Folk music is traditional music that originates from a community's cultural and historical background. It's typically passed down orally through generations rather than written down formally.
Folk music is like grandma’s secret recipe - it's unique to each family (or community), passed down through generations verbally without any formal documentation but holds significant cultural value nonetheless!
Folklore: Traditional stories or legends transmitted orally through generations within a culture.
Ethnomusicology: The study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it.
Oral Tradition: A method of preserving cultural material or knowledge by passing it down verbally from one generation to another.
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