This is a static preview: a simplified version of the map frozen at 3,463 artists from a much larger dynamic project that is still being developed.
Artists placed in regions by researching where their career actually began. All data is traceable to cited sources.
The Journeys view displays where artists travelled to start their career vs where they originated.
This shows where the research has reached, not yet the true shape of global music — coverage is uneven and grows with each batch of research.
A further 33 artists are placed only at country level, so they do not appear in this metro view.
Where sources genuinely disagree about an artist's origin, that artist is left unplaced rather than guessed at.