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Non-Western traditional music

For other uses, see [World Music (disambiguation)](/source/World_Music_(disambiguation)).

World music Cultural origins Indigenous music worldwide Derivative forms Folktronica Subgenres World fusion ethnic fusion global fusion (complete list) Fusion genres Worldbeat ethno jazz Regional scenes North America and Europe Balkans

World music (term) Etymology Coined early 1960s to describe non-European, non-North American music[1]

**World music** is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English-speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, [intercultural](/source/Cross-cultural_communication), and [traditional music](/source/Traditional_music). World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical category pose obstacles to a universal definition, but its ethic of interest in the culturally exotic is encapsulated in *Roots* magazine's description of the genre as "local music from out there".[1][2]

There are several conflicting definitions for world music. Music that does not follow "North American or British [pop](/source/Pop_music) and [folk](/source/Folk_music) traditions"[3] was given the term "world music" by music industries in Europe and North America.[4] The term was popularized in the 1980s as a marketing category for non-Western traditional music.[5][6] It has grown to include subgenres such as ethnic fusion ([Clannad](/source/Clannad), [Ry Cooder](/source/Ry_Cooder), [Enya](/source/Enya))[7] and [worldbeat](/source/Worldbeat).[8][9]

## Lexicology

Main article: [World music (term)](/source/World_music_(term))

[Delhi 2 Dublin](/source/Delhi_2_Dublin) in 2012

The term "world music" has been credited to [ethnomusicologist](/source/Ethnomusicologist) [Robert E. Brown](/source/Robert_E._Brown), who coined it in the early 1960s at [Wesleyan University](/source/Wesleyan_University) in [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), where he developed undergraduate through [doctoral](/source/Doctorate) programs in the discipline. To enhance the learning process (John Hill), he invited more than a dozen visiting performers from Africa and Asia and began a world music concert series.[10][11] The term became current in the 1980s as a marketing/classificatory device in the media and the [music industry](/source/Music_industry).[12]

## Forms

Alan Stivell in concert at [Brest](/source/Brest%2C_France) ([Brittany](/source/Brittany)), 2013

Examples of popular forms of world music include the various forms of non-European classical music (e.g. [Chinese](/source/Han_Chinese) [guzheng](/source/Guzheng) music, [Indian](/source/India) [raga](/source/Raga) music, [Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_people) [chants](/source/Music_of_Tibet)), Eastern European folk music (e.g. the village music of the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), [The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices](/source/Bulgarian_State_Television_Female_Vocal_Choir)), [Nordic folk music](/source/Nordic_folk_music), [Latin music](/source/Latin_music), [Indonesian music](/source/Indonesian_music), and the many forms of folk and tribal music of the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East), [Africa](/source/Africa), [Asia](/source/Asia), [Oceania](/source/Oceania), [Central](/source/Central_America) and [South America](/source/South_America).

The broad category of world music includes isolated forms of ethnic music from diverse geographical regions. These dissimilar strains of ethnic music are commonly categorized together by virtue of their indigenous roots. Over the 20th century, the invention of [sound recording](/source/Sound_recording), low-cost international air travel, and common access to global communication among artists and the general public have given rise to a related phenomenon called "[crossover](/source/Crossover_(music))" music. Musicians from diverse cultures and locations could readily access recorded music from around the world, see and hear visiting musicians from other cultures and visit other countries to play their own music, creating a melting pot of stylistic influences. While communication technology allows greater access to obscure forms of music, the pressures of commercialization also present the risk of increasing musical homogeneity, the blurring of regional identities, and the gradual extinction of traditional local music-making practices.[13]

## Hybrid examples

[Vampire Weekend](/source/Vampire_Weekend) performing at [Red Rocks Amphitheatre](/source/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre) in 2013

Since the music industry established this term, the fuller scope of what an average music consumer defines as "world" music in today's market has grown to include various blends of ethnic music tradition, style and interpretation,[9] and derivative world music genres have been coined to represent these hybrids, such as ethnic fusion and [worldbeat](/source/Worldbeat). Good examples of hybrid, world fusion are the [Irish](/source/Irish_folk_music)-[West African](/source/West_African_music) meld of [Afro Celt Sound System](/source/Afro_Celt_Sound_System),[14] the pan-cultural sound of AO Music[15] and the [jazz](/source/Jazz) / [Finnish folk](/source/Finnish_folk_music) music of [Värttinä](/source/V%C3%A4rttin%C3%A4),[16] each of which bear tinges of contemporary, Western influence—an increasingly noticeable element in the expansion genres of world music. Worldbeat and ethnic fusion can also blend specific indigenous sounds with more blatant elements of [Western pop](/source/Pop_music). Good examples are [Paul Simon](/source/Paul_Simon)'s album *[Graceland](/source/Graceland_(album))*, on which South African [mbaqanga](/source/Mbaqanga) music is heard; [Peter Gabriel](/source/Peter_Gabriel)'s work with [Pakistani](/source/Pakistanis) [Sufi](/source/Sufi) singer [Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan](/source/Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan); the [Deep Forest](/source/Deep_Forest) project, in which vocal loops from [West Africa](/source/West_Africa) are blended with Western, contemporary rhythmic textures and [harmony structure](/source/Harmony); and the work of [Mango](/source/Mango_(singer)), who combined pop and rock music with world elements.

