# World Music

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Category: Music
Slides: 14
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:46.005Z
Tags: music, world

## Summary

"World music" is a category invented by record-store managers in London in 1987 to file everything that wasn't classical, jazz, rock, or pop. The term is awkward; the music is real. Key sections include: World Music; On the term, briefly; The Indian subcontinent; West Africa; Indonesia · the Gamelan; Latin America; The Middle East · Maqam; East Asia; The Caucasus and Steppe; The map.

## Slide Outline

1. World Music
2. On the term, briefly
3. The Indian subcontinent
4. West Africa
5. Indonesia · the Gamelan
6. Latin America
7. The Middle East · Maqam
8. East Asia
9. The Caucasus and Steppe
10. The map
11. A starter shelf
12. Field instruments, illustrated
13. Concepts you will need
14. Watch this performance

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