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World Music, the expansive, cross-cultural genre that exists to center and elevate sonic creations rooted in regional, national, and community-specific identities that fall outside the narrow scope of Western-dominated mainstream commercial music, draws its most foundational and enduring contributions from regions across the Global South, where generations of creators have honed artistic practices tied to centuries of cultural lineage. For decades, the genre has served as a vital conduit for sounds that might otherwise remain unseen by global audiences, creating a shared framework for listeners to engage with work that carries specific cultural meaning, while rejecting the flattening of those identities that often plagues mainstream attempts to market global music to Western consumers.