Depending on style and context, world music can sometimes share the [new-age music](/source/New-age_music) genre, a category that often includes [ambient music](/source/Ambient_music) and textural expressions from indigenous [roots](/source/Folk_music) sources. Good examples are [Tibetan bowls](/source/Standing_bell), [Tuvan throat singing](/source/Tuvan_throat_singing), [Gregorian chant](/source/Gregorian_chant) or [Native American flute](/source/Native_American_flute) music. World music blended with new-age music is a sound loosely classified as the hybrid genre 'ethnic fusion'. Examples of ethnic fusion are [Nicholas Gunn](/source/Nicholas_Gunn)'s "Face-to-Face" from *Beyond Grand Canyon,* featuring authentic [Native American](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas) [flute](/source/Flute) combined with [synthesizers](/source/Synthesizer), and "Four Worlds" from *The Music of the Grand Canyon*, featuring spoken word from Razor Saltboy of the [Navajo Indian Nation](/source/Navajo_Nation).

### World fusion

Not to be confused with [Ethno jazz](/source/Ethno_jazz).

The subgenre **world fusion** is often mistakenly assumed to refer exclusively to a blending of Western [jazz fusion](/source/Jazz_fusion) elements with world music. Although such a hybrid expression falls easily into the world fusion category, the suffix "fusion" in the term world fusion should not be assumed to mean jazz fusion. Western jazz combined with strong elements of world music is more accurately termed *world fusion jazz*,[17] *[ethnic jazz](/source/Ethno_jazz)* or *non-Western jazz*. World fusion and global fusion are nearly synonymous with the genre term *[worldbeat](/source/Worldbeat)*, and though these are considered subgenres of [popular music](/source/Popular_music), they may also imply universal expressions of the more general term *world music*.[9] In the 1970s and 1980s, [fusion](/source/Jazz_fusion) in the [jazz music](/source/Jazz_music) genre implied a blending of jazz and [rock music](/source/Rock_music), which is where the misleading assumption is rooted.[18]

## Precursors

See also: [Afro fusion](/source/Afro_fusion)

[Millie Small](/source/Millie_Small) released "[My Boy Lollipop](/source/My_Boy_Lollipop)" in 1964. Small's version was a hit, reaching number 2 both in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)[19] and in the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100). In the 1960s, [Miriam Makeba](/source/Miriam_Makeba) and [Hugh Masekela](/source/Hugh_Masekela) had popular hits in the USA. In 1969 Indian musician [Ravi Shankar](/source/Ravi_Shankar) played [sitar](/source/Sitar) at the [Woodstock festival](/source/Woodstock_festival).[20]

In the 1970s, [Manu Dibango](/source/Manu_Dibango)'s funky track "[Soul Makossa](/source/Soul_Makossa)"[21] (1972) became a hit, and [Osibisa](/source/Osibisa) released "Sunshine Day" (1976). [Fela Kuti](/source/Fela_Kuti) created [Afrobeat](/source/Afrobeat)[22] and [Femi Kuti](/source/Femi_Kuti), [Seun Kuti](/source/Seun_Kuti) and [Tony Allen](/source/Tony_Allen_(musician)) followed Fela Kuti's funky music. [Salsa](/source/Salsa_music) musicians such as [José Alberto "El Canario"](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Alberto_%22El_Canario%22), [Ray Sepúlveda](/source/Ray_Sep%C3%BAlveda), [Johnny Pacheco](/source/Johnny_Pacheco), [Fania All-Stars](/source/Fania_All-Stars), [Ray Barretto](/source/Ray_Barretto), [Rubén Blades](/source/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades), [Gilberto Santa Rosa](/source/Gilberto_Santa_Rosa), [Roberto Roena](/source/Roberto_Roena), [Bobby Valentín](/source/Bobby_Valent%C3%ADn), [Eddie Palmieri](/source/Eddie_Palmieri), [Héctor Lavoe](/source/H%C3%A9ctor_Lavoe) and [Willie Colón](/source/Willie_Col%C3%B3n) developed [Latin music](/source/Latin_music).[23]

