World music is often used as a catch-all category encompassing virtually any music which doesn’t fit into the mainstream popular categories; rock, pop, dance, urban, folk. World Music is often synonymous with traditional music or folk music composed and played by native people of a specific region. However it should be noted that world music is not exclusively traditional folk music as it can also refer to modern cutting-edge pop music styles.
The world has got smaller - people are travelling more frequently, and to further afield, experiencing different cultures. This has fuelled the growth of the World Music category, as well as demand for the genre. However the category is still not as popular as it’s mainstream counterparts such as pop or rock in the European market. It fails to resonate with a large number of people, and due to it’s lack of widespread popularity it doesn’t receive the support of the global media to help it’s promotion.
This is quite good but goes off the point a little towards the end.
ReplyDelete