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In the Western world, "World music" refers either to music that doesn't fall into the North American and British pop or folk traditions or to hybrids of various indigenous musics. Certain styles -- such as Jamaican reggae or Latin pop -- grew large enough to be classified as their own genre, but everything else, from traditional Chinese music to African folk, is classified as world music. Worldbeat is something different than world music, since it's usually the result of Western hybrids and fusions, yet it still falls under the world music umbrella because it borrows styles, sounds and instrumentation from various indigenous musics.
Aboriginal
Aboriginal Folk
Acadian
Afghanistan
Africa
African Folk
African Traditions
Afro-Beat
Afro-Pop
Albania
Albanian
Algeria
Algerian
Andalus Classical
Andalusia
Angola
Angolan
Antilles
Appalachia
Arabic
Armenia
Armenian
Armenian Folk
Asia
Asian
Asian Folk
Asian Traditions
Australia
Australian
Austria
Austrian
Axe
Azerbaijan
Bali
Balinese
Balkan
Balkans
Baltic
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
Barbados
Basque
Bénin
Belgian
Belgium
Belly Dancing
Bengal
Benin
Bhangra
Bhutan
Bikutsi
Bohemia
Bollywood
Bombara
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazilian Traditions
British
Brittany
Buddhist
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Bulgarian Folk
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Byelorus
Cajun
Calypso
Cambodia
Cambodian
Cameroon
Cameroonian
Canadian
Cape Verde
Cape Verdean
Carnatic
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Celtic Fusion
Celtic Gospel
Celtic New Age
Celtic Pop
Celtic Rock
Central African
Central African Republic
Central Asia
Central European Traditions
Central/West Asian Traditions
Ceremonial
Chants
Chassidic
Chimurenga
China
China (Republic: 1949- )
Chinese Classical
Chinese Folk
Chinese Traditions
Congo
Congolese
Contemporary Celtic
Contemporary Flamenco
Contemporary Native American
Cook Islands
Corsica
Country & Irish
Creole
Crete
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech
Czechoslovakia
Danzon
Denmark
Desert Blues
Dhrupad
Dimotiko
Djabdong
Dominican Traditions
Drinking Songs
Dutch
East Africa
East African
Eastern Europe
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian/Sudanese Music
Enka
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Pop
Ethnic
Europe
European Folk
Fado
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finger-Picked Guitar
Finland
Finnish Folk
Flamenco
Folk Dance
Folklore
Former Soviet Republics
France
French
French Antilles
French Chanson
French Folk
French Polynesia
Fuji
Gabon
Gambia
Gamelan
Georgia (Republic)
Georgian
Georgian Choir
German
Germany
Ghana
Ghanaian
Greece
Greek
Greek Folk
Guadeloupe
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guinean
Gwo Ka
Gypsy
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Hawaiian Pop
Hebrew
Hebrides
Highlife
Holland
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungarian Folk
Hungary
Iceland
Icelandic
India
Indian
Indian Classical
Indian Diaspora
Indian Folk
Indian Pop
Indian Subcontinent Traditions
Indigenous
Indo-British
Indonesia
Indonesian Traditions
International
International Folk
International Fusion
Iran
Iranian
Iraq
Iraqi
Ireland
Islam
Islamic
Israel
Israeli
Istanbul
Italian Folk
Italian Music
Italy
Ivorian
Ivory Coast
Jaipongan
Jamaica
Jamaican
Japan
Japanese Orchestral
Japanese Traditions
Java
Javanese
Jewish
Jewish Folk
Jewish Music
Jit
Joik
Jordan
Juju
Junkanoo
Kabuki
Kazakhstan
Kecak
Kenya
Kenyan
Klezmer
Kora
Korea
Korean
Kurdish
Kurdistan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laika
Laos
Latvia
Lebanese
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Lombok
Macedonia
Macedonian
Madagascan
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malian Music
Manitoba
Mantras
Marabi
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritanian
Mauritius
Mbalax
Mbaqanga
Mbira
Mbube
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Traditions
Mento
Micronesia (Federated States)
Middle East
Middle Eastern Pop
Middle Eastern Traditions
Moldavia
Mongolia
Mongolian
Montserrat
Moravia
Morna
Moroccan
Morocco
Mozambiquan
Mozambique
Musette
Native American
Navajo
Neo-Traditional
Nepal
Nepalese
Netherlands
New Guinea
New Zealand
Newfoundland
Niger
Nigeria
Nigerian
Noh
Nordic Traditions
North Africa
North African
North America
North American Traditions
North/East Asian Traditions
Northern Ireland
Norway
Norwegian
Norwegian Folk
Nubia
Oceanic Traditions
Okinawa
Pacific Islands
Pacifica
Pakistan
Pakistani
Palestinian
Pan-Global
Papua New Guinea
Party Soca
Persia
Persian
Philippine
Philippines
Pipe Bands
Poland
Polish
Polynesian
Portugal
Portuguese
Portuguese Music
Pygmy
Qatar
Qawwali
Quebec
Quebecois
Raga
Rai
Rajasthan
Réunion
Rembetika
Ritual Music
Romania
Romanian
Russia
Russian Folk
Russian Traditions
Rwanda
Sahel
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sami
Samoa
Sardinia
Sardinian
Saskatchewan
Saudi Arabia
Scandinavia
Scandinavian
Scandinavian Folk
Scotland
Scottish Folk
Senegal
Senegalese Music
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Shaabi
Shinto
Siberia
Sicily
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonian
Singapore
Slack-Key Guitar
Slovakian
Slovenia
Soca
Social Commentary
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Soukous
South Africa
South African Folk
South American Traditions
South Seas
South/Eastern European Traditions
Southeast Asian Music
Southeast Asian Traditions
Southern African
Soviet Union
Soweto
Spain
Spanish Folk
Sri Lanka
Steel Band
Sudan
Sudanese
Sufi
Sumatra
Suriname
Sweden
Swedish Folk
Switzerland
Switzerland Folk
Syria
Syrian
Taarab
Tadzhikistan
Tahiti
Tahitian
Taiwan
Tanzania
Tanzanian
Thai
Thailand
Throat Singing
Tibet
Tibetan
Togo
Tokelau Island
Tonga
Township Jazz
Township Jive
Traditional
Traditional Cajun
Traditional Celtic
Traditional Chinese
Traditional European Folk
Traditional Irish Folk
Traditional Japanese
Traditional Middle Eastern Folk
Traditional Native American
Transylvania
Transylvanian
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkish
Turkish Folk
Turkish Music
Turkmenistan
Tuva
Tuvan
Tyrolian
Uganda
Ugandan
Ukraine
Ukranian
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistani
Vanuatu
Vaudou
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Virgin Islands
Volksmusik
Wales
Welsh
West African
Western European Traditions
Western Sahara
World
World General
Worldbeat
Xhosa
Yemen
Yemenite
Yiddish
Yoruban
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian
Zaire
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean
Zouk
Zulu
Zydeco