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'''Balkan music''' is a type of music found in the [[Balkans|Balkan]] region of southeastern [[Europe]]. In its broadest sense, it encompasses a variety of music styles across the countries of [[Albania]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Kosovo]], [[Moldova]], [[Montenegro]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]] and [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Todorova |first=Maria |title=Imagining the Balkans |date=1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-508750-5 |location=New York |page=15}}</ref> as well as in [[European Turkey]]. The music is characterised by complex rhythm. Famous bands in Balkan music include [[Taraf de Haïdouks]], [[Fanfare Ciocărlia]], and [[The No Smoking Orchestra|No Smoking Orchestra]].

== Historical musical influences ==

===Byzantine medieval music===
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[[Byzantine music]] (Greek: Βυζαντινή Μουσική) is associated with the medieval sacred chant of Christian Churches following the Constantinopolitan rite. Its modal system is based on the ancient Greek models. The development of large scale hymnographic forms begins in the fifth century with the rise of the kontakion, a long and elaborate metrical sermon, which finds its acme in the work of [[Romanos the Melodist]] (sixth century). Heirmoi in syllabic style are gathered in the ''[[Irmologion]]'', a bulky volume which first appeared in the middle of the tenth century and contains over a thousand model troparia arranged into an [[octoechos]] (the eight-mode musical system) and the whole system of Byzantine music which is closely related to the [[music of ancient Greece]].

===Greek music===
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[[Greek folk music]] includes Demotika, [[Music of Crete|Cretan]] and [[Nisiotika]], [[Pontic Greeks#Music|Pontian]], [[Laiko]] and [[Rebetiko]]. Greek music developed around the Balkans as a synthesis of elements of the music of the various areas of the Greek mainland and the Greek islands, with Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical chant, and a reference to [[music of Crete]] and Byzantine music. The music of the Aegean Islands, are known for [[Nisiótika]] songs; Greek characteristics vary widely. Crete has a well known [[Music of Crete|folk dance tradition]]; it includes swift dances like [[pentozalis]]. Most of the Greek folk songs are accompanied by [[Greek musical instruments]] like: [[Cretan lyra|lira]], [[clarinet]], [[guitar]], [[violin]] and sometimes [[mandolin]]. Greek folk dances include [[Kalamatianos]], [[Syrtos]] and [[Sousta]].

===Ottoman music===
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[[Dimitrie Cantemir]] was a composer of [[Ottoman music]].
Many musical instruments were introduced to the Balkans during the time of Ottoman control, but many Ottoman instruments were borrowed by the locals.

"Balkan" is a Turkish word which means sharp mountains. As this the influence of [[Mehter]] and Turkish rhythms and melodies can be seen in Balkan Music. In the 19th century in imitation of the Turkish military bands which replaced the [[mehterhâne]] formations of Janissary Turks beginning in 1828. Apparently, as in Turkey, they dethroned the ancient traditional oboe (zurna, zurla, or mizmar) and double-membraned drum ensembles.

== Pre-modern Balkan music ==

===Traditional Bulgarian music===
Traditional folk instruments in [[Bulgarian music]] include various kinds of [[bagpipes]] ([[gaida]] and [[kaba gaida]]); [[drums]] ([[tapan (drum)|tapan]]); [[tarambuka]]; [[Bell (instrument)|bells]]; [[daire]]; [[clapper (musical instrument)|clapper]]; [[zilmasha]]; [[praportsi]]. [[Woodwind]] [[diple]]: [[Oboe|zurla]]; [[kaval]]; [[duduk]]; [[dvoyanka]];  [[ocarina]]; [[accordion]].
[[String instrument]]s: [[gadulka]]; [[Balkan tambura|tambura]]; [[fiddle]]; [[mandolin]]; [[guitar]] and [[gusle]].

