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Old 06-28-2011, 08:46 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by fazstp View Post
Not sure about the grouping of country, folk and world music. They are three very different genres. Well maybe some slight overlap between country and folk.
Yes, they`re different styles of music, but I think there`s a lot of overlap.
I`d say that country music is just one type of American folk music, and I think of "world music" as refering to music that comes, discernibly, from non-anglo cultures. In fact, in my local record store for instance, the World Music section is almost exclusively folk music.
So all three terms are interconnected, aren`t they ?
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