In my opinion, if world music does not includes European music, then it is racist. Perhaps that was not its' intent, but to create an umbrella category for all else but European music, for marketing purposes or whatever, can certainly lead to a they/we frame of reference.

But-then again-racism may not be the correct term since "European" is not really the same as "White". After all, there are people who are European who are non-White.

I'm wondering, are Eastern European music and music composed and performed by European minority groups such as Travelers {who after all are European, right?}included in the "World Music" category?

If not, then we aren't talking racism, but something like mainstream Western European music in multiple categories and much else from people of color, Eastern Europeans, and European minority groups lumped into that umbrella World Music category.

Those with the power define what is and is not mainstream, classical, folk and World.

And too often "what is not" is considered to be "less than". Hence the psychological implications and consequences of these types of divisions.