folk music
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Summary
folk music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,244 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: music[3]
- Commons category: Folk music[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Folk music[5]
- Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[6]
- Partially coincident with: vernacular music[7], traditional folk music[8]
- Topic has template: Template:Folk music[9]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Folk[10]
- Different from: world music[11], contemporary folk music[12], popular folk music[13]
- Has list: list of folk music traditions[14]
- Practiced by: folk musician[15], tambourine player[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
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Influence
Things named for folk music include neofolk[18], a music genre[19], founded in 1980[20] and folk metal[21], a music genre[22], founded in 1991[23].
Why It Matters
folk music has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
It has been cited as an influence by folk rock[26], a music genre[27], founded in 1964[28]; Startijenn[29], a musical group[30]; and Younes Elamine[31], a poet[32], b. 1979[33], of Morocco[34].
Entities named for it include neofolk[18], a music genre[19], founded in 1980[20] and folk metal[21], a music genre[22], founded in 1991[23].
FAQs
Who did folk music influence?
folk music has been cited as an influence by folk rock[26], Startijenn[29], and Younes Elamine[31].