===Traditional Serbian music===
During the Nemanjic dynasty, musicians played an important role in the royal court, and were known as ''sviralnici'', ''glumci'' and ''praskavnici''. Other rulers known for the musical patronage included [[Stefan Dušan]], [[Stefan Lazarević]], and [[Đurađ Branković]]. Medieval musical instruments included [[French horn|horns]], [[trumpet]]s, [[lute]]s, [[psalteries]] and [[cymbal]]s.

== Derivatives and world music ==
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===Romanian and Romani brass band===
Fanfare Ciocărlia  got many fans in Europe with their powerful brass sound appealing to [[Rock music|rock]] and [[rave]] fans as well as the [[world music]] audience. In 1997 Ernst and Neumann took Fanfare Ciocărlia into [[Bucharest]]'s Studio [[Electrecord]] to record their debut album. The album, [[Radio Pascani]], was released on the [[Berlin]] record label Piranha Musik in 1998 and proved an instant success. Another popular band in Romania was [[Taraf de Haïdouks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/taraf-de-haidouks|title = Nonesuch Records Taraf de Haïdouks}}</ref>

===Progressive Balkan folk===
Progressive Balkan folk has seen rise in many western countries, particularly the United States. It has had its greatest success with progressive communities across the country. Younger American generations are discovering the possibilities of this genre and are bringing it to small clubs and festivals across the US.

The upbeat, dramatic tone of the music has also attracted a following in the Tribal Fusion bellydance community. Tribal Fusion does not claim to emulate traditional dances, costume or music styles strictly, but it does draw inspiration from Balkan traditions.

===Balkan soul and funk===
Bay Area, CA band Inspector Gadje plays mainly traditional and contemporary balkan dance tunes, but because of the varied background of its musicians, elements of jazz and experimental music can be heard.

Brooklyn-based [[Slavic Soul Party!]] is a virtuoso ensemble of brass musicians that infuse traditional balkan rhythms and beats with jazz, soul, funk and the energy of dance pop.

British based band [[Sam and the Womp]] have rooted their music in the Balkan funk style to create a modern feel along with catchy and energetic rhythm.

Oakland, CA based artist [[Balkan Bump]] mixes Eastern European diasporic music with Electronic Music and Hip Hop.

===Flamenco-Balkan crossover===
Another popular exploration has been between Balkan music and other styles around the Mediterranean like [[Flamenco]], [[Jazz]] and [[Middle-Eastern music]]. Vancouver-based act [[Ivan Tucakov and Tambura Rasa]] explores this style and beyond.

=== Balkan beats ===
Traditional Balkan music mixed with modern, electronic beats: this genre first appeared in the Berlin underground scene in the mid-1990s. The term was coined by Berlin DJ Robert Soko, whose BalkanBeats monthly parties still continue nowadays. It then spread to the European and world scene, to become an established genre nowadays.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rossig|first=Rüdiger|title=Punk den Balkan|url=http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/archiv/?dig=2005/06/11/a0251|access-date=10 October 2013|newspaper=Taz|date=11 June 2006}}</ref>

==Music per country and ethnicity==
*[[Music of Albania]]
*[[Aromanian music]]
*[[Music of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
*[[Music of Bulgaria]]
*[[Music of Greece]]
*[[Music of Hungary]]
*[[Music of Kosovo]]
*[[Music of Moldova]]
*[[Music of Montenegro]]
*[[Music of North Macedonia]]
*[[Romani music]]
*[[Music of Romania]]
*[[Music of Serbia]]
*[[Music of Slovenia]]
*[[Music of Turkey]]

==Notable artists==
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=== {{ALB}} ===
* [[Aleksandër Peçi]]
* [[Armaldo Kllogjeri]]
* [[Avni Mula]]
* [[Tish Daija]]
* [[Elhaida Dani]]
* [[Elvana Gjata]]
* [[Simon Gjoni]]
* [[Tonin Harapi]]
* [[Inva Mula]]
* [[Ermonela Jaho]]
* [[Akil Mark Koci]]
* [[Feim Ibrahimi]]
* [[Prenkë Jakova]]
* [[Parashqevi Simaku]]
* [[Palokë Kurti]]
* [[Aleksandër Peçi]]
* [[Vasil Tole]]
* [[Çesk Zadeja]]
* [[Nikolla Zoraqi]]
* [[David Tukiçi]]
* [[Pirro Çako]]
* [[Vaçe Zela]]
* [[Tefta Tashko-Koço]]

