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** ''Music/SpeakingInTongues'' (1983)
** ''Music/LittleCreatures'' (1985)
** ''Music/TrueStories'' (1986)
** ''Music/{{Naked}}'' (1988)
** ''Music/RemainInLight''
** ''Music/SpeakingInTongues'' (1983)
** ''Music/LittleCreatures'' (1985)
** ''Music/TrueStories'' (1986)
** ''Music/{{Naked}}'' (1988)
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* Music/AkikoShikata: Many of her albums have elements of musical styles from the Middle East or traditional African music. She also has two albums that are primarily Japanese folk music influenced.
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* Music/GeorgeHarrison: He is well known for experimenting with traditional Indian music. Apart from the Beatles songs mentioned above his first solo album ''Music/WonderWallMusic'' is predominantly instrumental Indian music.
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* Music/AlexanderJamesAdams: Celtic musician who also considers himself a World musician.
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* Music/PeterGabriel: Began exploring this on his self-titled third album (1980). His most popular album ''Music/{{So}}'' (1986) is one of the best-known examples of world music fusions.
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* Music/JohnZorn: Cult musician who is so eclectical that he mixed almost every possible genre in existence in his music. One of the more famous works he made was "Masada", where Jewish klezmer music was mixed with jazz.
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** ''Music/WonderWallMusic'' (1968) (Despite being a solo album by the famous Beatle most music on it is traditional Indian music, making it more a world music album than actual pop or rock.)
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* Ravi Shankar: ''The'' most famous sitar player in the world. Brought traditional Indian music to the mainstream.
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* Music/PattiSmith: The song "Ghost Dance" on her album ''Music/{{Easter}}'' is performed in traditional Native American tribal music.
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* Music/CrowdedHouse: On their album ''Music/TogetherAlone'' they make use of traditional Maori music.
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* Music/TitoPuente
** ''Music/DanceManiaVol1'' (1958)
** ''Music/DanceManiaVol1'' (1958)
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* Music/FreddieMercury: The track "La Japonaise" on ''Music/{{Barcelona}}'' is arranged with Japanese traditional instruments.
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* Music/FreddieMercury: The track "La Japonaise" on ''Music/{{Barcelona}}'' (1988) is arranged with Japanese traditional instruments.
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* Music/{{Sepultura}}: Their album ''Music/{{Roots}}'' incorporates traditional Brazilian music in their sound.
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* Music/FreddieMercury: The track "La Japonaise" on ''Music/{{Barcelona}}'' is arranged with Japanese traditional instruments.
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* The Buena Vista Social Club: Cuban band who got famous in the rest of the world after Ry Cooder recorded an album with them and Wim Wenders directed a documentary about the process.
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** ''Music/BuenaVistaSocialClub'' (1997)
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* Ali Farka Touré: Malinean guitarist and singer, who became prominent in the rest of the world after his collaboration with Ry Cooder: "Talking Timbuktu".
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* Ali Farka Touré: Malinean guitarist and singer, who became prominent in the rest of the world after his collaboration with Ry Cooder: "Talking Timbuktu".Timbuktu" (1994).
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* ''Music/TheKinks'':"See My Friends" (1965) and "Fancy", from the 1966 album ''Face to Face'', is one of the first Western rock songs to add Indian themes and instrumentation.
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* Music/TheRollingStones: Their song "Paint It, Black", from ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' (1966) and the song "Gomper" features Music/BrianJones on sitar. "Continental Drift" from ''Music/SteelWheels'' was recorded with the Moroccan folk band The Master Musicians of Jojouka and has a distinctive Arabic sound to it.
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* Music/TheRollingStones: Their song "Paint It, Black", from ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' (1966) and the song "Gomper" features Music/BrianJones on sitar. "Continental Drift" from ''Music/SteelWheels'' (1989) was recorded with the Moroccan folk band The Master Musicians of Jojouka and has a distinctive Arabic sound to it.
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* Music/PaulSimon: His album ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' is influenced by traditional South African folk music.
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel: "El Condor Pasa" on ''Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater'' has a Peruvian atmosphere to it.
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* Music/PaulSimon: His album ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' (1986) is influenced by traditional South African folk music.
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel: "El Condor Pasa" on ''Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater'' (1970) has a Peruvian atmosphere to it.
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel: "El Condor Pasa" on ''Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater'' (1970) has a Peruvian atmosphere to it.
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* Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bushan Kabra and Shivkumar Sharma's record "Call of the Valley" (1967), is still the best-selling Hindustani classical music album.
* The Paul Butterfield Blues Band has a 13 minute instrumental titled "East-West" (1966), incorporating Indian influences.
* Music/TheByrds: Their singles "Eight Miles High" and "Why" have Indian influences.
