Popular music

Popular music

Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...

 began to replace folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 in Slovakia beginning in the 1950s, when Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

; American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

, R&B, and rock and roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 were popular, alongside waltz

Waltz

The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...

es, polka

Polka

The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...

s, and czardas, among other folk forms. By the end of the '50s, radios were common household items, though only state stations were legal. Slovak popular music began as a mix of bossa nova

Bossa nova

Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...

, cool jazz

Cool jazz

Cool is a style of modern jazz music that arose following the Second World War. It is characterized by its relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the bebop style that preceded it...

, and rock, with propagandistic

Propaganda

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....

 lyrics. Dissenters listened to ORF

ORF

ORF may refer to:* ORF , the Austrian public service broadcaster.* Open reading frame, a portion of the genome.* The IATA airport code for Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Virginia.* ORF format , Olympus raw image file format....

 (Austrian Radio), Radio Luxembourg

Radio Luxembourg

Radio Luxembourg may refer to:*Radio Luxembourg , a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933...

, or Radio Free Europe

Radio Free Europe

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...

, which played more rock. Czechoslovakia was more passive in the face of Soviet domination, and thus radio and the whole music industry toed the line more closely than other satellite states.

Slovakia also strangely enough had a crucial role to play in the development of Hawaiian music, Blues music, Country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 and Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...

, as the birth nation of John Dopyera

John Dopyera

John Dopyera was a Slovak-American inventor and entrepreneur, and a maker of stringed instruments. His inventions include the resonator guitar and important contributions in the early development of the electric guitar....

 and his brothers, the inventors of the resonator guitar

Resonator guitar

A resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar whose sound is produced by one or more spun metal cones instead of the wooden sound board . Resonator guitars were originally designed to be louder than conventional acoustic guitars which were overwhelmed by horns and percussion...

 (DOpjera BROthers-Dobro

Dobro

Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...

).

After the Velvet Revolution

Velvet Revolution

The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...

 and the declaration of the Slovak state, domestic music greatly diversified as free enterprise

Free enterprise

-Transport:* Free Enterprise I, a ferry in service with European Ferries between 1962 and 1980.* Free Enterprise II, a ferry in service with European Ferries between 1965 and 1982....

 allowed a great expansion in the number of bands and genres represented in the Slovak market. Soon, however, major label brought pop music

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 to Slovakia and drove many of the small companies out of business. The 1990s, American grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 and alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

, and Britpop

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

 gain a wide following, as well as a newfound popularity in musicals.

Metal

• Dehonest
• Apoplexy
• Dementor
• Depresy
• Editor
• Frown
• Galadriel
• Lunatic Gods
• Majster Kat
  Majster Kat
  Majster Kat is a thrash metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia.The music created by Majster Kat is technical, with many melodic lines and frequent changing of moods.-Biography:Majster Kat was founded by Slymak and Gabo in 2001...
  
  
• Orkrist
• Pathology Stench
• Sanatorium
• Švablast
• Thalarion
• Vighun
• Vindex
• Wayd
  Wayd
  Wayd is a technical/progressive death metal band with jazz influence from Prešov, Slovakia.-Biography:The death metal band Wayd was founded in the year 1994 when thrash metal band MARION and death metal band DYSENTERY fused together. Both of them were just small bands known only in the regional...
  
  
• Alatyr
• Maria Chuana
• Mysterious Eclypse
• Noize Konspiracy
• The Last Breath
• S.O.Y.M (Shadow Of Your Mind)
• Ancestral Volkhves

Rock

• Arzén
  Arzen
  Arzen was a small Muslim emirate created c. 820. Arzen region was conquered partially by the emir of Mardastan in 868, and was occupied by Shaybanid dynasty c. 897/898.-Emirs:*Musa Ibn Zorara c. 820-853...
  
  
• Bez Ladu a Skladu
• Desmod
  Desmod
  Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock...
  
  
• Atlantída
• Elán
  Elán (band)
  Elán is a Slovak pop-rock band, founded in 1969 by Jožo Ráž, Juraj Farkaš, Vašo Patejdl and Zdeno Baláž. It became one of the most popular Czechoslovak bands during the 1980s. In 1993, the group represented Slovakia in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest but having finished in...
  
  
• Gladiator
  Gladiator
  A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
  
  
• Good Fancy
• Free Faces
• HEX
  Hex
  A hex is a magical spell, usually with malevolent purposes such as a curse. The term is derived from the German word Hexe for a witch.Hexa– is a prefix from the Greek word for 'six', as in hexagon, a polygon with six corners....
  
