World fusion music is a fusion genre of world music, blending musical traditions from around the world, and possibly mixing them with modern music such as jazz or rock. The term was coined in 1978 and has since become a standard term used in the music industry. A fusion genre is a music genre which combines two or more other genres. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world [1]. More specifically, the term is currently used to classify the many genres of non-western music which were previously described as folk music or ethnic music. Succinctly, it can be described as local music from out there [2...

Overview

The term "world fusion music" was coined in 1978 by the band Ancient Future to define their new style of music^[1]. Ancient Future is a musical ensemble popular in the world music genre. ...

Examples

Some notable bands of world fusion:

• Ancient Future - coined the term
• Animus of Philadelphia, PA.
• Cornershop
• Natacha Atlas
• Sheila Chandra
• Transglobal Underground
• Raagapella

Some notable outside albums relatable to world fusion: Ancient Future is a musical ensemble popular in the world music genre. ... Cornershop is a British band consisting of Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), Anthony Saffery (sitar, keyboards and harmonium), Nick Simms (drums) and Peter Bengry (percussion). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sheila Chandra (b. ... Raagapella is the Stanford University South Asian a cappella ensemble. ...

• Robert Miles : Organik (2001)

Dreamland CD Cover Robert Miles (born Roberto Concina, November 3, 1969, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a DJ/Composer in the styles trance, techno and other kinds of electronic music. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

See also

• World music
• Asian Underground

World music is, most generally, all the music in the world [1]. More specifically, the term is currently used to classify the many genres of non-western music which were previously described as folk music or ethnic music. Succinctly, it can be described as local music from out there [2... Asian Underground is a term associated with various British musicians of Asiatic (mostly Indian or Pakistani) origin which blend elements of western underground dance music and the traditional music of their home countries. ...

Sources

• "World Fusion Music" by Ancient Future

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