* Music/TheByrds: Their singles "Eight Miles High" and "Why" have Indian influences.
* Cornershop: A British indie rock who assimilated Asian instruments such as the sitar and dholki in their music, including the hit song "Brimful of Asha".
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* Music/JohnMcLaughlin: His band Shakti mixed jazz with Indian maga music.
* Music/TheRollingStones: Their song "Paint It, Black", from ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' (1966) and the song "Gomper" features Music/BrianJones on sitar. "Continental Drift" from ''Music/SteelWheels'' was recorded with the Moroccan folk band The Master Musicians of Jojouka and has a distinctive Arabic sound to it.
* Music/TheRollingStones: Their song "Paint It, Black", from ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' (1966) and the song "Gomper" features Music/BrianJones on sitar. "Continental Drift" from ''Music/SteelWheels'' was recorded with the Moroccan folk band The Master Musicians of Jojouka and has a distinctive Arabic sound to it.
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** ''Music/BrianJonesPresentsThePipesOfPanAtJajouka'' (1971)
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* Music/BrianJones recorded an album with the Moroccan folk band The Master Musicians of Jojouka, ''Music/BrianJonesPresentsThePipesOfPanAtJajouka'' (1971), which was released after his death. Though since he doesn't actually appear on the record and only added phasing and production it would be better to call it a Master Musicians of Jojouka record first and foremost.
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* Ali Farka Touré: Malinean guitarist and singer, who became prominent in the trest of the world after his collaboration with Ry Cooder: "Talking Timbuktu".
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It encompasses Nordic and Eastern European FolkMusic, CountryMusic, {{Blues}}, {{Bluegrass}} CountryMusic, {{Zydeco}}, {{Afrobeat}}, AfricanChant, Samba, {{Reggae}}, {{Ska}}, Indian raga music, Native American music, Tuvan throat singing, Raï,... As probably the oldest music genre in existence world music has remained popular over the centuries, but really started to become its own genre from the 1950s, when many musicians from different continents started releasing albums and touring in the West, increasing their notability. The arrival of TV also brought more people in contact with music from different parts of the world. As ClassicalMusic, {{Jazz}}, {{Folk Rock}} and {{Rock}} musicians started to incorporate world music influences in their own work more people got interested in the exotic mystery and wonderful sounds of this music. Compared to the bland shallowness of mainstream pop music world music has an authentic originality to it, InHarmonyWithNature and often makes the listener dream off of visiting that other world.
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It encompasses Nordic and Eastern European FolkMusic, CountryMusic, {{Blues}}, {{Bluegrass}} CountryMusic, {{Zydeco}}, {{Afrobeat}}, AfricanChant, Samba, {{Reggae}}, {{Ska}}, Indian raga music, Native American music, Tuvan throat singing, Raï,... As probably the oldest music genre in existence world music has remained popular over the centuries, but really started to become its own genre from the 1950s, 1950s on, when many musicians from different continents started releasing albums and touring in the West, increasing their notability. The arrival of TV also brought more people in contact with music from different parts of the world. As ClassicalMusic, {{Jazz}}, {{Folk Rock}} and {{Rock}} musicians started to incorporate world music influences in their own work more people got interested in the exotic mystery exotic, mysterious and wonderful sounds of this music. sounds. Compared to the bland shallowness of mainstream pop music world music has an authentic originality to it, InHarmonyWithNature and often makes the listener dream off of visiting that other world.
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* ''Music/TheKinks'': "Fancy", from the 1966 album ''Face to Face'', is one of the first Western rock songs to add Indian themes and instrumentation.
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* Music/TheYardbirds: The track "White Summer" on ''Music/LittleGames'' has an Eastern music sound, exemplified by an oboe and an Indian-percussion tabla. During "Glimpses" a sitar plays.
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* Solomon Linda: South African singer, best known for the song "Mbube", which was covered by countless other artists as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" without him every seeing a dime of it.
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* Ces&ária Évora: Cape Verdean singer, known as the "Queen" of Morna music.
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* King Suddy Adé
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* Valya Balkanska: Bulgarian traditional singer who actually managed to get one of her songs put on the Voyager Golden Record, sent into space in 1977.
* HarryBelafonte
Belafonte: Jamaican singer, well known for singing calypso music like "The Bananaboat Song".
* The Buena Vista SocialClubClub: Cuban band who got famous in the rest of the world after Ry Cooder recorded an album with them and Wim Wenders directed a documentary about the process.
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* Angélique Kidjo
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* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Khan: Pakistani singer who became famous thanks to his hypnotic and very long songs.
* SalifKeita
Keita: Malinese singer.
* AngéliqueKidjo
Kidjo: Singer from Benin who emigrated to France and combines music from Africa with other influences from abroad.
