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Another recognized music form from Japan is noise music, also known as Japanoise when referring to noise music made by Japanese artists. Some of the most prominent representatives of this form include Merzbow, Masonna, Hanatarash, and The Gerogerigegege. As befits the challenging nature of the music, some noise music performers have become ...
Traditional Japanese music is the folk or traditional music of Japan. Japan's Ministry of Education classifies hōgaku ( 邦楽 , lit. ' Japanese music ' ) as a category separate from other traditional forms of music, such as gagaku (court music) or shōmyō (Buddhist chanting), but most ethnomusicologists view hōgaku , in a broad sense, as ...
This list tries to include all artists/bands from all genres originating from Japan. This list does not include artists/bands who perform in Japanese but are of different origin. Contents:
Japan music stubs (4 C, 116 P) Pages in category "Music of Japan" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers.Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
Originally an evolution of jazz, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop, music with an urban theme. Later called Japan-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres. J-pop represents modern pop culture music originating from the country or musical talent of ...
Classical music in Japan (13 C, 3 P) Japanese country music (1 C) E. Enka (3 C, 1 P) Eurobeat (2 C, 4 P) F. Japanese folk music (6 C, 13 P) G. Gagaku (12 P) H ...
Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku) is the music associated with the Okinawa Islands of southwestern Japan. In modern Japan, it may also refer to the musical traditions of Okinawa Prefecture , which covers the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in addition to the Okinawa Islands.