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Americana
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- 1930s recordings
- 1
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Americana
Americana is a branch of the Country / Folk / Americana family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Americana is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with The Carter Family.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreAmericana
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1930s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1930s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1930s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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