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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfolk-blues
Pronunciation / Transliteration: folk bluz
"O estilo folk-blues tem raízes profundas na música rural americana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A musical genre and style that merges traditional folk music elements with the structures, themes, and vocal styles of country blues, typically performed on acoustic instruments.
"He played a set of delta-style folk-blues on his vintage acoustic guitar." - 2
A specific subgenre of blues characterized by its acoustic instrumentation and lyrical storytelling drawn from rural working-class experiences.
"The anthology features rare recordings of acoustic folk-blues from the 1930s."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'folk', derived from Old English 'folc' meaning people or nation, and 'blues', originating in the late 19th and early 20th century African American musical tradition of the American South. Together, 'folk blues' emerged mid-20th century during the American folk music revival to describe acoustic, traditional-leaning blues performances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Folk blues" is said worldwide
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folk-blues
Transliteration: folk bluz
"Il écoute du folk-blues sur son vieux phonographe."
Folk-Blues
Transliteration: folk bluːs
"Er liebt die melancholischen Klänge des Folk-Blues."
folk-blues
Transliteration: folk bluz
"Il concerto di stasera è dedicato al folk-blues acustico."
folk-blues
Transliteration: folk blus
"El músico tocó varias canciones de folk-blues con su guitarra."
folk-blues
Transliteration: folk bluz
"O estilo folk-blues tem raízes profundas na música rural americana."
लोक-ब्लूज़
Transliteration: lok-blūz
"वह पारंपरिक लोक-ब्लूज़ संगीत बजा रहा है।"
民间布鲁斯
Transliteration: mínjiān bùlǔsī
"民谣布鲁斯音乐深受美国乡村文化的影响。"
포크 블루스
Transliteration: pokeu beuluseu
"그는 통기타로 감미로운 포크 블루스를 연주했다."
フォーク・ブルース
Transliteration: fōku burūsu
"彼はアコースティックギターでフォーク・ブルースを弾いた。"
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