About Red music
Red music is a music genre that emerged in People's Republic of China. It is usually classed as a form of revolutionary song, industrial folk music and political music in China.
From Wikipedia
Political music in China (政治歌曲) consists of Patriotic Music (爱国歌曲) and Revolutionary Music (革命歌曲). It is an ideological music with political or nationalistic content, sometimes taking the form of a modernized Chinese traditional music written or adapted for some form of grand presentation with an orchestra. It was created in the early to mid-20th century, become the dominant genre of music after the Chinese Communist Revolution, and until the 1980s was the main form of music broadcast on radio and television in the People's Republic of China.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Red music.
- ↑ revolutionary song
- ↑ industrial folk music
- ↑ political music in China
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What is Red music?
Red music is a music genre that emerged in People's Republic of China. It is usually classed as a form of revolutionary song, industrial folk music and political music in China.
Where and when did Red music originate?
Red music originated in People's Republic of China.