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World music as a categorical framework exists to center creative sonic works rooted in specific cultural and geographic contexts, rejecting the one-size-fits-all conventions that often erase the specificity of regional artistry in favor of a more marketable, homogenized global sound. This space elevates works that carry the weight of their origins, that are shaped by the communities, histories, and creative lineages that spawn them, and that offer listeners a chance to engage with expressions that do not compromise their core cultural identity to reach wider audiences. Across decades of world music’s evolution as a respected space for global art, nations across the Global South have contributed some of the form’s most vital, enduring works, each bringing their own unique perspectives to the table and expanding what audiences around the world understand as possible within creative music-making.
