world music

noun

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

Example Sentences

Oscar-winning actor and rapper Jamie Foxx thanked Jones "for giving the world music" and "for giving the world an example of what a great human being is suppose to be like".

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

This is what it’s like to attend ¡BAILE!, a world music dance party that’s been taking place in L.A. since 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

People have accused the "Woman's World" music video of using the male gaze because Perry and a cast of women are dressed as sexed-up construction workers before an anvil kills her.

From Salon

“My father obviously did a lot with world music,” says Dhani Harrison, 45, via Zoom from his home in England.

From Los Angeles Times