The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116828 Message #2510990
Posted By: Spleen Cringe
09-Dec-08 - 03:27 PM
Thread Name: Definition of World Music
Subject: Definition of World Music
So go on then, what is it?
A lazy catch-all term or a useful description?
Is it anything to do with folk/roots/traditional music from around the globe or is it simply shorthand for pop music not sung in English?
Or both?
Or neither?
I used to think I knew what was meant - though I never liked the actual term - now I'm not so sure.