Worldbeat
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| Worldbeat is usually said to have begun in the mid-[[1980s]] when artists like [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], [[Peter Gabriel]], and [[Paul Simon]] began incorporating influences from around the world, especially [[Africa]] and [[Latin America]]. 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 [[Raï|rai]], [[samba (dance)|samba]], [[flamenco]], [[Tango (dance)|tango]], [[qawwali]], [[highlife]] and [[raga]]. [[Nelly Furtado]]'s earlier music has previously been attributed to this genre. | Worldbeat is usually said to have begun in the mid-[[1980s]] when artists like [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], [[Peter Gabriel]], and [[Paul Simon]] began incorporating influences from around the world, especially [[Africa]] and [[Latin America]]. 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 [[Raï|rai]], [[samba (dance)|samba]], [[flamenco]], [[Tango (dance)|tango]], [[qawwali]], [[highlife]] and [[raga]]. [[Nelly Furtado]]'s earlier music has previously been attributed to this genre. | ||
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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.
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. 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. Nelly Furtado's earlier music has previously been attributed to this genre.
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