worldbeat

noun

1. (uncountable)A music genre that blends Western pop music with traditional folk music or world music.

   “DJ King Scratch will spin worldbeat music all night, including Byron Lee's calypso, Machito's salsa, and Segun Adawale's African high-life.”

   “Diners sit amongst peaceful concrete trees and plastic leaves, listening to soothing worldbeat music; renderings of globes appear throughout, as do references to FoodlifeUs massive recycling program and the healthiness of the establishment's victuals.”

   “Sawt El Atlas delivers what the worldbeat bands of the 80s couldn't: instead of being grafted onto native forms, the Western elements are seamlessly incorporated.”