Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu] destiny fate) is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui […]
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Klezmer
Klezmer (Yiddish: כליזמר or קלעזמער (klezmer) pl.: כליזמרים (klezmorim) כליזמר from Hebrew: כלי זמר — instruments of music) is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Played […]
News server
A news server is a set of software used to handle Usenet articles. It may also refer to a computer itself which is primarily or solely used for handling Usenet. […]
Illbient
Illbient is a term allegedly coined by DJ Olive to describe the iconoclastic music being produced by a community of artists based in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn New York […]
Roots revival
A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. Often roots revivals include an addition of newly composed songs […]
Americana
Americana refers to artifacts or a collection of artifacts related to the history geography folklore and cultural heritage of the United States. Many kinds of material fall within the definition […]
Makossa
Makossa is a noted Cameroonian popular urban musical style. Like much other late 20th century music of Sub-Saharan Africa It uses strong electric bass rhythms and prominent brass. In the […]
Music tracker
Music trackers (usually referred to simply as trackers) are a type of music sequencer software used to create music. They represent music tracks as an arrangement of discrete musical notes […]
Music of Jamaica
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres such as mento ska rocksteady reggae dub music dancehall ska jazz reggae fusion and related styles. Jamaica’s music […]
Dream pop
Dream pop is a musical subgenre of pop rock and alternative rock.