=== {{BUL}} ===
* [[Azis]]
* [[Sofi Marinova]]
* [[Preslava]]
* [[Raina Kabaivanska]]
* [[Ivan Shopov (musician)|Ivan Shopov]]
* [[Valya Balkanska]]
* [[Lyubka Rondova]]
* [[Ivo Papazov]]
* [[Theodosii Spassov]]
* [[Stoyan Yankoulov]]
* [[Elitsa Todorova]]
* [[Lili Ivanova]]
* [[Nicolai Ghiaurov]]
* [[Miroslav Kostadinov|Miro]]
* [[Maria Ilieva]]
* [[Poli Genova]]
* [[Papi Hans]]
* [[Gergana (Bulgarian singer)|Gergana]]

=== {{BIH}} ===
* [[Adnan Babajić]]
* [[Al' Dino]] (Aldin Kurić)
* [[Alen Islamović]]
* [[Alma Čardžić]]
* Amir Kazić Leo
* [[Asim Brkan]]
* [[Azra Kolaković]]
* [[Baja Mali Knindža]]
* [[Beba Selimović]]
* [[Bijelo Dugme]]
* [[Boris Novković]]
* [[Crvena jabuka]]
* [[Dado Džihan]]
* [[Davor Badrov]]
* [[Deen (singer)|Fuad Backović]]
* [[Dejan Matić]]
* [[Dina Bajraktarević]]
* [[Dino Merlin]]
* [[Disciplinska komisija]]
* [[Divlje jagode]]
* [[DJ Krmak]]
* [[Dubioza kolektiv]]
* [[Duško Kuliš]]
* [[Edo Mulahalilović]]
* [[Edo Maajka|Edo Maajka (Edin Osmić)]]
* [[Eldin Huseinbegović]]
* [[Elvir Laković Laka]]
* [[Enes Begović]]
* [[Erato (duo)|Erato]]
* [[Esad Plavi]]
* [[Frenkie]]
* [[Goran Bregović]]
* [[Halid Bešlić]]
* [[Halid Muslimović]]
* Hamdija Čustović
* [[Hanka Paldum]]
* [[Haris Džinović]]
* [[Hari Mata Hari]]
* [[Himzo Polovina]]
* [[Indira Radić]]
* [[Jasmin Muharemovic]]
* [[Kemal Malovčić]]
* [[Kemal Monteno]]
* [[Lepa Brena]]
* [[Maja Sarihodžić]]
* [[Marinko Rokvić]]
* [[Marta Savić]]
* [[Mate Bulić]]
* [[Maya Berović]]
* [[Meho Puzić]]
* [[Mile Kitić]]
* [[Milena Plavšić]]
* [[Miloš Bojanić]]
* [[Mirjana Bajraktarević]]
* [[Mitar Mirić]]
* [[Mladen Vojičić Tifa]]
* [[Mostar Sevdah Reunion]]
* [[Nada Topčagić]]
* [[Amir Rešić|Nikola/Amir "Nino" Rešić]]
* [[Nedeljko Bajić Baja]]
* [[Nervozni poštar]]
* [[Nihad Alibegović]]
* [[Nihad Kantić - Šike]]
* [[Osman Hadžić]]
* [[Romana (singer)]]
* [[Safet Isović]]
* [[Sanela Sijerčić]]
* [[Sanja Maletić]]
* [[Saša Matić]]
* [[Sateliti]]
* [[Seid Memić]]
* Sejo Boy
* [[Seka Aleksić]]
* [[Selma Bajrami]]
* [[Šemsa Suljaković]]
* [[Šerif Konjević]]
* [[Silvana Armenulić]]
* [[Tomo Miličević]] – [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]]
* [[Vukašin Brajić]]
* [[Zaim Imamović]]
* [[Zdravko Čolić]]
* [[Zehra Deović]]
* [[Željko Bebek]]
* [[Željko Samardžić]]
* Sinan Sakić

