Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
Traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Music that combines elements from traditional styles from the non-Western world along with modern, popular elements, in order to create something marketed towards Western audiences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
Attributed to ethnomusicologist Robert E. Brown (1960s), later primarily used as a marketing term.
Across languages
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