*Music/FelaKuti
Umm Kulthum: Iconic Egyptian singer whose work is not only famous all across the Middle East, but also became famous in the rest of the world.
* Music/FelaKuti: Nigerian musician, founder of the {{Afrobeat}} genre.
* FemiKutiKuti: Son of Fela Kuti, who also incorporates {{Afrobeat}} in his music.
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* Angélique
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* Music/FelaKuti: Nigerian musician, founder of the {{Afrobeat}} genre.
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* Carmen Miranda
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Makeba: South African singer, best known for her hit "Pata Pata".
* CarmenMiranda
Miranda: Portuguese singer, best remembered for her tutti frutti hat.
* YoussouN'DourN'Dour: Senegalese singer who became a one hit wonder in the West thanks his duet with Neneh Cherry: "Seven Seconds".
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* Amalia Rodriques: Portugese singer, known as the "Queen of Fado".
* RaviShankar
Shankar: ''The'' most famous sitar player in the world. Brought traditional Indian music to the mainstream.
* Yma Sumac: Peruvian singer with an incredibly high and unique voice, whose music dwelt on traditional Inca culture.
* Ali FarkaTouréTouré: Malinean guitarist and singer, who became prominent in the trest of the world after his collaboration with Ry Cooder: "Talking Timbuktu".
* Ravi
* Yma Sumac: Peruvian singer with an incredibly high and unique voice, whose music dwelt on traditional Inca culture.
* Ali Farka
* Afro-Celt Sound System: British band who mixed Irish and West African music with modern electronic dance.
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'''World Music''' is an umbrella term for traditional music from different parts of the world. It usually refers to music derived from the folk traditions of many nations across the planet, played on traditional instruments. Some people only see non-Western music from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Aboriginee cultures from North America and Oceania fit this category, but the term is also used to describe traditional folk, blues and country music in North America, Europe and Australia.
It encompasses Nordic and Eastern European FolkMusic, CountryMusic, {{Blues}}, {{Bluegrass}} CountryMusic, {{Zydeco}}, {{Afrobeat}}, AfricanChant, Samba, {{Reggae}}, {{Ska}}, Indian raga music, Native American music, Tuvan throat singing, Raï,... As probably the oldest music genre in existence world music has remained popular over the centuries, but really started to become its own genre from the 1950s, when many musicians from different continents started releasing albums and touring in the West, increasing their notability. The arrival of TV also brought more people in contact with music from different parts of the world. As ClassicalMusic, {{Jazz}}, {{Folk Rock}} and {{Rock}} musicians started to incorporate world music influences in their own work more people got interested in the exotic mystery and wonderful sounds of this music. Compared to the bland shallowness of mainstream pop music world music has an authentic originality to it, InHarmonyWithNature and often makes the listener dream off of visiting that other world.
!! Musicians often categorized as world music.
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* King Suddy Adé
* Afro-Celt Sound System
* Music/AlamaailmanVasarat: Finnish folk music band who mix klezmer, black metal and jazz in their work.
* Harry Belafonte
* The Buena Vista Social Club
* The Chieftains: Irish band who play traditional folk music.
* Music/{{Ergyon}}: Music ensemble from the Northern Eastern part of Russia.
* Music/GregoryAlanIsakov: South African folk artist.
* Mory Kanté: Best known for his 1988 hit "Yeké Yeké".
* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
* Salif Keita
* Angélique Kidjo
* Music/FelaKuti
* Femi Kuti
* Madredeus: Portugese folk group.
* Miriam Makeba
* Carmen Miranda
* Youssou N'Dour
* Music/{{Namgar}}: Russian folk band who combine Buryat-Mongolian folk music in their sound.
* Music/BabatundeOlatunji
** ''Music/DrumsOfPassion''
* Music/NataliaOShea: Russian folk musician.
* Ravi Shankar
* Ali Farka Touré
[[/index]]
!! Examples of otherwise more mainstream musicians (classical music, pop, rock, metal,...) incorporating world music influences in their work.
* Music/BelaBartok: Collected Eastern European, Northern African, Chinese and Balinese music and referenced these traditional sounds in his own music by keeping the raw pure primitive sound intact.
* Music/TheBeatles: On ''Music/RubberSoul'', ''Music/{{Revolver}}'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' the tracks "Norwegian Wood", "Love You To" and "Within Without You" have Music/GeorgeHarrison play a sitar.
* Music/DavidByrne
* Music/JohnColtrane: Was very much inspired by Arabian and Indian folk music later in his career and used these sounds in his own work.
* Ry Cooder: Collaborates a lot with traditional musicians from across the world, like Ali Farka Touré and the Buena Vista Social Club.
