Asian music encompasses numerous musical styles originating in many Asian countries.
Musical traditions in Asia

A Mongolian musician

A Lady Playing the Tanpura; Rajasthan

A musical theatre group in Baghdad

A Japanese man playing a shamisen while another sings
- 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 East Asia
 - Music of South Asia
 - Music of Southeast Asia
 - Music of West Asia (Middle East)
 
See also
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- List of cultural and regional genres of music
 - Byzantine music
 - Music of: Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania
 
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