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world_music

world music

English

Noun

world music (uncountable)

  1. (music, rare) traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music.
  2. (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.

References

2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pg. 232.

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