The phrase 'world music' is commonly used (within and outside of occidental cultures) to refer to non-occidental music. This is problematic because it essentially otherizes music with non-European origins and creates a way of speaking where the word 'music' without qualification comes to mean occidental music. To avoid this, think of ways to precisely refer to musical form.
- 'classical music': European classical music
- 'world music': music of $COUNTRY_NAME
- 'ethnic music': music of $CULTURE_NAME
- 'folk music': music of $COMMUNITY_NAME
Specifying the historical context can also subvert this issue more elegantly:
- classical music of India
- folk music of Cuba
- popular music of Korea
- traditional dance music from Spain