Ethnic electronica
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Ethnic electronica (also known as ethno electronica or ethno techno) combines elements of electronic and world music and was developed in the 1990s. The term ethnic electronica appears in music zines, in online music-related forums and blogs, and also in a title of a 2003 compilation "Another Life: A Journey Into Ethnic Electronica" (Love Cat Music)[1].
Notable acts of ethnic electronica include Bryn Jones with his project Muslimgauze (before his death in 1999), Quest: Amazonia, the artists of asian underground movement (Asian Dub Foundation, Shpongle, State of Bengal, Transglobal Underground), Banco de Gaia, Zingaia, Afro-Celt Sound System, early work by Yat-Kha (with Ivan Sokolovsky[2]). Among the commercial acts which work with this subgenre: Enigma, Deep Forest, Ivan Kupala.
[edit] References
- ^ "Another Life: A Journey Into Ethnic Electronica" by Various Artists
- ^ (in russian language): СОКОЛОВСКИЙ, Иван : R.I.P. on zvuki.ru – this article calls Yat-Kha the first Russian ethnic electronica
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