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skiffle

genre of folk music with jazz, blues, folk, and roots influences
Intangible music_genre Q606089
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skiffle

Summary

skiffle is a music genre[1]. skiffle ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • skiffle's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • skiffle is a type of contemporary folk music[4].
  • skiffle's Commons category is recorded as Skiffle[5].
  • skiffle's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • January 1, 1920 marks the founding of skiffle[7].
  • skiffle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skiffle[8].
  • skiffle's has characteristic is recorded as folk music genre[9].
  • skiffle's indigenous to is recorded as Southern United States[10].

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Definition and Type

skiffle's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. skiffle is a type of contemporary folk music[4].

Origins

January 1, 1920 marks the founding of skiffle[7].

Why It Matters

skiffle ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month).[2] skiffle has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Bill Wyman Cliff Richard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Indigenous to → Southern United States
    Inception → —
    Has characteristic → folk music genre
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 30143, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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