Synonyms

world music

British

noun

popular music of various ethnic origins and styles outside the tradition of Western pop and rock music

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Their cross-cultural collaboration has been three years in the making and recently featured prominently at one of the UK's largest international folk and world music festivals.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

It was thanks in significant part to Cowell that we came to have the genre we call world music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

A prolific musician, Jack DeJohnette also released numerous solo albums, blending jazz, world music, and sound experiments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

This is what it’s like to attend ¡BAILE!, a world music dance party that’s been taking place in L.A. since 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

I watched soccer, cartoons, music shows featuring British boy bands, and world music from Ireland, America, Burundi.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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