The 1979 American ensemble [Libana](/source/Libana) was incorporated by founder Susan Robbins, specifically to represent world folk traditions through chants, dance, storytelling, and musical performance. Initially consisting of 25 women, it honed down to 6 "core" members who able to travel the world, all of whom toured in America, Canada, Bulgaria, India, Greece, and Morocco.[24] Libana has performed music of divergent cultural expressions, of the Mediterranean, the Balkans, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.[25] Libana musicians use instruments such as guitars, [hammered dulcimers](/source/Hammered_dulcimer), [ouds](/source/Oud), [bağlamas](/source/Ba%C4%9Flama), [pan flutes](/source/Pan_flute), [charangos](/source/Charango), [djembes](/source/Djembe), [davuls](/source/Davul), [frame drums](/source/Frame_drum),[26] [double bass](/source/Double_bass), [clarinets](/source/Clarinet), [dumbeks](/source/Dumbek_rhythms), [accordions](/source/Accordion), and [naqarehs](/source/Naqareh).[25] They continue to be active as of 2024.

The [Breton](/source/Breton_people) musician [Alan Stivell](/source/Alan_Stivell) pioneered the connection between traditional [folk music](/source/Folk_music), modern [rock music](/source/Rock_music) and world music with his 1972 album *[Renaissance of the Celtic Harp](/source/Renaissance_of_the_Celtic_Harp)*.[27] Around the same time, Stivell's contemporary, [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) singer-songwriter [Meic Stevens](/source/Meic_Stevens) popularised [Welsh folk](/source/Welsh_music) music.[28] Neo-traditional [Welsh language](/source/Welsh_language) music featuring a fusion of modern instruments and traditional instruments such as the [pibgorn](/source/Pibgorn_(instrument)) and the [Welsh harp](/source/Triple_harp) has been further developed by [Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion](/source/Bob_Delyn_a'r_Ebillion).

## Popular genres

Although it primarily describes traditional music, the world music category also includes popular music from non-Western urban communities (e.g. [South African](/source/South_Africa) ["township" music](/source/Township_music)) and non-European music forms that have been influenced by other so-called third-world musics (e.g. [Afro-Cuban music](/source/Afro-Cuban_music)).[29]

The inspiration of Zimbabwe's [Thomas Mapfumo](/source/Thomas_Mapfumo) in blending the [Mbira](/source/Mbira) (finger Piano) style onto the [electric guitar](/source/Electric_guitar), saw a host of other Zimbabwean musicians refining the genre, none more successfully than The [Bhundu Boys](/source/Bhundu_Boys). The Bhundu Jit music hit Europe with some force in 1986, taking [Andy Kershaw](/source/Andy_Kershaw) and [John Peel](/source/John_Peel) fully under its spell.

For many years, [Paris](/source/Paris) has attracted numerous musicians from former colonies in [West](/source/West_Africa) and [North Africa](/source/North_Africa). This scene is aided by the fact that there are many concerts and institutions that help to promote the music.

[Algerian](/source/Algeria) and [Moroccan](/source/Morocco) music have an important presence in the French capital. Hundreds of thousands of Algerian and Moroccan immigrants have settled in Paris, bringing the sounds of [Amazigh](/source/Amazigh) ([Berber](/source/Berbers)), [raï](/source/Ra%C3%AF), and [Gnawa music](/source/Gnawa_music).

The [West African music](/source/Music_of_West_Africa) community is also very large, integrated by people from [Senegal](/source/Senegal), [Mali](/source/Mali), [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast), and [Guinea](/source/Guinea).

Unlike musical styles from other regions of the globe, the American music industry tends to categorize Latin music as its own genre and defines it as any music from Spanish- and Portuguese- speaking countries.[30]

### Western

The most common name for this form of music is also "folk music", but is often called "contemporary folk music" or "folk revival music" to make the distinction.[31] The transition was somewhat centered in the US and is also called the [American folk music revival](/source/American_folk_music_revival).[32] Fusion genres such as [folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) and others also evolved within this phenomenon.

#### 1987 industry meeting

Paul Simon had released a Southern African music-influenced album after falling in love with this music.

On 29 June 1987, a meeting of interested parties gathered to capitalize on the marketing of non-Western folk music. [Paul Simon](/source/Paul_Simon) had released the world music-influenced album *[Graceland](/source/Graceland_(album))* in 1986.[33] The concept behind the album had been to express his own sensibilities using the sounds he had fallen in love with while listening to [artists from Southern Africa](/source/Music_of_Africa#West,_Central,_Southeast_and_South_Africa), including [Ladysmith Black Mambazo](/source/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo) and [Savuka](/source/Savuka). This project and the work of [Peter Gabriel](/source/Peter_Gabriel) and [Johnny Clegg](/source/Johnny_Clegg_(musician)) among others had, to some degree, introduced non-Western music to a wider audience. They saw this as an opportunity.

