Balkan pop

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Balkan pop
Stylistic origins Traditional music
Cultural origins Individual nations or regions
Typical instruments Lyra (Cretan) - Gadulka - Kemenche - Sargija - Bouzouki - Baglama - Tamburica - Kaval - Zurna - Davul - Dankiyo - Gaida - Tambourine
Derivative forms Popular music
Subgenres
Chalga - Manele - Turbo-Folk - Arabesque - Laïko
Other topics
Roots revival - World music - Music of Southeastern Europe

Balkan Pop, is a mixture of traditional Southeastern European (Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian etc.) folk music and western dance music.

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