Editing World music (section)

== Precursors ==
{{See also|Afro fusion}}
[[Millie Small]] released "[[My Boy Lollipop]]" in 1964. Small's version was a hit, reaching number 2 both in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 367}}</ref> and in the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. In the 1960s, [[Miriam Makeba]] and [[Hugh Masekela]] had popular hits in the USA. In 1969 Indian musician [[Ravi Shankar]] played [[sitar]] at the [[Woodstock festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravi Shankar Live At Woodstock 1969 {{!}} The Real Woodstock Story|url=http://www.woodstockstory.com/ravishankar.html|access-date=2021-08-25|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812021709/https://www.woodstockstory.com/ravishankar.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 1970s, [[Manu Dibango]]'s funky track "[[Soul Makossa]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-makossa-mw0000234058|language=en|access-date=2021-08-25|archive-date=2022-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114011027/https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-makossa-mw0000234058|url-status=live}}</ref> (1972) became a hit, and [[Osibisa]] released "Sunshine Day" (1976). [[Fela Kuti]] created [[Afrobeat]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://felakuti.com/|title=Home|website=Felakuti.com|access-date=9 June 2022|archive-date=9 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609145725/https://felakuti.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Femi Kuti]], [[Seun Kuti]] and [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]] followed Fela Kuti's funky music. [[Salsa music|Salsa]] musicians such as [[José Alberto "El Canario"]], [[Ray Sepúlveda]], [[Johnny Pacheco]], [[Fania All-Stars]], [[Ray Barretto]], [[Rubén Blades]], [[Gilberto Santa Rosa]], [[Roberto Roena]], [[Bobby Valentín]], [[Eddie Palmieri]], [[Héctor Lavoe]] and [[Willie Colón]] developed [[Latin music]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latin Music Genre Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/genre/latin-ma0000002692|access-date=2021-08-25|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322164554/https://www.allmusic.com/genre/latin-ma0000002692|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 1979 American ensemble [[Libana]] was incorporated by founder Susan Robbins, specifically to represent world folk traditions through chants, dance, storytelling, and musical performance. Initially consisting of 25 women, it honed down to 6 "core" members who able to travel the world, all of whom toured in America, Canada, Bulgaria, India, Greece, and Morrocco.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-02 |title=LIBANA - About Libana |url=https://libana.com/about-libana |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302031138/https://libana.com/about-libana |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=August 9, 2024 }}</ref> Libana has performed music of divergent cultural expressions, of the Mediterranean, the Balkans, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-07 |title=LibanaSingers.com - World Music A Cappella Group |url=https://www.singers.com/group/Libana/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707013810/https://www.singers.com/group/Libana/ |archive-date=July 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-09 }}</ref> Libana musicians use instruments such as guitars, [[hammered dulcimer]]s, [[oud]]s, [[bağlama]]s, [[pan flute]]s, [[charango]]s, [[djembe]]s, [[davul]]s, [[frame drum]]s,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Lee B. |date=2015-04-29 |title=Libana brings world music and dance to Prairie School |url=https://journaltimes.com/libana-brings-world-music-and-dance-to-prairie-school/article_b487bc30-4335-597a-95e5-61d5c0fae5e5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809143931/https://journaltimes.com/libana-brings-world-music-and-dance-to-prairie-school/article_b487bc30-4335-597a-95e5-61d5c0fae5e5.html |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Journal Times |language=en}}</ref> [[double bass]], [[clarinet]]s, [[Dumbek rhythms|dumbeks]], [[accordion]]s, and [[naqareh]]s.<ref name=":1" /> They continue to be active as of 2024.

The [[Breton people|Breton]] musician [[Alan Stivell]] pioneered the connection between traditional [[folk music]], modern [[rock music]] and world music with his 1972 album ''[[Renaissance of the Celtic Harp]]''.<ref>Bruce Elder. All Music Guide, [http://www.answers.com/topic/renaissance-of-the-celtic-harp Renaissance of the Celtic harp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111145423/http://www.answers.com/topic/renaissance-of-the-celtic-harp |date=2009-11-11 }}. Retrieved 15 July 2009.</ref> Around the same time, Stivell's contemporary, [[Welsh people|Welsh]] singer-songwriter [[Meic Stevens]] popularised [[Welsh music|Welsh folk]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3ammagazine.com/musicarchives/2003/feb/interview_meic_stevens.html|title=3am Interview: FOLK MINORITY – AN INTERVIEW WITH MEIC STEVENS|website=3ammagazine.com|access-date=2015-09-12|archive-date=2015-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731191120/http://www.3ammagazine.com/musicarchives/2003/feb/interview_meic_stevens.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Neo-traditional [[Welsh language]] music featuring a fusion of modern instruments and traditional instruments such as the [[Pibgorn (instrument)|pibgorn]] and the [[Triple harp|Welsh harp]] has been further developed by [[Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion]].