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This refers to the traditional Greek popular songs and music of mainland Greece and islands, which date back to the Byzantine times. [1] It was the sole popular musical genre of the Greek people until the spread of Rebetiko and Laiko (other genres of folk music) in the early 20th century, spread by the Greek refugees from Asia Minor. [2]
Grebo (or grebo rock) [1] was a short-lived subculture [2] and broadly-defined subgenre of indie rock centred around the Midlands, particularly Stourbridge and Leicester. Musically, the genre incorporated elements of electronic , punk rock , folk and hip hop music into indie rock.
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history.Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language, the rhythm, the structure and the melody. [1]
Musical scene with three women painted by the Niobid painter.Side A of a red-figure amphora, Walters Art Museum. Music played an integral role in ancient Greek society. Pericles' teacher Damon said, according to Plato in the Republic, "when fundamental modes of music change, the fundamental modes of the state change with t
Also called "folk song" or "urban folk music" (αστική λαϊκή μουσική, astikí laïkí mousikí) in its plural form, it is a Greek music genre which has taken many forms over the years. Laïkó followed after the commercialization of Rebetiko music.
Grebo may refer to: Grebo people, an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of West Africa Grebo language, their language; Grebo languages, a dialect cluster of the Kru languages; Grebo (music), a United Kingdom subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s; Grebo IK, a football club in Sweden; Grebo, Sweden, a locality in ...
After the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922, the dance became popular also in mainland Greece, in many songs of Laiko music. Characteristics The Zeibekiko usually has a rhythmic pattern of 9
Ethnic electronica (also known as ethnotronica, ethno electronica or ethno techno) is a broad category of electronic music, where artists combine elements of electronic and world music. The music is primarily rooted in local music traditions and regional cultures, rarely relying on global trends of popular music. [citation needed]