In an unprecedented move, all of the world music labels coordinated together and developed a compilation cassette for the cover of the music magazine *[NME](/source/NME)*. The overall running time was 90 minutes, each package containing a mini-catalog showing the other releases on offer.[34]

By the time of a second meeting it became clear that a successful campaign required its own dedicated press officer. The press officer would be able to juggle various deadlines and sell the music as a concept—not just to national stations, but also regional [DJs](/source/DJ) keen to expand their musical variety. DJs were a key resource as it was important to make "world music" important to people outside London—most regions after all had a similarly heritage to tap into. A cost-effective way of achieving all this would be a leafleting campaign.

The next step was to develop a world music chart, gathering together selling information from around fifty shops, so that it would finally be possible to see which were big sellers in the genre—so new listeners could see what was particularly popular. It was agreed that the *NME* could again be involved in printing the chart and also *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)* and the London [listings magazine](/source/Listings_magazine) *[City Limits](/source/City_Limits_(London_magazine))*. It was also suggested that [Andy Kershaw](/source/Andy_Kershaw) might be persuaded to do a run down of this chart on his show regularly.

## Relationship to immigration and multiculturalism

Further information: [Music of Canadian cultures](/source/Music_of_Canadian_cultures)

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In most wealthy industrialized countries, large amounts of immigration from other regions has been ongoing for many decades. This has introduced non-Western music to Western audiences not only as "exotic" imports, but also as local music played by fellow citizens. But the process is ongoing and continues to produce new forms. In the 2010s several musicians from immigrant communities in the West rose to global popularity, such as Haitian-American [Wyclef Jean](/source/Wyclef_Jean), Somali-Canadian [K'naan](/source/K'naan), [Tamil](/source/Tamil_Nadu)-Briton [M.I.A.](/source/M.I.A._(rapper)), often blending the music of their heritage with hip-hop or pop. Cuban-born singer-songwriter [Addys Mercedes](/source/Addys_Mercedes) started her international career from Germany mixing traditional elements of Son with pop.[35]

Once, an established Western artist might collaborate with an established African artist to produce an album or two. Now, new bands and new genres are built from the ground up by young performers. For example, the [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_music)-[Irish](/source/Irish_folk_music) fusion band [Delhi 2 Dublin](/source/Delhi_2_Dublin) is from neither India nor Ireland, but [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada. Country for Syria, an [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) based music collective, blends [American country music](/source/Country_music) with the music of [Syrian refugees](/source/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War) and local [Turkish music.](/source/Turkish_music_(style))[36] Musicians and composers also work collectively to create original compositions for various combinations of western and non western instruments.

The introduction of non-western music into western culture created a fusion that influenced both parties. (Feld 31)[37] With the quick demand for new music came the technicalities of ownership. As Feld states in page 31:[37] *"This complex traffic in sounds money and media is rooted in the nature of revitalization through appropriation."* There are collaborations between African and American popular music artists that raise questions on who is benefiting from said collaborations.(Feld 31)[37] Feld mentions the example of "That was your mother". Alton Rubin and his band the Twisters collaborated with Paul Simon on the song that possessed a zydeco feel, signature of Dopsie's band. Even though Paul Simon wrote and sang the lyrics with them, the whole copyright is attributed to Paul and not to the band as well. (Feld 34) [37] Because of crossovers like this one, where there was a disproportional gain when covering non-western music. Feld states that

"...international music scene, where worldwide media contact, amalgamation of the music industry towards world record sales domination by three enormous companies, and extensive copyright controls by a few Western countries are having a riveting effect on the commodification of musical skill and styles, and on the power of musical ownership." (Feld 32)[37]

Immigration also heavily influences world music, providing a variety of options for the wider public. In the 1970s [Punjabi music](/source/Music_of_Punjab) was greatly popular in the UK because of its growing Punjabi diaspora. (Schreffler 347)[38] [Bhangra music](/source/Bhangra_(music)) was also greatly covered by its diaspora in cities like [New York](/source/New_York_City) and [Chicago](/source/Chicago). (Schreffler 351)[38] For a more mainstream integration, the Punjabi music scene integrated collaborations with rappers and started gaining more recognition. One of these successful attempts was a remix of the song "Mundiān ton Bach ke" called "Beware of the Boys" by Panjabi MC featuring Jay Z. (Schreffler 354)[39] Collaborations between outsider artists provided an integration of their music, even with foreign instrumentation, into the popular music scene.

