what does western music represent?
folk music
and what else?
popular music
what is world music also known as?
global music
or?
international music
when was the name popularized?
1980s
as what?
a marketing category for non-Western traditional music
does it include hybrid subgenres?
Yes
name them please.
world fusion, global fusion, ethnic fusion, and worldbeat.
who has it been credited to?
Robert E. Brown
who was he?
an ethnomusicologist
when did he name it?
early 1960s
where?
Wesleyan University
is the music made up of different styles?
Yes
from where?
around the globe
where did he invite people from?
Africa and Asia
and what happened after?
a world music concert series
what did he develop?
undergraduate through the doctoral programs in the discipline
does it's inclusive nature have problems?
Yes
which magazine talked about it?
fRoots