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169 world events in London this month (1-31 Oct): Oktoberfest at Coach & Horses (Thu 1 Oct) + 168 more dates. Updated daily.
World Events This Month · London
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World music is a broad classification that emerged in the late 1980s to categorize diverse non-Western folk, traditional, and indigenous styles for global commercial markets. This expansive genre features a vast array of instrumentation ranging from traditional acoustic tools like the African kora and Indian sitar to contemporary electronic synthesizers. Its rhythmic structures often involve complex polyrhythms and non-standard time signatures that deviate from Western pop norms, creating moods that span from meditative and spiritual to high-energy celebratory. Semantically related to ethnomusicology and global folk, world music serves as an umbrella term that facilitates the cross-cultural exchange of localized musical traditions within a globalized industry framework.
Also known as: Global music, International music
Mood lists 169 world events in London this month (1-31 Oct): Oktoberfest at Coach & Horses (Thu 1 Oct) + 168 more dates. Each listing shows the venue, lineup and a direct ticket link; the calendar is updated daily.
World music is a broad classification that emerged in the late 1980s to categorize diverse non-Western folk, traditional, and indigenous styles for global commercial markets. Find every World venue and event in London this month above - with lineups, door times, and tickets.
World music is a broad classification that emerged in the late 1980s to categorize diverse non-Western folk, traditional, and indigenous styles for global commercial markets. This expansive genre features a vast array of instrumentation ranging from traditional acoustic tools like the African kora and Indian sitar to contemporary electronic synthesizers. Its rhythmic structures often involve complex polyrhythms and non-standard time signatures that deviate from Western pop norms, creating moods …
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