world music

Noun

Meaning

(music, rare) Traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music.

(music) Music that combines elements from traditional styles from the non-Western world along with modern, popular elements, in order to create something marketed towards Western audiences.

Examples

Burna Boy was nominated for Best World Music Album for his 2019 record African Giant but lost out to Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo. Source: Internet

For example, I stumbled upon the Rainforest World Music Festival, an annual three-day event in the jungles of Borneo. Source: Internet

In 1999, KSA was nominated again for Best World Music award, this time for his Odu album. Source: Internet

He was also part of Mickey Hart’s latest group Global Drum Project, whose title album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles 8 February 2009. Source: Internet

Quarles mainly teaches basic Zumba, dancing to a variety of Latin and World Music, including Samba, Afrobeat, Salsa, and Merengue. Source: Internet

World music blended with new-age music is a sound, loosely classified as the hybrid genre, ethnic fusion. Source: Internet

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