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World music includes music such as: Traditional music (sometimes called folk music or roots music) of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians or that are closely informed or guided by indigenous music of the regions of their origin, including Western music (Celtic music). Most typically, the term world music has now replaced folk music as a shorthand description for the very broad range of recordings of traditional indigenous music and song from around the world. |
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Michael Pinder, Ray Thomas, John Lodge and Justin Hayward form the British rock band known as The Moody Blues. This group, hailing from Birmingham, was founded in 1964 as more of a Rhythm and Blues band, under the leadership of Pinder and Thomas. It was only later when Lodge and Hayward joined that they began moving more towards a progressive rock style. Distinctive in their music is a fusion with some classical music, which gives them a sound different from any other group currently singing. |
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Take punk rock and put in some Irish instruments – and there you have it – Celtic Punk! The genre came into being with the Pogues in London and what they were looking for was to connect with their Irish roots. It was this group that single handedly set the stage for this genre and made the way clear for other bands to follow. Shane MacGowan, the frontman then achieved legendary status and the albums that were released in the eighties and nineties had some of the most incredible music as it created a perfect blend of Irish folk and punk rock, peppered often with political messages. |
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