Immigration, being a great part of music exportation, plays a big role in cultural identity. Immigrant communities use music to feel as if they are home and future generations it plays the role of educating or giving insight into what their culture is about. In Punjabi culture, music became the carrier of culture around the world. (Schreffler 355)[39]

## Radio programs

World music radio programs today often play [African](/source/Music_of_Africa) hip-hop or [reggae](/source/Reggae) artists, [crossover](/source/Crossover_(music)) [Bhangra](/source/Bhangra_(music)) and [Latin American](/source/Latin_American) jazz groups, etc. Common media for world music include [public radio](/source/Public_radio), [webcasting](/source/Webcasting), the [BBC](/source/BBC), [NPR](/source/National_Public_Radio), and the [Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation). By default, non-region-specific or multi-cultural world music projects are often listed under the generic category of world music.

Examples of radio shows that feature world music include *The Culture Cafe* on [WWUH West Hartford](/source/WWUH), *[World of Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_of_Music_(radio_show)&action=edit&redlink=1)* on [Voice of America](/source/Voice_of_America), *Transpacific Sound Paradise* on [WFMU](/source/WFMU), *The Planet* on Australia's [ABC Radio National](/source/ABC_Radio_National), DJ Edu presenting *D.N.A: DestiNation Africa* on [BBC Radio 1Xtra](/source/BBC_Radio_1Xtra), [Adil Ray](/source/Adil_Ray) on the [BBC Asian Network](/source/BBC_Asian_Network), [Andy Kershaw](/source/Andy_Kershaw)'s show on [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3) and [Charlie Gillett](/source/Charlie_Gillett)'s show[40] on the [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service).

## Ethnomusicological Perspective

Ethnomusicology scholars have examined the "world music" concept as more than a musical label, arguing that it reflects global power relationships between Western and non-Western traditions [41]. Kofi Agawu discusses that the term continues to uphold colonial hierarchies by framing African and other non-Western musical traditions as secondary to Western classical music. Many diverse local styles are grouped into one broad, marketable category [41]. Timothy Rice notes that "world music" blurs the line between academic study and commercial use, since the same piece can be treated as an ethnographic subject, a cultural symbol, or a global product depending on its context [42]. Deborah Wong adds that even listening is political. Using a label such as "world music" can amplify some voices while muting others, shaping how power and identity influence musical spaces [43]. Melonee Burnim highlights that researchers and performers have a responsibility to respect and prioritize the perspectives of the communities who created it, rather than studying or performing for their own purposes [44]. Steven Feld connects these idea to issues with ownership and profit. Global music circulation often benefits Western entities more than the community where the sound comes from [45]. As a whole, these scholars suggest that "world music" is a reflection of ongoing changes with regards to ethical responsibility and cultural exchange.

## Awards

Main article: [Awards for world music](/source/Awards_for_world_music)

WOMEX 15 – Budapest

The BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music was an award given to world music artists between 2002 and 2008, sponsored by [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3). The award was thought up by *[fRoots](/source/FRoots)* magazine's editor [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_A._Anderson), inspired by the [BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards](/source/BBC_Radio_2_Folk_Awards). Award categories included: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Americas, Europe, Mid East and North Africa, Newcomer, Culture Crossing, Club Global, Album of the Year, and Audience Award. Initial lists of nominees in each category were selected annually by a panel of several thousand industry experts. Shortlisted nominees were voted on by a twelve-member jury, which selected the winners in every category except for the Audience Award category. These jury members were appointed and presided over by the BBC.[46] The annual awards ceremony was held at the [BBC Proms](/source/BBC_Proms) and winners were given an award called a "Planet". In March 2009, the BBC made a decision to axe the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music.[47][48]

In response to the BBC's decision to end its awards program, the British world music magazine *[Songlines](/source/Songlines_(magazine))* launched the Songlines Music Awards in 2009 "to recognise outstanding talent in world music".[49]

The [WOMEX](/source/WOMEX) Awards were introduced in 1999 to honor the high points of world music on an international level and to acknowledge musical excellence, social importance, commercial success, political impact and lifetime achievement.[50] Every October at the WOMEX event, the award figurine—an ancient mother goddess statue dating back about 6000 years to the Neolithic age—is presented in an award ceremony to a worthy member of the world music community.

## Festivals

See also: [Category:World music festivals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_music_festivals)

Many festivals are identified as being "world music"; here's a small representative selection:

- The [WOMAD](/source/World_of_Music%2C_Arts_and_Dance) Foundation organizes festivals in countries around the world.[51]

**Australia**

- The Globe to Globe World Music Festival takes place in the City of Kingston, Melbourne, for 2 days each year in January.[52]

**Bangladesh**

- The [Dhaka World Music Festival](/source/Dhaka_World_Music_Festival) takes place in [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka).

**Belgium**

- [Sfinks Festival](/source/Sfinks_Festival) in [Boechout](/source/Boechout), [Belgium](/source/Belgium) is a 4-day world music festival.

**Canada**

- [Sunfest](/source/Sunfest_(London%2C_Ontario)) is an annual 4-day world music festival that happens in [London](/source/London%2C_Ontario), Ontario, primarily in Victoria Park; it typically runs the weekend after Canada Day in early July.

