world music
noun
: popular music originating from or influenced by non-Western musical traditions and often having a danceable rhythm
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
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Our repertoire includes pop songs, show tunes, folk and world music.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The company, which produces live events and documentaries as well as studio albums, mostly focuses on older jazz, soul and world music artists.
—David Peisner, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Live jazz, blues, and world music are the focus of The Iron Fairies, an underground venue whose decor includes 10,000 butterflies swinging from the ceiling and thousands of small iron fairies scattered around the tables.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Tyla could have also been submitted to best world music album — where most Afrobeats artists have submitted their albums including Burna Boy, Tems and Ayra Starr — but best progressive R&B album feels like the best home for the project, sonically speaking.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The company, which produces live events and documentaries as well as studio albums, mostly focuses on older jazz, soul and world music artists.
—David Peisner, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Live jazz, blues, and world music are the focus of The Iron Fairies, an underground venue whose decor includes 10,000 butterflies swinging from the ceiling and thousands of small iron fairies scattered around the tables.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Tyla could have also been submitted to best world music album — where most Afrobeats artists have submitted their albums including Burna Boy, Tems and Ayra Starr — but best progressive R&B album feels like the best home for the project, sonically speaking.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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“World music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20music. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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