folk music

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === folk music (usually uncountable, plural folk musics) Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function. Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms. ==== Related terms ==== folk song ==== Translations ====