world music

noun

: popular music originating from or influenced by non-Western musical traditions and often having a danceable rhythm

—usually hyphenated when used attributively

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Tyla could have also been submitted to best world music album — where most Afrobeats artists have submitted their albums including Burna Boy, Tems and Ayra Starr — but best progressive R&B album feels like the best home for the project, sonically speaking. —

Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024 Goldsmith brought blues, reggae and world music artists to the stage for six years before moving away and venturing into album production, working with such artists as the Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite and Harper. —

Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 Mendes scored his only Grammy win in 1992 with Brasileiro, which won the 1993 Grammy for best world music album. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024 There's a bunch of different things — ballads, world music. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for world music