Fourteen world music ensembles are also included in the performing forces at FSU.

	West African Music and Dance
	The West African Music Ensemble includes instruction in West African Ashanti drumming, as well as vocal and dance styles from Ghana. The School of Music owns a set of Ashanti drums, bells and rattles and a Ga xylophone, fiddle, and other traditional instruments.
	African-American Gospel Choir
	The vocal ensemble (with occasional instruments) specializes in the performance of music from the African-American tradition.
	Andean Music
	Known as "Aconcagua," after the tallest mountain in the Andes (and in the Western Hemisphere), this ensemble performs music from the many traditions of the South American central Andes (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador). The instrumentation includes kenas, sikus, tarkas, charangos, guitars, arpa índigena, bombo, and cajon.
	Balinese Gamelan
	"Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung" performs both traditional and contemporary gamelan music of Bali, as well as music pieces for gamelan by Western composers. Focusing on both gong kebyar and baleganjur gamelan styles, this ensemble features 25-30 musicians playing on a spectacular set of handmade gongs, matellophones, drums, cymbals, and flutes from Bali, Indonesia.
	Blues Lab
	A workshop ambience led by artist-in-residence Charles Atkins provides the opportunity for both vocalists and instrumental participants to learn basic techniques of performing blues and related musics derived from blues.
	Brazilian Music
	"Samba Oba" performs various types of Brazilian music, including batucada drumming, escola de samba singing, MPB (popular music), choros, and more. Singers, percussionists, guitarists, and other musicians can learn to perform Brazilian music from carnaval to capoeira.
	Chinese Music
	The Chinese Music Ensemble includes instruction and performance on various Chinese instruments. The School of Music owns assorted numbers of the following: p'i-p'a, ch'in, cheng, er-hu, luan, ti, yang chin, sheng, sona, hsiao, and percussion.
	Indian Music
	Sitar and tabla are taught by master Nalini Vinayak, artist-in-residence. The School of Music provides 10 sitars and 12 tablas.
	Irish Fiddling
	Artist-in-residence Jane Scott teaches authentic Irish fiddle styles in a traditional oral-aural manner.
	Italian Ensemble
	One of the newest additions to the School of Music's World Music Program is the Italian Music Ensemble. The ensemble explores Italy's diverse musical traditions, including the tarantellas of Calabria, the stornelli of Puglia, the canzune of Sicily, and the ballu of Sardinia. Members of the ensemble participate in L'Orchestra Italiana, a professional group that often performs Neapolitan folk songs at local events. Both ensembles feature traditional Italian instruments such as the accordion, mandolin, and various percussion instruments.
	Korean Ensemble
	The FSU Korean Ensemble features up to 20 musicians performing various styles of Korean traditional music and its modern derivatives, ranging from the intimate zither solo, kayagum sanjo, to the rousing farmers' percussion band music, p'ungmul and samil-nori.
	New World Music
	The New World Music Ensemble is dedicated to a multicultural approach to contemporary music employing instruments from around the world in addition to European instruments. It frequently performs compositions that are influenced by non-western music, emphasizing (but not limited to) performance choice and improvisation.
	Salsa
	"Salsa Florida" includes instrumentalists and vocalists interested in commercial and popular Latin music with special emphasis on the genre of salsa. The ensemble plays on and off campus for a number of events each year and has appeared recently for state, regional, and national meetings of professional musical organizations.
	Steelband
	"Mas 'n Steel," a Trinidadian-styled steelband, consists of "pans" made by Manette, Alexis and Reynolds. The ensemble includes instruction in the instruments, and performances throughout Florida are a part of its activities.