  
• Chiki Liki Tu-a
• IMT Smile
• Le Payaco
• Metalinda
• Neuropa
• No Gravity (band)
• Out of Control
• TEAM
  TEAM (Slovak band)
  TEAM is a contemporary Slovak rock music band.They are most famous for a single from their third album which was called "Držím ti miesto", which was included in the soundtrack of the 2005 American film Hostel.- Discography :*Team 1...
  
  
• Tublatanka
  Tublatanka
  Tublatanka is a Slovak rock band formed in the fall of 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia best known for the hits Pravda víťazí and Dnes. The classic lineup consisted of Maťo Ďurinda , Palo Horváth, and Ďuro Černý from 1982-1992. In 1992, Palo left the band leaving Martin and Ďuro to record their 1993...
  
  
• Nocadeň
• Punk Funk Genius
• Para
• Samokaz

Pop

• Banket
  Banket (band)
  Banket was a Slovak pop band active between 1984–1991. Its lead singer was Richard Müller. Banket were among the pioneers of electronic pop music in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. In this regard, they can be considered Slovakia's answer to Depeche Mode.Banket made their first performance...
  
  
• D-Night
• Beáta Dubasová
  Beáta Dubasová
  - Discography :* 1984 - Maznáčik* 1984 - Oriešky lásky* 1986 - Rozmarný* 1986 - My sa nedáme* 1987 - Beáta* 1987 - Peter, Vašo a Beáta deťom* 1988 - Beáta - anglická verzia* 1988 - Úschovňa pohľadov* 1989 - Megamix...
  
  
• Emily
  Emily (Slovak singer)
  Emily is a Slovak female singer. She lives in Poprad, Slovakia.Her first album was released in 2004. In 2005, she was awarded as a Discovery of year 2004.- Discography :2004 - Poďme spolu lietaťTrack listing:...
  
  
• Exil
• Jaroslav Filip
  Jaroslav Filip
  Jaroslav Filip , known as Jaro Filip, was Slovak musician, composer, humorist, dramaturg, actor, columnist and promoter of the Internet in Slovakia with an extraordinary range of activities...
  
  
• Marika Gombitová
  Marika Gombitová
  Marika Gombitová is a female singer-songwriter. Having sold one million albums at least, she is considered as the most popular female vocalist in Slovakia. Her vocal range - falsetto excluding - overpasses two octaves; from e to fis2...
  
  
• Paľo Habera
• Daniel Junas
  Daniel Junas
  Daniel Junas, also known as Dano Junas, is a Slovak actor, moderator, singer-songwriter and one-time Slovak Gramy Award winner.-Personal life:Junas was born in Bratislava, Slovakia...
  
  
• Desmod
  Desmod
  Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock...
  
  
• Jana Kirschner
  Jana Kirschner
  Jana Kirschner is a Slovak singer.She first attracted public attention as a participant of the beauty pageant Miss Slovakia 1996. In 1996 she made her first album Jana Kirschner. She won the prize for Discovery of the Year , Album of the Year , and Female Singer of the Year...
  
  
• Katarína Koščová
  Katarína Košcová
  Katarína Koščová is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after winning Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovakian version of Pop Idol, shown by STV.-Slovensko hľadá SuperStar Performances:...
  
  
• Laco Lučenič
  Laco Lucenic
  Laco Lučenič is a Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus, and Limit...
  
  
• Lobby
  Lobby (band)
  Lobby was a Slovak Eurodance music band from 1995 to 2001.Members were Martina "Osa" Ostatníková, Andrej Dziak, Milan Michalík, Karol "Strawberry" Bližnák and Mirec "Big Mouth" Babják.Mirec left in 1997....
  
  
• Modus
  Modus (band)
  Modus was a popular Czechoslovak band, originally established in 1967 by Stanislav Hrda, Ján Baláž, Peter Krutek, Juraj Czinege, T. Psota, Ľubomír Stankovský, Gabriel Wertlen and Miroslav Žbirka. The formation Modus was a popular Czechoslovak band, originally established in 1967 by Stanislav...
  
  
• Richard Müller
  Richard Müller (singer)
  Richard Müller is a Slovak singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actor. He is one of the most successful singers in Slovakia.- Biography :He started as a music journalist...
  
  
• Peter Nagy
  Peter Nagy
  Peter Nagy is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen....
  
  
• No Name
  No Name (Slovak band)
  No Name is a Slovak rock band. It was formed in Košice on August 26, 1996 by Viliam Gutray and three Timko brothers - Igor, Roman and Ivan. Today, the band has six members....
  
  
• Róbert Opatovský
• Dara Rolins
  Dara Rolins
  Dara Rolins, also known as Darin[k]a Rolincová is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being casted in television musical Zázračný autobus in 1981...
  
