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Non-Western Music, broadly interpreted as the music of non-European areas of the world, including Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

For information on:

countries and areas included as non-Western, see Music: Musical Regions

music of North, East, and West Africa, see African Music; Jew’s Harp

rhythmic aspects, see Musical Rhythm

popularization of non-western music, see Worldbeat; Rock Music

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