Very few, if any, music scholars would claim that there are any folk music traditions that can be considered specific to a distinct group of people and with characteristics undiluted by contact with the music of other peoples; thus, the folk music traditions described herein overlap in varying degrees with each other.
Few, if any, music experts would assert that there are folk music traditions exclusive to a specific group of people and untouched by contact with other cultures; therefore, the folk music traditions described here overlap in varying degrees among each other.