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World music

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A Music Genre for Each Country of the World

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Every music genre explained

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GUESS THE MUSIC GENRE.ESL MINI GAME.KIDS GAME

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Discover The Various Types of Music Genre in the World

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Darvish Madadi (Darvish Rock)-New Music-Music Genre-World Music

World music is a musical category encompassing many different styles of music from around the globe, which includes many genres including some forms of Western music represented by folk music, as well as selected forms of ethnic music, indigenous music, neotraditional music, and music where more than one cultural tradition, such as ethnic music and Western popular music, intermingle.
  • Terminology 

  • Early influences 

  • Forms 

  • Hybrid examples 

  • Popular non-Western genres 

  • 1987 meeting 

  • Relationship to immigration and multiculturalism 

  • Radio programs 

  • Criticisms 

  • Festivals