World
Music
is
not
really
a
true
genre
of
music
-
it
is
a
combination
of
music
genres
from
around
the
world
.
More
recently
recording
companies
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the
term
to
describe
the
music
of
artists
who
they
felt
could
appeal
the
new
audiences
across
cultures
.
The
concept
of
World
Music
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first
created
after
U
.
S
.
singer
/
songwriter
Paul
Simon
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his
hugely
successful
Graceland
album
in
1986
.
At
that
time
,
he
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South
Africa's
male
choir
Ladysmith
Black
Mambazo
and
rock
group
Savuka
to
accompany
him
on
the
recording
.
Both
groups
later
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with
him
around
the
world
.
This
exciting
collaboration
immediately
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to
European
and
North
American
audiences
,
who
were
attracted
to
this
different
sound
.
Since
that
time
,
as
more
artists
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to
reach
new
audiences
there
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an
increased
amount
of
"
crossover
"
-
that
is
,
musicians
influencing
each
other
across
cultures
.
Enthusiasm
for
music
from
other
cultures
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steadily
.
Artists
such
as
Anguélique
Kidjo
and
Carlos
Vives
,
who
were
well
-
known
within
specific
regions
such
as
Africa
or
Latin
America
,
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international
stars
,
and
mainstream
music
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many
of
the
features
of
these
artists
.
