worldbeat

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

world +‎ beat

Noun[edit]

worldbeat (uncountable)

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  1. (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.

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