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=== {{GRE}} ===
*[[Mikis Theodorakis]]
*[[Tolis Voskopoulos]]
*[[Marinella]]
*[[George Dalaras]]
*[[Maria Farantouri]]
*[[Mario Frangoulis]]
*[[Demis Roussos]]
*[[Helena Paparizou]]
*[[Eleftheria Eleftheriou]]
*[[Vicky Moscholiou]]
*[[Nana Mouskouri]]
*[[Argyris Nastopoulos]]
*[[Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer)|Apostolos Nikolaidis]]
*[[Marika Ninou]]
*[[Anna Vissi]]
*[[Antique (duo)]]
*[[Apostolia Zoi]]
*[[Chryspa]]
*[[Giorgos Papadopoulos (singer)|Giorgos Papadopoulos]]
*[[George Michael]]
*[[Loukas Daralas]]
*[[Hrysoula Stefanaki]]
*[[Chronis Aidonidis]]
*[[Peter André]]
*[[Annette Artani]]
*[[Eleftheria Arvanitaki]]
*[[Agnes Baltsa]]
*[[Haris Alexiou]]
*[[Dionysis Makris]]
*[[Kelly Kelekidou]]
*[[Nancy Alexiadi]]
*[[Notis Sfakianakis]]
*[[Katy Garbi]]
*[[Kostas Martakis]]
*[[Panos Tserpes]]
*[[Marianda Pieridi]]
*[[Konstantinos Christoforou]]
*[[Konstantinos Argyros]]
*[[Paschalis Terzis]]
*[[Maria Callas]]
*[[Panos Kiamos]]
*[[Nikos Vertis]]
*[[Giorgos Perris]]
*[[Sakis Rouvas]]
*[[Thanos Petrelis]]
*[[Vasilis Karras]]
*[[Thanos Kalliris]]
*[[Nektaria Karantzi]]
*[[Giorgos Mazonakis]]
*[[Dimitris Mitropanos]]
*[[Vicky Leandros]]
*[[Labis Livieratos]]
*[[Mando (singer)|Mando]]
*[[Lisa Andreas]]
*[[Marlen Angelidou]]
*[[Lindsay Armaou]]
*[[Lia Vissi]]
*[[Peggy Zina]]
*[[Marianna Zorba]]
*[[Theodosia Tsatsou]]
*[[Mariana Efstratiou]]
*[[Elpida (singer)|Elpida]]
*[[Evridiki]]
*[[Loukas Giorkas]]
*[[Popi Maliotaki]]
*[[Aris Christofellis]]
*[[Constantinos Christoforou]]
*[[Cleopatra (Greek band)|Cleopatra]]
*[[Natassa Theodoridou]]
*[[Marios Tokas]]
*[[Michalis Rakintzis]]
*[[Antonis Remos]]
*[[Babis Tsertos]]
*[[Prodromos Kathiniotis]]
*[[Stelios Kazantzidis]]
*[[Alex Varkatzas]]

=== {{KOS}} ===
* [[Tingulli 3nt]]
* [[Unikkatil]]
* [[Lyrical Son]]
* [[Era Istrefi]]
* [[Majk (rapper)]]
* [[DJ Regard]]
* [[Dafina Zeqiri]]
* [[Adelina Ismajli]]
* [[Genta Ismajli]]
* [[Nora Istrefi]]
* [[Vedat Ademi]]
* [[Ardian Bujupi]]
* [[Capital T]]
* [[MC Kresha]]
* [[Leonora Jakupi]]
* [[Ermal Fejzullahu]]
* [[Nexhmije Pagarusha]]
* [[Lorenc Antoni]]
* [[Mark Marku (singer)|Mark Marku]]
* [[Nevena Božović]]
* [[Kidda]]

