Popular forms of world music include the various forms of non-European classical music like. Japanese koto music, Indian raga music, Tibetan chants, eastern European folk music, like the village music of the Balkans and the many forms of folk and tribal music of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Central and South America.
The broad category of world music includes isolated forms of ethnic music from diverse geographical regions. These dissimilar strains of ethnic music are commonly categorized together by virtue of their indigenous roots.
Musicians from diverse cultures and locations could readily access recorded music from around the world, see and hear visiting musicians from other cultures and visit other countries to play their own music, creating a melting pot of stylistic influences.