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world music
noun
- popular music of various ethnic origins and styles outside the tradition of Western pop and rock music
Example Sentences
African artists became more of a feature after 1992, with the introduction of the Best World Music Album.
That category has gone through various guises over the years - including being split into traditional and contemporary world music awards - and is now known as Best Global Music Album.
"The UK remains a world music power, but this status cannot be taken for granted," said Dr Twist.
Lauded as “the greatest tabla player of his generation,†the statement said, Hussain throughout his decades-long career aimed to blend musical genres and came to be regarded as “a chief architect of the contemporary world music movement.â€
His ventures like Tabla Beat Science, a fusion of Indian classical music with electronic and world music, and orchestral works such as Peshkar for the Symphony Orchestra of India showcased his unrelenting drive to innovate while respecting his roots.
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