=== {{NMK}} ===
*[[Aleksandar Belov]]
*[[Adrian Gaxha]]
*[[Andrijana Janevska]]
*[[Bobi Andonov]]
*[[Bojana Atanasovska]]
*"[[Bravo Band]]"
*[[Dani Dimitrovska]]
*[[Elena Petreska]]
*[[Elena Risteska]]
*[[Elvira Rahić]]
*[[Elvir Mekić]]
*[[Eva Nedinkovska]]
*[[Ipče Ahmedovski]]
*[[Jašar Ahmedovski]]
*[[Kaliopi]]
*[[Karolina Gočeva]]
*[[Kristina Arnaudova]]
*[[Lambe Alabakoski]]
*[[Martin Vučić]]
*[[Muharem Serbezovski]]
*[[Riste Tevdoski]]
*[[Simon Kiselicki]]
*[[Tamara Todevska]]
*[[Tijana Dapčević]]
*[[Toše Proeski]]
*[[Vaska Ilieva]]
*[[Vlado Janevski]]
*[[Vlatko Lozanoski]]
*[[Vrčak]]
*[[Zoran Vanev]]

=== {{MNE}} ===
* [[Andrea Demirović]]
* [[Bojan Marović]]
* [[Boban Rajović]]
* [[Dado Polumenta]]
* [[Daniel (Montenegrin singer)]]
* [[Dolce Hera]]
* [[Ekrem Jevrić]]
* [[Goga Sekulić]]
* [[Goran Vukošić]]
* [[Jadranka Barjaktarović]]
* [[Kaja (singer)]]
* [[Knez (singer)]]
* [[Milomir Miljanić]]
* [[Sanja Đorđević]]
* [[Šako Polumenta]]
* [[Sergej Ćetković]]
* [[Vanja Radovanović]]
* [[Vlado Georgiev]]
* [[Vesna Zmijanac]]
* [[Who See]]
* [[Zoran Kalezić]]

=== {{ROM}} ===
* [[Adrian Enescu]]
* [[Alexandra Stan]]
* [[Alina Eremia]]
* [[Anna Lesko]]
* [[Antonia Iacobescu]]
* [[Connect-R]]
* [[Dan Balan]]
* [[Dan Bittman]]
* [[Delia Matache]]
* [[Edward Maya]]
* [[Elena Gheorghe]]
* [[Fanfare Ciocărlia]]
* [[Gică Cristea]]
* [[Inna]]
* [[Ionica Minune]]
* [[Loredana Groza]]
* [[Luminiţa Anghel]]
* [[Mahala Rai Banda]]
* [[Marcel Pavel]]
* [[Mădălina Manole]]
* [[Monica Anghel]]
* [[Nico (Romanian singer)]]
* [[Octave Octavian Teodorescu]]
* [[Smiley (singer)|Smiley]]
* [[Ștefan Bănică, Jr.]]
* [[Taraf de Haïdouks]]
* [[Vlad Miriţă]]

