About Music of Australia
Music of Australia is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Oceania.
Music of Australia has given rise to 12 subgenres on this site, such as Indigenous Australian music, Australian folk music, Australian country music and Australian rock.
From Wikipedia
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of indigenous and Western styles are exemplified in the works of Yothu Yindi, No Fixed Address, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and Christine Anu, and mark distinctly Australian contributions to world music.
Australian music's early western history, was a collection of British colonies, Australian folk music and bush ballads, with songs such as "Waltzing Matilda" and The Wild Colonial Boy heavily influenced by Anglo-Celtic traditions, Indeed, many bush ballads are based on the works of national poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Music of Australia.
Frequently asked questions
What is Music of Australia?
Music of Australia is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of Oceania.