* Holger Czukay: Former member of the German rock band Music/{{Can}} who already started incorporating world music sounds while in the band, but even went more into this as a solo artist.
* Music/DeadCanDance: British-Australian band who incorporate traditional folk music in their AvantGardeMusic sound.
* Music/LosJaivas: Chilean progressive rock band, known for mixing bossa nova and other traditional South American music in their work.
* Music/{{Korpiklaani}}: Finnish metal band who started off as a folk band.
* Music/{{Sepultura}}: Their album "Roots" incorporates traditional Brazilian music in their sound.
* Music/PaulSimon: His album ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' is influenced by traditional South African folk music.
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel: "El Condor Pasa" on ''Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater'' has a Peruvian atmosphere to it.
* Music/{{Xera}}: Spanish band who mix Andalusian folk with techno.
* John Zorn: Cult musician who is so eclectical that he mixed almost every possible genre in existence in his music. One of the more famous works he made was "Masada", where Jewish klezmer music was mixed with jazz.
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It encompasses Nordic and Eastern European FolkMusic, CountryMusic, {{Blues}}, {{Bluegrass}} CountryMusic, {{Zydeco}}, {{Afrobeat}}, AfricanChant, Samba, {{Reggae}}, {{Ska}}, Indian raga music, Native American music, Tuvan throat singing, Raï,... As probably the oldest music genre in existence world music has remained popular over the centuries, but really started to become its own genre from the 1950s, when many musicians from different continents started releasing albums and touring in the West, increasing their notability. The arrival of TV also brought more people in contact with music from different parts of the world. As ClassicalMusic, {{Jazz}}, {{Folk Rock}} and {{Rock}} musicians started to incorporate world music influences in their own work more people got interested in the exotic mystery and wonderful sounds of this music. Compared to the bland shallowness of mainstream pop music world music has an authentic originality to it, InHarmonyWithNature and often makes the listener dream off of visiting that other world.
!! Musicians often categorized as world music.
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* King Suddy Adé
* Afro-Celt Sound System
* Music/AlamaailmanVasarat: Finnish folk music band who mix klezmer, black metal and jazz in their work.
* Harry Belafonte
* The Buena Vista Social Club
* The Chieftains: Irish band who play traditional folk music.
* Music/{{Ergyon}}: Music ensemble from the Northern Eastern part of Russia.
* Music/GregoryAlanIsakov: South African folk artist.
* Mory Kanté: Best known for his 1988 hit "Yeké Yeké".
* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
* Salif Keita
* Angélique Kidjo
* Music/FelaKuti
* Femi Kuti
* Madredeus: Portugese folk group.
* Miriam Makeba
* Carmen Miranda
* Youssou N'Dour
* Music/{{Namgar}}: Russian folk band who combine Buryat-Mongolian folk music in their sound.
* Music/BabatundeOlatunji
** ''Music/DrumsOfPassion''
* Music/NataliaOShea: Russian folk musician.
* Ravi Shankar
* Ali Farka Touré
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!! Examples of otherwise more mainstream musicians (classical music, pop, rock, metal,...) incorporating world music influences in their work.
* Music/BelaBartok: Collected Eastern European, Northern African, Chinese and Balinese music and referenced these traditional sounds in his own music by keeping the raw pure primitive sound intact.
* Music/TheBeatles: On ''Music/RubberSoul'', ''Music/{{Revolver}}'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' the tracks "Norwegian Wood", "Love You To" and "Within Without You" have Music/GeorgeHarrison play a sitar.
* Music/DavidByrne
* Music/JohnColtrane: Was very much inspired by Arabian and Indian folk music later in his career and used these sounds in his own work.
* Ry Cooder: Collaborates a lot with traditional musicians from across the world, like Ali Farka Touré and the Buena Vista Social Club.
* Holger Czukay: Former member of the German rock band Music/{{Can}} who already started incorporating world music sounds while in the band, but even went more into this as a solo artist.
* Music/DeadCanDance: British-Australian band who incorporate traditional folk music in their AvantGardeMusic sound.
* Music/LosJaivas: Chilean progressive rock band, known for mixing bossa nova and other traditional South American music in their work.
* Music/{{Korpiklaani}}: Finnish metal band who started off as a folk band.
* Music/{{Sepultura}}: Their album "Roots" incorporates traditional Brazilian music in their sound.
* Music/PaulSimon: His album ''Music/{{Graceland}}'' is influenced by traditional South African folk music.
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel: "El Condor Pasa" on ''Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater'' has a Peruvian atmosphere to it.
* Music/{{Xera}}: Spanish band who mix Andalusian folk with techno.
* John Zorn: Cult musician who is so eclectical that he mixed almost every possible genre in existence in his music. One of the more famous works he made was "Masada", where Jewish klezmer music was mixed with jazz.
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