Lila Downs
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Loreena McKennitt
Värttinä

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World genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of World

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of World

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

2006
TimelessSérgio Mendes
2006
Rodrigo y GabrielaRodrigo y Gabriela
Naked1988
NakedTalking Heads
1997
Aria & cieloUmberto Tozzi
2006
Corinne Bailey RaeCorinne Bailey Rae
2007
Djin DjinAngélique Kidjo
2006
The Swell SeasonGlen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

New in World

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

Reset2026
ResetLa P'tite Fumée
SOUL2026
SOULDeep Forest

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what World is divided into

Origins

Genres from which World originated

Parent genre

World is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from World

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