**Croatia**

- Ethnoambient is a two- or three-day world music festival held every summer since 1998 in [Solin](/source/Solin%2C_Croatia), [Dalmatia](/source/Dalmatia), in southern [Croatia](/source/Croatia).

**France**

- The Festival de l'Inde takes place in [Evian](/source/%C3%89vian-les-Bains), [Haute-Savoie](/source/Haute-Savoie).

- In 1982, *[Fête de la Musique](/source/F%C3%AAte_de_la_Musique)* ("World Music Day") was initiated in France.[53] World Music Day has been celebrated on 21 June every year since then.

**Germany**

- The [TFF Rudolstadt](/source/TFF_Rudolstadt) takes place annually on the first full July weekend in [Rudolstadt](/source/Rudolstadt), [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), Germany.

- The [German](/source/Germany) World Music Festival der Klangfreunde takes place every first weekend of August, at Schlosspark Loshausen. Klangfreunde e. V. is a [non-profit organization](/source/Non-profit_organization).

- Wilde Töne, Festival für Folk- und Weltmusik in [Braunschweig](/source/Braunschweig) [Germany](/source/Germany)[54]

**Ghana**

- SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL (Free [Electronic Dance Music](/source/Electronic_Dance_Music) Festival) was established in (2020) at Busua Beach in the Western Region, by Djsky S K Y M U S I C.[55]

**Hungary**

Budapest Ritmo Tent and MÜPA Center

- WOMUFE (World Music Festival) in Budapest, Hungary (1992)

- The WOMEX when in Budapest (2015)

**Iceland**

- Fest Afrika Reykjavík takes place every September.

**India**

- [Udaipur World Music Festival](/source/Udaipur_World_Music_Festival)

- The Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) takes place annually during December–January, often across several major cities in India. The LGMF has also traveled to 22 countries.[56]

**Indonesia**

- Matasora World Music Festival is held in [Bandung](/source/Bandung), [West Java](/source/West_Java), and [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta).

- Toba Caldera World Music Festival in [Lake Toba](/source/Lake_Toba), [Toba Regency](/source/Toba_Regency), [North Sumatra](/source/North_Sumatra).

- Canang World Music Festival in [Riau](/source/Riau)

**Iran**

- The [Fajr International Music Festival](/source/Fajr_International_Music_Festival) is [Iran](/source/Iran)'s most prestigious music festival, founded in 1986. The festival is affiliated with [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) and includes national and international competition sections. Since its establishment, many musicians from several countries like [Austria](/source/Austria), [Germany](/source/Germany), [France](/source/France) have participated in the event. The festival has enjoyed a strong presence of [Asian](/source/Asia) countries as well.[57]

**Italy**

- Some, in every region of Italy.

**North Macedonia**

- OFFest is a five-day world music festival held every summer since 2002 in [Skopje](/source/Skopje%2C_Macedonia).

**Malaysia**

- The [Rainforest World Music Festival](/source/Rainforest_World_Music_Festival) is an annual three-day music festival held in [Kuching](/source/Kuching), [Sarawak](/source/Sarawak), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia).

**Mali**

- The [Festival au Désert](/source/Festival_au_D%C3%A9sert) took place every year from 2001 until 2012 in [Mali](/source/Mali), [West Africa](/source/West_Africa), and achieved international status in spite of the difficulties of reaching its location.[58]

**Morocco**

- [Mawazine](/source/Mawazine) is a festival of world music that takes place annually in [Rabat](/source/Rabat), [Morocco](/source/Morocco), featuring Arab and international music icons.[59]

**New Zealand**

- A world music festival is held in New Plymouth, New Zealand, in early March each year, namely the New Zealand location of [WOMAD](/source/World_of_Music%2C_Arts_and_Dance).[60]

**Nigeria**

- World Music day is usually celebrated for one week in Lagos, Nigeria at different location around the state.[61]

**Poland**

- Poland's Cross-Culture Warsaw Festival is held in September each year.[62]

- Brave Festival, [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw), Poland. July each year.

- Ethno Port, [Poznań](/source/Pozna%C5%84), Poland. June each year.

- Ethno Jazz Festival in Wrocław, Poland. Several events throughout the whole year.

- Different Sounds (Inne brzmienia), Lublin, Poland. July each year.[63]

- Nowa Tradycja (New Tradition), Warsaw, Poland. May each year.[64]

- Siesta Festival, [Gdańsk](/source/Gda%C5%84sk), Poland. First edition in April/May 2011.

**Portugal**

- [Festival Músicas do Mundo](/source/Festival_M%C3%BAsicas_do_Mundo), [Sines](/source/Sines%2C_Portugal), [Setúbal District](/source/Set%C3%BAbal_District) is a world music festival first held in 1998.

