalIndonesian Indie Pop / Rock-BalladLate-2010s Indonesian indie pop and rock-ballad — mid-tempo, clean-toned, and emotionally restrained.
- PopMalaysian PopMalay-language pop from Malaysia, balancing 1980s rock-band heritage with current R&B and electronic production.
- PopDangdutIndonesia's mass-market pop, fusing Malay melodrama with Indian-film orchestration and a signature hand-drum groove.
- PopLuk ThungThailand's working-class country pop, descended from upcountry song traditions and tuned for migrant audiences.
- Folk & WorldMor LamThe electrified storytelling music of Thailand's Isan region, sung in Lao over the bamboo khaen mouth organ.
By country
Vietnam
- PopVietnamese Pop
- PopNhạc Vàng
- Rock & MetalNhạc Trẻ
- Folk & WorldNhạc Đỏ
- PopNhạc Tiền Chiến
- ClassicalCải Lương
- ClassicalNhạc Tài Tử
- ClassicalNhã Nhạc
- Folk & WorldHát Văn
- ClassicalCa Trù
- Folk & WorldQuan Họ
Indonesia
- Folk & WorldGamelan
- Rock & MetalIndonesian Indie Pop / Rock-Ballad
- PopDangdut
- Folk & WorldJaipongan
- Folk & WorldKecak
- Folk & WorldKroncong
- ClassicalSundanese Gamelan
- ClassicalJavanese Gamelan
- ClassicalBalinese Gamelan
- ClassicalWayang Kulit Music
Philippines
- Folk & WorldOriginal Pilipino Music
- PopPhilippine Pop / Idol
- Folk & WorldKundiman
- Folk & WorldRondalla
- Folk & WorldKulintang
Thailand
- PopThai Pop
- PopLuk Thung
- Folk & WorldMor Lam
- PopPhleng Phuea Chiwit
- ClassicalPiphat
Malaysia
- PopMalaysian Pop
- Folk & WorldAsli and Inang
- Folk & WorldDondang Sayang
ミャンマー
- PopBurmese Pop
- ClassicalMahagita
- ClassicalSaing Waing
カンボジア
- Rock & MetalCambodian Rock
- ClassicalPinpeat
シンガポール
- PopXinyao
By decade
Before 1900
- Folk & WorldGamelanIndonesia
- ClassicalPinpeatカンボジア
- ClassicalWayang Kulit MusicIndonesia
- ClassicalCa TrùVietnam
- Folk & WorldQuan HọVietnam
- ClassicalSaing Waingミャンマー
- ClassicalJavanese GamelanIndonesia
- ClassicalBalinese GamelanIndonesia
- Folk & WorldMor LamThailand
- Folk & WorldKulintangPhilippines
- ClassicalSundanese GamelanIndonesia
- Folk & WorldHát VănVietnam
- ClassicalPiphatThailand
- Folk & WorldDondang SayangMalaysia
- Folk & WorldAsli and InangMalaysia
- ClassicalMahagitaミャンマー
- Folk & WorldRondallaPhilippines
- ClassicalNhã NhạcVietnam
- Folk & WorldKroncongIndonesia
- Folk & WorldKundimanPhilippines
- ClassicalNhạc Tài TửVietnam
1910s
- ClassicalCải LươngVietnam
1930s
- Folk & WorldKecakIndonesia
- PopNhạc Tiền ChiếnVietnam
1940s
- Folk & WorldNhạc ĐỏVietnam
1950s
- PopLuk ThungThailand
- PopNhạc VàngVietnam
- Rock & MetalCambodian Rockカンボジア
1970s
- Folk & WorldOriginal Pilipino MusicPhilippines
- PopBurmese Popミャンマー
- PopPhleng Phuea ChiwitThailand
- Folk & WorldJaiponganIndonesia
1980s
- PopMalaysian PopMalaysia
- PopXinyaoシンガポール
2000s
- PopVietnamese PopVietnam
- Rock & MetalIndonesian Indie Pop / Rock-BalladIndonesia
2010s
- PopThai PopThailand
- PopPhilippine Pop / IdolPhilippines
