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World

World music is a controversial category as it used to describe many different types of music in non-English languages. It originated in the late 1980s and includes such diverse styles as throat singers, Bossa Nova, and Afrobeat. Some African "world music" artists are King Sunny Ade and Youssou N'Dour.

Pictured: King Sunny Ade, \"the foremost musician of juju\"

Sources

Encyclopedia Britannica
Music Genres List

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