"World" music

[progdirjim(Admin)]

I suggested Rick start a thread because I thought World Music is an interesting name for a "genre", and less descriptive/meaningful then most. I also thought it would start a good discussion, and in that regard I'm patting myself on the back.

Krautrock is a descriptive term,and really doesn't imply Germany. There are German bands that are NOT Krautrock, and non-German bands that do play Krautrock.

I know we can argue eternally about what is and isn't a specific genre, or what to label something. But world music to me is a stupid name, and I'm not worried about being an ugly American. There is no comparison musically between Celtic music (which does have a "sound"), the Senegalese musicians Gabriel played with, Scandanavian folk, and Salsa, all of which is likely to be called "world" music. It's a stupid term. That's all. No political agenda, no concern about being PC.