world music

Summary

world music is a music genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• world music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• world music is a type of music^[4].
• world music is a type of popular music^[5].
• world music's Commons category is recorded as World music^[6].
• world music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World music^[7].
• world music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[8].
• world music's partially coincident with is recorded as regional music^[9].
• world music's topic has template is recorded as Template:World music^[10].
• world music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_WorldMusic^[11].
• world music's different from is recorded as folk music^[12].
• world music's different from is recorded as contemporary folk music^[13].
• world music's different from is recorded as traditional folk music^[14].
• world music's different from is recorded as ethnic music^[15].
• world music's different from is recorded as music by ethnic group^[16].
• world music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[17].

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Definition and Type

world music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3]. Recorded subclass of include music^[4] and popular music^[5].

Why It Matters

world music ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]