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=== {{SRB}} ===
* [[Aca Lukas]]
* [[Aco Pejović]]
* [[Ana Nikolić]]
* [[Bajaga i Instruktori]]
* [[Belo Platno]]
* [[Beogradski Sindikat]]
* [[Bilja Krstić]]
* [[Boban Marković]]
* [[Bora Drljača]]
* [[Ceca (singer)|Ceca]]
* [[Dalibor Andonov Gru]]
* Danijel Pavlović
* [[Dara Bubamara]]
* [[Darko Lazić (singer)]]
* [[Dragan Kojić Keba]]
* [[Dragana Mirković]]
* [[Džej Ramadanovski]]
* [[Dženan Lončarević]]
* [[Đani]]
* [[Đogani]]
* [[Đorđe Balašević]]
* [[Đorđe Novković]]
* [[Emina Jahović]]
* [[Era Ojdanić]]
* [[Félix Lajkó]]
* [[Goca Tržan]]
* [[Hasan Dudić]]
* [[Ivana Selakov]]
* [[Jana (singer)]]
* [[Janika Balázs]]
* [[Jelena Karleuša]]
* [[Jelena Tomašević]]
* [[Katarina Grujic]]
* [[Katarina Zivkovic]]
* [[Lepa Lukić]]
* [[Maja Marijana]]
* [[Maya Berović]]
* [[Marija Šerifović]]
* [[Mia Borisavljević]]
* [[Milan Stanković]]
* [[Milica Pavlović]]
* [[Milica Todorović]]
* [[Mina Kostić]]
* [[Mira Škorić]]
* [[Miroslav Ilić]]
* [[Nataša Bekvalac]]
* [[Nataša Đorđević]]
* [[Nemanja Nikolić (singer)]]
* [[Nikolija]]
* [[No Smoking Orchestra]]
* [[Novica Urošević]]
* [[Novica Zdravković]]
* [[Olivera Katarina]]
* [[Olja Karleuša]]
* [[Predrag Cune Gojković]]
* [[Predrag Živković Tozovac]]
* [[Rada Manojlović]]
* [[Šaban Bajramović]]
* [[Šaban Šaulić]]
* [[Sanja Ilić]]
* [[Saša Kovačević (singer)|Saša Kovačević]]
* [[Sejo Kalač]]
* [[Seka Aleksić]]
* [[Šeki Bihorac]]
* [[Šeki Turković]]
* [[Sinan Alimanović]]
* [[Sinan Sakić]]
* [[Slobodan Trkulja]]
* [[Snežana Babić]]
* [[Stoja]]
* [[Suzana Jovanović]]
* [[Svetlana Spajić]]
* [[Svetlana Tanasić]]
* [[Tanja Savić]]
* [[Toma Zdravković]]
* [[Tozovac|Predrag Živković Tozovac]] (Folk)
* [[Vera Matović]]
* [[Verica Šerifović]]
* [[Vesna Zmijanac]]
* [[Viki Miljković]]
* [[Željko Joksimović]]
* [[Željko Šašić]]
* [[Zlata Petrović]]
* [[Zorica Brunclik]]
* [[Zvonko Bogdan]]

=== {{TUR}} ===
* [[Barış Manço]]
* [[Simge (singer)|Simge]]
* [[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]]
* [[Mustafa Ceceli]]
* [[Mustafa Sandal]]
* [[Sezen Aksu]]
* [[Serdar Ortaç]]
* [[Sertab Erener]]
* [[Candan Erçetin]]
* [[Ajda Pekkan]]
* [[Melih Kibar]]
* [[Timur Selçuk]]
* [[Suzan Kardeş]]
* [[Emina Jahović]]
* [[Mehmet Erdem]]
* [[Erol Evgin]]

===Musical groups elsewhere===
*[[Corvus Corax (band)|Corvus Corax]]
*[[Beirut (band)|Beirut]]
*[[A Hawk And A Hacksaw]]
*[[Molotov Jukebox]]
*[[Balkan Ethno Orchestra]]
*[[Petrojvic Blasting Company]]
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==See also==
*[[Balkan brass]]
*[[Balkan jazz]]
*[[Balkan Music Awards]]
*[[Byzantine music]]
*[[Greek folk music]]
*[[Klezmer]] (Eastern European Jewish music)
*[[Pop-folk]]

