folk song

Noun
  1. is a type of:
    • song, vocal - a short musical composition with words
    • ethnic music, folk, folk music - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
    subtypes:
    • blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
    • fado - a sad Portuguese folksong
    same as: folk ballad, folksong

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