Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun World music.
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- noun music A
music genre thatblends Western pop music with traditionalfolk music orworld music .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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Historic demographic shifts are fertilizing the landscape - from the ascendancy of women's leadership to the worldbeat of cultural and racial pluralism.
Kenny Ausubel: The Revolution Has Begun - "The Shift Hits the Fan" Kenny Ausubel 2010
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The mix also featured songs from Vampire Weekend, a worldbeat-infused group of Ivy League rockers that recently released its debut, self-titled album.
The First Cuts Are the Deepest Christopher John Farley 2008
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Her voice was backed up by exotic worldbeat, reggae, and salsa riffs.
Casanegra Blair Underwood with Tananarive Due 2007
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What about the worldbeat enthusiasts that found their highest hoop grooves in an East Indian or more Arabic soundtrack?
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