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Chalga (Bulgarian: чалга; often referred to as pop-folk, short for "popular folk" or ethno-pop, short for "ethnic pop") [2] [3] is a Bulgarian pop-folk music genre. Chalga or pop-folk is essentially a folk-inspired dance music genre, [4] with a blend of Bulgarian music (Bulgarian ethno-pop genre) [5] and also primary influences from Greek, Serbian, Turkish and Arabic, as well as American ...
Folk-pop developed during the 1960s folk music and folk rock boom. [ 1] Key example of folk-pop artists include the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary with contracts with major record labels ( Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records, respectively).
Folk punk. Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music ...
American folk music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American music. [ not verified in body ] The music is considered American either because it is native to the United States or because it developed there, out of foreign origins, to such a degree that ...
Music of Africa. Given the vastness of the African continent, its music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres makwaya, highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva, afrobeat, afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and ...
Otyken ( Old Turkic :𐰇𐱅𐰜𐰤, romanized: Ötüken; [ 1] Russian: Отукен, OH-too-kyen) is a Russian Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of local folk music with modern pop, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. 'Otyken' is a word that is used in Chulym and other Turkic [ 1] languages for a ...
The term "world music" (or "global," "international," and the like) is a Western musical category encompassing many different styles of music from other parts of the globe. [13] It includes many forms of music that Westerners consider ethnic, indigenous music, folk music, neotraditional music, and music where more than one cultural tradition ...
Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, [ 8] whereas pop music usually refers to a specific musical genre within popular music. [ 9] Popular music songs and pieces typically have easily singable melodies.