traditional folk music

local or regional traditional music that was originally produced in performance and transmitted in community conditions, as well as music written stylistically and/or ideologically within these traditions
Intangible music_genre Q235858
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Summary

traditional folk music is a music genre[1]. It draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #507 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • traditional folk music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • traditional folk music is a type of folk music[4].
  • traditional folk music is part of music tradition[5].
  • traditional folk music's Commons category is recorded as Traditional music[6].
  • traditional folk music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Traditional music[7].
  • traditional folk music's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • traditional folk music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[9].
  • traditional folk music's partially coincident with is recorded as ethnic music[10].
  • traditional folk music's partially coincident with is recorded as folk music[11].
  • traditional folk music's has characteristic is recorded as oral tradition[12].
  • traditional folk music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Traditional[13].
  • traditional folk music's different from is recorded as world music[14].
  • traditional folk music's different from is recorded as contemporary folk music[15].
  • traditional folk music's exact match is recorded as http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011002[16].
  • traditional folk music's practiced by is recorded as Traditional musicians[17].
  • traditional folk music's practiced by is recorded as traditional folk singer[18].
  • traditional folk music's practiced by is recorded as tambourine player[19].
  • traditional folk music's contains is recorded as traditional folk song[20].

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Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

traditional folk music is part of music tradition[5].

Why It Matters

traditional folk music draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #507 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

It has been cited as an influence by folk punk[23], a music genre[24], founded in 1985[25] and musical nationalism[26], a musical movement[27].

FAQs

Who did traditional folk music influence?

traditional folk music has been cited as an influence by folk punk[23] and musical nationalism[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openalex id → C2993398479
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openalex id: C2993398479"
  2. 4w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → world music, contemporary folk music
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Different from: folk music"
  3. 4w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains → traditional folk song
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Contains: traditional folk song"
  4. 4w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id → 00567704
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Ndl authority id: 00567704"
  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0294856-tradicni-hudba, h0006563-lidova-hudba
    National library of latvia id → 000371515, 000070731
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  6. 17w ago · Mapenite · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of latvia id → 000371515, 000070731
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of latvia id: 000371515"
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