Dada (genre)

Originating Location: Europe

Originating Era: 1960s

Key Artists

 * Bonzo Dog Band
 * Frank Zappa

Key Albums

 * Bonzo Dog Band - Gorilla
 * Frank Zappa - Freak Out!

Genre Description
Dada music is based off the ideas of the dadaists from right after WWI -- as they were trying for a form of Anti-Art, the musical dadaists were trying for a form of Anti-Music -- a form that poked fun at the whole musical establishment. However, in the same way that the Dadaists ended up making a lot of technically great art, so did the dadaist musicians make technically great music, though with a sense of anarchy and humor lacking in other genres.

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