Most probably you have heard at least once the word combination ‘world music’. But are you sure you interpret this phrase the right way? Many people are just suspecting what it is, however, only few individuals get the essence.
The simplified explanation of ‘world music’ will sound like the music from around the world. The deep and complete understanding demands clarification. As far as music is a part of each nation’s culture, it reflects the history and present-day situation. World music comprises not only ethnic music but also popular music in different languages except of English. Nowadays there exist a number of directions of world music: Celtic, Caribbean, reggae etc. Such diversity is due to the geographically-specific instruments, music structure, historical background and manner or writing lyrics. On most cases lyrics reflect either eternal verities or social reality about particular territories or people.
In common parlance ‘world music’ is related to all music that doesn’t appear in any popular charts on the first places. Tastes differ and hence each person can find the style and direction of world music to his preference. The representatives of each style issue albums, hold concerts and produce music videos just to spread the art throughout the world and gladden the ear of average listeners. There are even world music oriented TV channels, radio programs, so you can easily find the music to your taste.
Not infrequently musical styles mix and new directions in world music appear arising ever greater interest. Such phenomenon is called world fusion. The music of different nations and cultures is combined into ensemble.
To conclude, whether or not you’re a fan of world music, you get in touch with it in everyday life. So, why not broaden our personal horizons and enjoy the world’s music masterpieces?
Fresh and flirty, clever and quirky, Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman In Sin is a veritable boatload of fabulous. Building on a resume of recordings that include 2005’s Super Raoul and 2008’s Samurai Over Serbia, Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman in Sin careens headlong into a musical landscape fashioned out of gypsy tunes, swing, jazz, Flamenco and folk melodies from Romania, Serbia and Transylvania, as well as brief dips into a manouche from Holland and Kurdish folk tunes, transforming the group into an American gypsy band.