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Turbo-folk is a subgenre of contemporary South Slavic pop music that initially developed in Serbia during the 1990s as a fusion of techno and folk. The term was an invention of the Montenegrin singer Rambo Amadeus, who jokingly described his aggressive, satirical style of music as "turbo folk". [1]
Mar 1, 2017 · Turbofolk has a dark past as the music most associated with the nationalist forces behind the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. “Until the early years of this century, turbo-folk was a clear example of state-sponsored Government-purposed music,” writes Jennifer C. Lena in Banding Together: How Communities Create Genres in Popular Music.
Classic Serbian Turbo-Folk and Ballads. Featuring: Seka Aleksic, Indira Radic, Sinan Sakic, Mile Kitic, Ceca, Stoja, Dragana Mirkovic, Baja, Aca Lukas, Keba, Sasa Matic, Dzani and others.
Feb 9, 2019 · If you look up turbofolk, it is defined as a musical genre which includes Serbian – and increasingly, Balkan – folk music with elements of electronic, dance, pop and hip-hop music. Loved by many, hated by equally as many, turbofolk is a defining component of parties in the Balkan region.
Apr 22, 2022 · Perhaps the most famous of these turbo folk war songs is the “Serbia Strong” song, or “Karadžić, Lead Your Serbs” in the original title. The title refers to Radovan Karadžić, a Bosnian Serb military officer who in 2016 was convicted of genocide against Bosnian Muslims.
Sep 2, 2019 · Turbo-folk—a mixture of pounding electronic beats and trilled vocals—can be heard blasting from cafés, taxis, and dance clubs across the former Yugoslavia.
Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele) and Albania (tallava).
