Roots rock is rock music that looks back to rock’s origins in folk blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later […]
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Piphat
A piphat (Thai: ปี่พาทย์ pronounced [pìːpʰâːt]) is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand which features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of […]
Vote counting system
There exist various methods through which the ballots cast at an election may be counted prior to applying a voting system to obtain one or more winners.
Neo-noir
Neo-noir (English: New-black; from the Greek neo new; and the French noir black) is a style often seen in modern motion pictures and other forms that prominently utilize elements of […]
Cheating in online games
Cheating in online games is an activity that modifies the game experience to give one player an advantage over others. Depending on the game different activities constitute cheating and it […]
Taiwanese opera
Taiwanese (folk) opera (Chinese: 歌仔戲; pinyin: gēzǎixì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koa-á-hì; literally song-drama) is the only form of traditional drama known to have originated in Taiwan. The language used is a stylized […]
Girl power
The phrase girl power as a term of empowerment expressed a cultural phenomenon of the 1990s and early 2000s (decade). It is also linked to third-wave feminism. The term was […]
Hyangak
Hyangak literally village music is a traditional form of Korean court music with origins in the Three Kingdoms period (57 BC-668 AD). It is often accompanied by traditional folk dances […]
Schranz
Schranz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃʁants]) is a European style of music derived from techno. It originated in Germany.
Isicathamiya
Isicathamiya (with the ‘c’ pronounced as a dental click) is a singing style that originated from the South African Zulus. In European understanding a cappella is also used to describe […]