Pop-folk is the umbrella term for the popular musical genres originating in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean and the Eastern Mediterranean, that are characteristic by the fusion of commercial folk music and "nightclub" music. The term is used alternatively for Turbo-folk and Chalga. It is a sub-genre of Balkan folk music.
- Chalga, originated in
Bulgaria
- Turbo-folk, originated in
Yugoslavia (now 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Croatia, 
Macedonia, 
Montenegro, 
Serbia, 
Slovenia and the disputed territory of 
Kosovo)
- Manele, originated in
Romania
- Tallava, originated in
Albania
- Skiladiko (Laiko), originated in
Greece
- Arabesque, originated in
Turkey
- Mizrahi music, originated in
Israel
- Music of Lebanon, originated in
Lebanon
- Arabic pop music, originated in
Arab League
- Rabiz, originated in
Armenia
- Disco polo, originated in
Poland
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