world music

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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“Her gift to the Music Center has made it possible for us to bring the joy and beauty of dance into the hearts, minds and souls of countless Angelenos and visitors from around the world,” Music Center President and Chief Executive Rachel Moore said in a statement.

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Ferreting out L.A.’s bearing on jazz and the many, many aspects of popular music, as well as world music, is a lifetime’s effort.

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He later also reimagined the Police catalog with a pair of releases, 2023’s “Police Deranged for Orchestra” and the world music exploration “Police Beyond Borders” with collaborator Ricky Kej, whom he also worked with on the 2021 album “Divine Tides,” which won a Grammy for new age album.

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African artists became more of a feature after 1992, with the introduction of the Best World Music Album.

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