worldbeat
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See also: world beat
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]worldbeat (uncountable)
- (music) A music genre that blends Western pop music with traditional folk music or world music.
- 1989 May 26, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- DJ King Scratch will spin worldbeat music all night, including Byron Lee's calypso, Machito's salsa, and Segun Adawale's African high-life.
- 1996 April 12, Tom Frank, “Capital Lies: Swallow it Whole”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
- Diners sit amongst peaceful concrete trees and plastic leaves, listening to soothing worldbeat music; renderings of globes appear throughout, as do references to FoodlifeUs massive recycling program and the healthiness of the establishment's victuals.
- 2001 July 13, Peter Margasak, “Sawt El Atlas”, in Chicago Reader[3]:
- Sawt El Atlas delivers what the worldbeat bands of the 80s couldn't: instead of being grafted onto native forms, the Western elements are seamlessly incorporated.
References
[edit]2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pg. 337.