**Romania**

- Méra World Music Festival[65] takes place annually at the end of July or the beginning of August (including the first weekend of August) in the rural farms of Méra village ([Kalotaszeg](/source/Kalotaszeg) Region/ [Țara Călatei](/source/%C8%9Aara_C%C4%83latei), Cluj County, Romania). It was held for the first time in 2016 and it is the only world music festival in [Transylvania](/source/Transylvania). Besides the diverse international musical program, "Méra World Music" offers a unique insight into the local traditional folk culture.

- "Plai Festival" in Timișoara

**Serbia**

- The Serbia World Music Festival is a three-day world music festival held every summer in [Takovo](/source/Takovo), a small village in central Serbia.

**Spain** Spain's most important world music festivals are:

- Etnosur, in Alcalá la Real, Jaén ([Andalucía](/source/Andaluc%C3%ADa) region)

- Pirineos Sur, in [Aragón](/source/Arag%C3%B3n) region

- Festival Internacional de Música Popular Tradicional in [Vilanova i la Geltrú](/source/Vilanova_i_la_Geltr%C3%BA) / [Vilanova International World Music Festival](/source/Vilanova_International_World_Music_Festival) ([Catalonia](/source/Catalonia))

- La Mar de Músicas, in Cartagena ([Murcia](/source/Murcia) region)

- Fira Mediterrània, in Manresa ([Catalonia](/source/Catalonia))

- The [WOMEX](/source/WOMEX) when in Seville (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)

- Territorios, in Seville

**Sweden**

- The "Yoga Mela" Yoga & Sacred Music Festival is held annually in [Skåne County](/source/Sk%C3%A5ne_County).[66]

**Tanzania**

- [Sauti za Busara](/source/Sauti_za_Busara) is an all-African music festival, held every year in February in [Zanzibar](/source/Zanzibar), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania).

**Turkey**

- Konya Mystic Music Festival is held annually in [Konya](/source/Konya) since 2004, in recent years in commemoration of [Rumi](/source/Rumi)'s birthday. The festival features traditional music from around the world with a mystical theme, religious function or sacred content.[67]

- The Fethiye World Music Festival presents musicians from different countries of the world.[68]

**Uganda**

- The [Milege World Music Festival](/source/Milege_Festival) has become a big festival in Uganda inviting musicians and fans from all over Africa and the rest of the world to enjoy live music, games, sports and so on. The festival runs for three consecutive days every November at the Botanical Gardens, [Entebbe](/source/Entebbe), Uganda.

**Ukraine**

- Svirzh World Music Festival ([Lviv](/source/Lviv) region)

**United Kingdom**

- [Glastonbury Festival](/source/Glastonbury_Festival) is an annual five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held in [Pilton, Somerset](/source/Pilton%2C_Somerset), near Glastonbury.

- Musicport World Music Festival is held annually at The Spa Pavilion, Whitby, North Yorkshire.

- The Music Village Festival is held every two years in London and has been running since 1987. It is organised by the [Cultural Co-operation](/source/Cultural_Co-operation).

- Drum Camp, established in 1996, is a unique world music festival, combining singing, dancing, and drumming workshops during the day with live concerts at night.[69]

- World Music Month, started in October 1987, is a music festival held at the [O2 Forum Kentish Town](/source/O2_Forum_Kentish_Town) in London; it was the start of the winter season for both [WOMAD](/source/WOMAD) and *Arts Worldwide*.

- [WOMAD Charlton Park](/source/WOMAD_Charlton_Park) has been running annually since 1986 and is held at Charlton Park in Wiltshire.

**United States**

- The [Sierra Nevada World Music Festival](/source/Sierra_Nevada_World_Music_Festival) is an annual music festival held every June on the weekend of or the weekend following the [summer solstice](/source/Summer_solstice). It is currently held at the [Mendocino County](/source/Mendocino_County%2C_California) Fairgrounds in [Boonville, California](/source/Boonville%2C_California).

- The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival is a four-day event held each September in Bloomington, Indiana.

- The California World Music Festival is held each July at the [Nevada County](/source/Nevada_County%2C_California) Fairgrounds.

- The [World Sacred Music Festival](/source/World_Sacred_Music_Festival) is held annually in [Olympia, Washington](/source/Olympia%2C_Washington), sponsored by Interfaith Works.

- [FloydFest](/source/FloydFest) in [Floyd, Virginia](/source/Floyd%2C_Virginia), United States, has featured artists from a wide diversity of styles.

- The [Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance](/source/Finger_Lakes_GrassRoots_Festival_of_Music_and_Dance) in [Trumansburg, New York](/source/Trumansburg%2C_New_York), has featured artists from a variety of world and ethnic music genres.

