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| Worldbeat | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins: | Rock and pop mixed with folk styles |
| Cultural origins: | Mid- 1980s United Kingdom, United States |
| Typical instruments: | Widely variable, though drums are constant |
| Mainstream popularity: | Occasional, though not generally sustained |
| Subgenres | |
| Afrobeat | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Afro-Cuban jazz - Afro-juju - Alpine New Wave - Bhangra-wine - Bhangragga - Bhangramuffin - Biguine moderne - Burger highlife - Calypso-style baila - Campursari - Canto livre - Canto nuevo - ChichaChicha is a fermented beverage brewed by the indigenous people of the Andean region. It is traditionally prepared from a specific kind of yellow maize jora and is usually referred to as chicha de jora''. It has a pale straw color, a slightly milky appeara - Chutney-bhangra - Chutney-hip hop - Fuji - Hip life - LambadaLambada is also the name of a 1990 movie. Lambada is a type of dance which became internationally popular in the 1980s. The origin of the dance is somewhat disputed, some saying it began in Bolivia, while others maintain it began in Brazil. Some of the fo - Latin jazzLatin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. The two main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian and Afro-Cuban. Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bos - MerenrapMerenrap or meren-rap is a style of hip hop music which was formed from the fusion of merengue music with rapping. The song credited with giving birth to the genre was "Soy Chiquito (No Inventes Papito, No Inventes)", recorded by Santi Y Sus Duendes and L - Mor lam singMor lam sing ( Thai/ Isan )is a fast-paced, racy, modernized version of the traditional Lao/ Isan song form mor lam''. Sing comes from the English word "racing" (a reference to the music's origin among Isan's biker fraternity). A lead singer is accompanie - Nueva cancion - Punta rockPunta rock is a form of the traditional punta rhythm of the Garifuna people of Central America. In the late 1970s, Penn Cayetano, a Garifuna artist, began to compose songs in the Garifuna language. He added the rhythm of the electric guitar to the traditi - Rai pop - Rapso - Reggae highlife - Salsa - Sevillana - Slack-key - Songo - Zamrock - Zouk | |
| Other topics | |
| World music - Folk music | |
Worldbeat is usually said to have begun in the mid- 1980s when artists like David Byrne, Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon began incorporating influences from around the world, especially Africa. Within the next few years, worldbeat became a thriving subgenre of popular music that influenced many more mainstream musicians. Some of the most commonly incorporated types of folk music include rai, samba, flamenco, tango, qawwali, highlife and raga.