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How does WOM define worldbeat, a related term and what are some synonyms for worldbeat?
 
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What are some of the terms used to describe music that deliberately brings together local and distant musical ideas and sounds? What term does WOM prefer for this type of music and why?
 
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Answer to Question 1


  • Worldbeat is a wide category that combines popular genres of music that have a level of international recognition with a local or indigenous music usually considered exotic'

  • Other terms used to refer to the same phenomena are world music,' global music,' and global pop.'



Answer to Question 2


  • This type of synthesis has many names from fusion, hybrid, syncretism to creole.

  • WOM prefers the term fusion for such music because it denotes a combination of different elements through heat, or in the case of cultural practices, through intense contact and interaction.






 

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