In popular music, worldbeat refers to any style of music which fuses folk music, often from non-traditional sources (essentially, outside the Appalachian folk and Celtic traditions) with Western rock or other pop influences. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Old-time music is a form of North American Folk music, with roots in the Folk musics of many countries including England, Scotland, Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.
| Worldbeat | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins: | Rock and pop mixed with folk styles |
| Cultural origins: | Mid-1980s United Kingdom, United States |
| Typical instruments: | Widely variable, though drums are constant |
| Mainstream popularity: | Occasional, though not generally sustained |
| Subgenres | |
| Afrobeat | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Afro-Cuban jazz - Afro-juju - Alpine New Wave - Bhangra-wine - Bhangragga - Bhangramuffin - Biguine moderne - Burger highlife - Calypso-style baila - Campursari - Canto livre - Canto nuevo - Chicha - Chutney-bhangra - Chutney-hip hop - Fuji - Hip life - Lambada - Latin jazz - Merenrap - Mor lam sing - Nueva cancion - Punta rock - Rai pop - Rapso - Reggae highlife - Salsa - Sevillana - Slack-key - Songo - Zam-rock - Zouk | |
| Other topics | |
| World music - Folk music | |
Worldbeat is usually said to have begun in the mid-1980s when artists like David Byrne, Peter Gabriel, and Paul Simon began incorporating influences from around the world, especially Africa and Latin America. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, Jazz, Highlife, and Funk Rhythms fused with percussion and Vocal Afro-Cuban jazz is a variety of Latin jazz which was started by Dr Afro-juju is a style of Nigerian popular music, a mixture of Jùjú music and Afrobeat. Bavaria has been part of the Alpine New Wave of Folk music alongside Switzerland and Austria. Bhangragga is a Slang term for the style of Music incorporating elements of Bhangra and Dancehall (or Ragga, short for the word Bhangragga is a Slang term for the style of Music incorporating elements of Bhangra and Dancehall (or Ragga, short for the word Bhangragga is a Slang term for the style of Music incorporating elements of Bhangra and Dancehall (or Ragga, short for the word Burger-Highlife is a distinctive form of Highlife Music created by Ghanaian immigrants to Germany. Calypso-style baila is a genre of Sri Lankan music. It grew out of Sri Lankan musicians' fascination with the music of the Caribbean in the 1960s particularly Chicha is a term used in some regions of Latin America for several varieties of fermented beverages, particularly those derived from Maize, but which also Fuji is a popular Nigerian musical genre It arose from the improvisation Ajisari / Were music tradition which is a kind of Muslim music performed Hiplife music is an innovative Ghanaian fusion of Highlife and Hip hop. Lambada ( is a fast sensual Brazilian Dance for couples or groups typically performed with the stomachs touching Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe Merenrap, or meren-rap, is a style of Hip hop music which was formed from the fusion of Dominican merengue music with Rapping. Mor lam sing ( Thai / Isan หมอลำซิ่ง is a fast-paced racy modernized version of the traditional Lao / Isan song form Nueva Canción (Spanish for 'new song' is a movement in Latin American music that was developed first in the Southern Cone of South America - Argentina Chile and Uruguay - Punta rock or Belizean punta is a form of the traditional Punta Rhythm of the Garifuna people of Belize. Raï (راي is a form of folk music, originated in Oran Algeria from Bedouin Shepherds mixed with Spanish, French, Rapso is a form of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s Highlife is a Musical genre that originated in Ghana and spread to Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 1920s and other West African Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad Sevillanas is a type of Folk music, sung and written in Seville ( Andalusia) in Spain. Slack-key guitar is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawai{{okina}}i. Zam-rock is Rock and roll music from the African nation of Zambia. Zouk is a style of rhythmic Music originating from the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Within a few years, worldbeat became a thriving subgenre of popular music that influenced many more mainstream musicians. Some of the most commonly incorporated types of folk music include rai, samba, flamenco, tango, qawwali, highlife and raga. Raï (راي is a form of folk music, originated in Oran Algeria from Bedouin Shepherds mixed with Spanish, French, Samba is a lively rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre known for its intricate rapid passages and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork Tango is a Musical genre and its associated dance forms that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay and Qawwali ( Urdu / Persian: قوٌالی; Punjabi / Multani: ਖ਼ਵ੍ਵਾਲੀ قوٌالی Brajbhasha / Hindi Highlife is a Musical genre that originated in Ghana and spread to Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 1920s and other West African Rāga ( Sanskrit, lit "colour" or "mood" or rāgam in Carnatic music) refers to melodic modes used Nelly Furtado's earlier music has previously been attributed to this genre. Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, record producer actor and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese
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