About Music of Yugoslavia
Music of Yugoslavia is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of the Balkans.
Music of Yugoslavia has given rise to 4 subgenres on this site, such as Yu-Mex, New Primitivism, Yugoslav new wave and Yugoslavian punk rock.
From Wikipedia
The music of Yugoslavia refers to music created during the existence of Yugoslavia, spanning the period between 1918 and 1992. The most significant music scene developed in the later period of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia), and includes internationally acclaimed artists such as: the alternative music acts Laibach and Disciplina Kičme which appeared on MTV; classical music artists such as Ivo Pogorelić and Stefan Milenković; folk artists such as the Roma music performer Esma Redžepova; the musicians of the YU Rock Misija contribution to Bob Geldof's Band Aid; the Eurovision Song Contest performers such as the 1989 winners Riva and Tereza Kesovija, who represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 and her own country in 1972, and plenty of others.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Music of Yugoslavia.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Music of Yugoslavia?
Music of Yugoslavia is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of the Balkans.