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Definition of World music
1. Noun. traditional music (sometimes called folk music or roots music) of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians or that are "closely informed or guided by indigenous music of the regions of their origin,"[1] including Western music (e. g. Celtic music). ¹
2. Noun. Replacement for folk music as a shorthand description for the very broad range of recordings of traditional indigenous music and song from around the world. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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