Probably the most important development in the 80’s was the emergence of world music as a force in folk music. Locked up for years as ethnic music and given token status at best on the folk scene, the 80’s saw the beginning of a real presence for artists and music that did not come from the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic or French tradition. Not only was there more appreciation for artists who presented the music of their country of origin, there was more and more music that was created by the fusing of traditions, and the evolution of styles that were entirely new. Toronto’s Companeros gave a hint of the possibilities with their fusion of Greek and Chilean music. Groups like African Heritage and Kartari Taiko in Vancouver, Finjan, a Winnipeg Klezmer band, and others opened the door for the world music boom of the nineties and beyond. Folklorists and ethnomusicologists began to create performing ensembles drawn from various ethno-cultural communities and take the music onto the stages of festivals and clubs.