- [Stern Grove Festival](/source/Stern_Grove_Festival) is a San Francisco celebration of musical and cultural diversity, including [symphony orchestras](/source/Symphony_orchestra) and [operatic](/source/Opera) stars.

- The [Starwood Festival](/source/Starwood_Festival) is a seven-day [neopagan](/source/Neopagan), [new age](/source/New_age), multicultural and world music festival that has been held in July every year since 1981 at various locations in the United States.[70]

- The World Music and Dance Festival is held annually each spring at the [California Institute of the Arts](/source/California_Institute_of_the_Arts).[71]

## See also

- [Music portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Music)
- [Geography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Geography)
- [World portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:World)

- [Exotica](/source/Exotica)

- [Musicology](/source/Musicology)

- [World cinema](/source/World_cinema)

- [Folk music](/source/Folk_music)

- [List of cultural and regional genres of music](/source/List_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music)

- [Cultural appropriation](/source/Cultural_appropriation)

- [Syncretism](/source/Syncretism)

- [Xenocentrism](/source/Xenocentrism)

- [Pizza effect](/source/Pizza_effect)

- [Objectification](/source/Objectification)

- [Orientalism](/source/Orientalism)

- [Othering](/source/Othering)

- [Outsider art](/source/Outsider_art)

- [Outsider music](/source/Outsider_music)

- [Romantic racism](/source/Romantic_racism)

- [Racial fetishism](/source/Racial_fetishism)

- [Exoticism](/source/Exoticism)

- [Cultural cringe](/source/Cultural_cringe)

- [Multiculturalism](/source/Multiculturalism)

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### General sources

- Nidel, Richard (2004). [*World Music: The Basics*](https://archive.org/details/worldmusic00rich_0/page/2). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-415-96801-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-96801-1).

- Bernard, Yvan, and Nathalie Fredette (2003). *Guide des musiques du monde: une selection de 100 CD*. Rév., Sophie Sainte-Marie. Montréal: Éditions de la Courte échelle. *N.B*.: Annotated discography. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-89021-662-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-89021-662-4)

- Manuel, Peter (1988). *Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey*. New York: Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-505342-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-505342-7).

- [N'Dour, Youssou](/source/Youssou_N'Dour). "Foreword" to Nickson, Chris (2004), *The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-399-53032-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-399-53032-0).

- Sorce Keller, Marcello (1996). "Of Minority Musics, Preservation, and Multiculturalism: Some Considerations". In Ursula Hemetek and Emil H. Lubej (eds), *Echo der Vielfalt: traditionelle Musik von Minderheiten/ethnischen Gruppen* = *Echoes of Diversity: Traditional Music of Ethnic Groups/Minorities*, Schriften zur Volksmusik 16, 41–47. Vienna, Cologne, and Weimar: Böhlau Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-205-98594-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-205-98594-X). Reprinted in *Sonus* 18, no. 2 (Spring 1998): 33–41.

- Wergin, Carsten (2007). World Music: A Medium for Unity and Difference? EASA Media Anthropology Network. [\[1\]](http://www.media-anthropology.net/wergin_worldmusic.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160806072055/http://www.media-anthropology.net/wergin_worldmusic.pdf) 2016-08-06 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).

- [Guide To World Musics](http://www.worldmusic.net/guide/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120825222908/http://www.worldmusic.net/guide) 2012-08-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), World Music Network.

- *An Introduction to Music Studies*, Chapter 6: Henry Stobart, "World Musics".

## Further reading

- Kroier, Johann (June 2012). "Music, Global History, and Postcoloniality". *International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music*. **43** (1): 139–186. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [41552766](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41552766).

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to [World music](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:World_music).

- [Music Listings](https://www.podOmatic.com/directory/World) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130928042934/http://www.podomatic.com/directory/World) 2013-09-28 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)—Top-ranking free world music podcasts

- [List of World Music Festivals](http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?genre=world) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155711/http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?genre=world) 2015-12-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [*Sounds and Colours*](https://www.soundsandcolours.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201009211819/https://soundsandcolours.com/) 2020-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)—magazine about South American music and culture

- [World Music at SKY.FM](http://www.sky.fm/world/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130326150033/http://www.sky.fm/world) 2013-03-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)—A free world music radio channel

- [World Music Central](http://worldmusiccentral.org/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150617090514/http://worldmusiccentral.org/) 2015-06-17 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)—World Music news, reviews, articles and resources

- [Rhythm Passport](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150608195702/http://www.rhythmpassport.com/) 2015-06-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)—World music/global beats event listings website for the UK

- [Wilde Töne – Festival for Folk- and Weltmusic](http://www.folk-music.de/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191117220016/http://www.folk-music.de/) 2019-11-17 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in Braunschweig, Germany

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