World Music

The term “World Music” has been credited to ethnomusicologist Robert E. Brown who coined it in the 1960s. The term became current in the 1980s as a marketing/classificatory device in the media and the music industry, and it is generally used to classify any kind of foreign (i.e. non-Western) music. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Kali

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Dec 12 Saturday 12 December 2009
A Night With Lane at Jimmy D's Lane Barrett	Jimmy D's Algonquin, IL., United States	1 person attending 1 shout
Jan 1 Friday 1 January 2010
World Music Workshop by Ancient Future Leader Matthew Montfort at Esalen Institute Matthew Montfort, Ancient Future	Esalen Institute Big Sur, United States 36.27028 -121.80639	2 people attending Add shout
Mar 15 Monday 15 March 2010
Irish Rovers at Keswick Theatre irish rovers	Keswick Theatre Glenside (Philadelphia) PA, United States 40.106314 -75.147021	Add shout
Mar 20 Saturday 20 March 2010
Shivkumar Sharma Zakir Hussain	Rialto Center for… Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States 33.756702 -84.389288	7 people attending 3 shouts
Mar 21 Sunday 21 March 2010
An Evening with Al Petteway and Amy White at Jammin' Java Al Petteway & Amy White	Jammin' Java Vienna, Washington DC, United States 38.904109 -77.261017	1 person attending Add shout
Mar 28 Sunday 28 March 2010
Zakir Hussain at Berklee Performance Center Zakir Hussain	Berklee Performance… Boston MA, United States 42.34696 -71.08739	Add shout Buy Tickets

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gigi00 wrote:
yesterday morning

Black Eyed Peas My Humps, Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star, Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping, Janis Joplin, Philip Glass, Aesop Rock, Hatebreed - Destroy Everything, Chromeo - Momma's Boy.

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blibblipblib wrote:
17 days ago

die modus

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iqrayasinrockz wrote:
last month

hi yh this is da best music den all da oder shit music

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LordRama wrote:
September 2009

On this page, last.fm users take a generic, innocuous term really seriously and complain about it for no good reason. No one is surprised.

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heidavey wrote:
July 2009

all music is world music! Stupid tag.

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Nisstyre56 wrote:
July 2009

"World Music" is for western people so they can avoid all that "foreign shit". Right?

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Nisstyre56 wrote:
July 2009

Racist term! Yay!

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jabaro wrote:
May 2009

http://www.lastfm.it/music/Double+6+project very good world-lounge music here

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Boebis wrote:
May 2009

If you love French Music and want to discover more, check http://french-kisses.blogspot.com a blog with video, mp3 and lyrics translated in english ;-)

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Cyanide-_- wrote:
April 2009

:D

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AlanSteward wrote:
March 2009

If you like World Fusion Music, I think you will enjoy Licensed to Chill by Alan Steward. The album just came out on Friday the 13th of March and we would like for you to give it a listen. Please stop by at Alan Steward and have a listen to tracks from Licensed to Chill. Please leave us a shout and let us know what you think.

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maltsuki wrote:
February 2009

Please listen to my tracks at http://www.last.fm/music/Modus/Modus Many thanks, let me know what you think... Modus

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sipoflife wrote:
January 2009

This is a crappy tag!...anything non-western = world music??....sheesh! ....so reggae = Indian classical = african beat music?? o_0!

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victorwestmann wrote:
November 2008

Manu Chao and Cesária Evora rules! Love them. Ich mag Sie. Amo eles! Me gustán mucho. Je t'aime!

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max_100 wrote:
October 2008

sai baba

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aveletrian wrote:
August 2008

Let's make this tag worthless by applying it to everything we listen to.

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MarcoProduction wrote:
July 2008

Dear Music Lover, If you like new world music, let me invite you to discover Marcomé (pronounced Mar-Ko-may). Atmospheric and uplifting, her music is laced with magic and freedom. Hope you’ll Enjoy! Make sure you get the free Marcome’s mp3 downloads at www.Marcome.com Take care, you deserve the best!

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