Polka

Originating Location: Bohemia

Originating Era: 19th Century

Key Artists

 * Brave Combo
 * Jimmy Sturr
 * Frankie Yankovic
 * "Weird Al" "No Relation" Yankovic
 * Slavko Avsenik
 * Big Lou and her Polka Casserole
 * The Polkaholics
 * Eddie Blazonczyk
 * The Dynatones
 * The Polish Muslims
 * Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
 * Johnny Krizancic
 * Global Kryner
 * Walter Ostanek
 * Polkacide
 * Dick Suhay & His Cleveland All Stars
 * Lawrence Welk
 * Myron Floren
 * Norm Dombrowski and the Happy Notes
 * The Goose Island Ramblers
 * Stan Wolowic & The Polka Chips
 * The Polka Family

Key Albums

 * Brave Combo - Polkas For A Gloomy World
 * Eddie Blazonczyk - Another Polka Celebration
 * Frankie Yankovic - Songs Of The Polka King, Vol. 1

Genre Description
There are many forms of polka around the world, and each region has its own variation on the form, though what is traditionally thought of as "polka" is the 2/4 time Czech music. They often get a bad rap, though polka music is beloved by many -- in the 1940s and 1950s it was the pre-eminent form of pop music. Recently other bands like Brave Combo have been combining traditional polkas with other forms of pop and rock music as well, and their albums are often a mix of traditionial-style polkas from around the world and pop-songs that often use polka-influenced instrumentation.

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