== References ==
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==Further reading==
*Mhlongo, Zinaida. «'Hopa!': exploring Balkanology in South African popular culture». Diss. 2014.
*Lauseviâc, Mirjana. ''A Different Village: international folk dance and Balkan music and dance in the United States''. UMI, 1999.
*Marković, Aleksandra. "Goran Bregović, the Balkan Music Composer." ''Ethnologia Balkanica''; 12 (2008): 9–23.
*Dawe, Kevin. ''Regional Voices in a National Soundscape: Balkan music and dance in Greece''. (2007): 175–192.
*Buchanan, Donna A., ed. ''Balkan Popular Culture and the Ottoman Ecumene: Music, Image, and Regional Political Discourse''. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
*Kremenliev, Boris. "Social and Cultural Changes in Balkan Music." ''Western Folklore''; 34.2 (1975): 117–136.
*Samson, Jim. "Borders and bridges: Preliminary thoughts on Balkan music." ''Musicology'' (497)(5) (2005): 37–55.
*Rice, Timothy. "Bulgaria or Chalgaria: the attenuation of Bulgarian nationalism in a mass-mediated popular music." ''Yearbook for Traditional Music''; 34 (2002): 25–46.
*Samson, Jim. ''Music in the Balkans''. Brill, 2013.
*Kurkela, Vesa. "Music media in the Eastern Balkans: Privatised, deregulated, and neo-traditional." ''International Journal of Cultural Policy''; 3.2 (1997): 177–205.
*Archer, Rory. "Assessing turbofolk controversies: Popular music between the nation and the Balkans." ''Southeastern Europe''; 36.2 (2012): 178–207.
*Pennanen, Risto Pekka. "Lost in scales: Balkan folk music research and the Ottoman legacy." ''Muzikologija''; 8 (2008): 127–147.
*Kovaćić, Mojca. "The Music of the Other or the Music of Ours: Balkan Music among Slovenians." First Symposium of ICTM Study Group for Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe. 2008.
*Jakovljević, R. "The Fearless Vernacular: Reassessment of the Balkan Music Between Tradition and Dissolution." ''Muzičke prakse Balkana: etnomuzikološke perspektive : zbornik radova sa naučnog skupa održanog od 23. do 25. novembra 2011 : primljeno na X skupu Odeljenja likovne i muzičke umetnosti od 14.12.2-12, na osnovu referata akademika Dejana Despića i Aleksandra Lome = Musical practices in the Balkans : ethnomusicological perspectives : proceedings of the International Conference held November 23 to 25, 2011 : accepted at the X meeting of the Department of Fine Arts and Music of 14.12. 2012., on the basis of the review presented by Academicians Dejan Despić and Aleksandar Loma''; eds.: Dejan Despić, Jelena Jovanović, Danka Lajić-Mihajlović. Beograd: Muzikološki institut SANU,2012.
*Pennanen, Risto Pekka. "Balkan Music Between East and West—Some Problems in Analysis." Research paper, University of Tampere (1994).
*Shehan, Patricia K. "Balkan women as preservers of traditional music and culture." Women and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspective (1987): 45–53.
*Blom, Jan-Petter. "Principles of rhythmic structures in Balkan folk music." Antropologiska Studier 25.26 (1978): 2–11.
*Volcic, Zala, and Karmen Erjavec. "Constructing transnational divas: Gendered production of Balkan Turbo-folk music." (2011): 35–52.
*Muršič, Rajko. The Balkans and Ambivalence of its Perception in Slovenia: the Horror of “Balkanism” and Enthusiasm for its Music. na, 2007.
*Pettan, Svanibor. "Balkan Popular Music? No, Thanks: The View from Croatia." Balkan Popular Music. 1996.
*Baker, Catherine. "The politics of performance: Transnationalism and its limits in former Yugoslav popular music, 1999–2004." Ethnopolitics 5.3 (2006): 275–293.
*Friedman, Victor A. "Codeswitching in Balkan Urban Music." Urban Music in the Balkans: Drop-out Ethnic Identities or a Historical Case of Tolerance and Global Thinking (2006): 40–54.
*Kolar, Walter W. An Introduction to Meter and Rhythm in Balkan Folk Music. Duquesne University Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts, 1974.
*Irwin, Frances Mary. A comparison of two methods for teaching irregular meter to elementary school students using Balkan folk music. Diss. Washington University, 1984.
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