Like Janszoon said, I'm not really a fan of the term "world" music either. Ever since I started using internet forums, I started to realize- oh yeah, there are people who live in other countries whose "rest of the world" includes Canada. I'm a big fan of music that was made in other countries, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it. A fact which I hope will change in the near future (I should probably join the FAIR club.)
Right now I'm into Incan music. To me, a North American, it sounds so exotic and mesmerizing, especially with all the woodwinds that I'm not really accustomed to. Faeroese traditional music is also fascinating to me, because it tends to be very dark and 'atmospheric' like the landscape and wet, dreary weather they experience there.
Some friends of mine are really into Japanese culture- their rock, pop, and traditional music included. For me, it's hit or miss, but Japan definitely makes some quality music.
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