  
• Zdenka Predná
  Zdenka Predná
  Zdenka Predná is a Slovak female singer. She is one of the most successful finalists of the Slovak version of competition the American Idol, called Slovensko hľadá Superstar for season 2004-2005...
  
  
• Zuzana Smatanová
  Zuzana Smatanová
  Zuzana Smatanová is a Slovak pop-rock singer. She sings in Slovak and in English, writing her own lyrics and music...
  
  
• Martina Šindlerová
  Martina Šindlerová
  Martina Šindlerová , also known as Martina Schindlerova, is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing second qin Slovensko hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV.-Albums:...
  
  
• Vidiek
• Miroslav Žbirka
  Miroslav Žbirka
  Miroslav "Meky" Žbirka is a Slovak pop music singer and songwriter. He performs in Slovak, Czech, and English ....
  
  

Rap

• TCZY
• Drvivá menšina
• Čistychov
• H16
• Hanny
• PravyOpak
• Momo
• Suchý pes
• Slipo
• DK LUKY podzemie
• Miky Mora
• Názov Stavby
• Vec
• Zverina
• Veta a Orbit
• Rendezska SK
• Strnastka
• Severná Strana
• Kontrafakt
  Kontrafakt
  Kontrafakt is a Slovak hip hop group originating from Piestany. This group is the very controversial in Slovakia. On their last album, Nate Dogg appeared on one track....
  
  
• Zedols

Punk Rock

• Inekafe
• Horkýže Slíže
  Horkýže Slíže
  Horkýže Slíže is a Slovak punk rock band formed in 1992 in Nitra.Horkýže Slíže produces parodies of other styles of music, such as 'R'n'B Soul' which is a very clear take-off of contemporary R&B styles.-Members:...
  
  
• Horská Chata
• Plus Mínus
• Punkreas
• Zóna A
  Zona A
  Zóna A is a Slovak punk rock band formed in 1984 in Bratislava. The lead vocalist Peter "Koňýk" Schredl is the only co-founder who is still in the band.-History:...
  
  
• HT
• Slobodná Európa
  Slobodná Európa
  Slobodná Európa is a Slovak punk-rock music group formed in 1989.The band has four published albums:* pakáreň * unavení a zničení * trojka * bestofka...
  
  
• Odpad
• Brickfield
• EX-tip
• Paradox
• DPH
• Davová Psychóza
• Prípad Ewy Burdovej
• Dimenzia X
• Konflikt
• Zhoda Náhod
• Dr.Pako
• Sitňan
• Mladé Rozlety
• Kóta 22
• Street Spirit
• Toy Pištols
• ŠHT
• Zašitá diera
• Pivnica
• D Zmrds
• Immunita
• Načo Názov
• Vandali
• Hasiaci Prístroj
• Kaktus
• Lord Alex
• Dissident
• Poďme do práce
• The Kľemones
• Metamorfóza
• Illegality
• Bullboxers
• KSS
• Karpina
• Princovia
• Decis
• Podfuck
• Bačova fujara
• Masová onania
• Nekultúra
• Norton
• Brigáda
• Punkhart
• Tri groše
• Strata času
• Začiatok konca
• S.R.O
• Živý plot
• Železná Kolóna
• Č.O.V.

Ska

• Polemic
• Ska2tonics
  Ska2tonics
  Ska2tonics is a slovak music group from Bratislava playing ska, ska punk and reggae.-About the band:The band was originally formed as a punk group in 1999. However, after some member changes, they decided to do ska....
  
  
• Skaprašupina
• Hudba z marsu
  Hudba z Marsu
  Music from Mars is a 1955 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. The film starred Josef Kemr....
  
  
• Lepayaco
• Vedro
• Bublifunk
• Fuera Fondo

See also

• Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Slovakia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in 1994. It had attempted to debut in 1993, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the three finals that Slovakia has participated, it has placed no better than 18th, which it received in 1996...
  
  
• Slovak folk music
  Slovak folk music
  Slovakia is an enormous reservoir of folk music. People in this country themselves designating how "singing nation". Many musicological studies evidence that Slovak folk music is indigenous and has ancient origin, even in respect of neighbours...
  
  
• Slovak music
• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
  The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
  The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time is a list of the best album releases issued by Slovak recording artists. As the first such list presented in Slovakia, it was published by Nový čas daily on September 22, 2007....
  
  

Samples

• http://www.lunaticgods.sk/music/download.php?get=Lunatic%20Gods%20-%20Under%20the%20Veil%20of%20the%20Night Lunatic Gods - alternative metal band, which plays also some folk music instruments, like fujara and drumbla.