worldbeat
worldbeat is a genre. worldbeat grew out of World music, Pop, Rock, Highlife-Pop and burger-highlife. It sits close to bubblegum music, Alternative rock, dancehall pop, country rock and ethnic pop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Chillwave, Downtempo, World Fusion, Afrobeat and Ethno-pop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 21 connections around worldbeat. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where worldbeat came from and where it led.
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worldbeat connections
worldbeat grew out of World music, Pop, Rock and Highlife-Pop, shares an orbit with bubblegum music, Alternative rock, dancehall pop and country rock, went on to shape Chillwave, Downtempo, World Fusion and Afrobeat. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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