Slovak popular music

Popular music began to replace folk music in Slovakia beginning in the 1950s, when Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia; American jazz, R&B, and rock and roll were popular, alongside waltzes, polkas, and czardas, among other folk forms. By the end of the 1950s, radios were common household items, though only state stations were legal. Slovak popular music began as a mix of bossa nova, cool jazz, and rock, with propagandistic lyrics. Dissenters listened to ORF (Austrian Radio), Radio Luxembourg, or Radio Free Europe, which played more rock. Czechoslovakia was more passive in the face of Soviet domination, and thus radio and the whole music industry toed the line more closely than other satellite states.

After the Velvet Revolution and the declaration of the Slovak state, domestic music greatly diversified as free enterprise allowed a great expansion in the number of bands and genres represented in the Slovak market. Soon, however, major label brought pop music to Slovakia and drove many of the small companies out of business. The 1990s, American grunge and alternative rock, and Britpop gain a wide following, as well as a newfound popularity in musicals.

John Dopyera and his brothers, the inventors of the resonator guitar (DOpjera BROthers-Dobro, were born in Slovakia).

Late 20th century's and today's musicians and music groups

Metal

Achsar
Algor
Apoplexy
April Weeps
Bestialit
Čad
Dementor
Depresy
Doomas
Editor
Mystic Death
King (SVK)
Galadriel
Laburnum Diver

Hardcore

Flow
Junk

Crossover Thrash

Kershik

Hard Rock

The Maybe
Dorian Grey

Jazz Rock

Fermata
Dežo Ursiny

Rock

Art Rock

Pop Rock

Peha
Good Fancy
Peoples
Abscondo

Rap

TCZY
Terapia
Drvivá menšina
Čistychov
Hanny
PravyOpak
Suchý pes
L.U.Z.A.
DK LUKY podzemie
Miky Mora
Názov Stavby
Vec
Zverina
Veta a Orbit
Rendezska SK
Strnastka
Druhá Strana
Severná Strana
Kontrafakt
Gramo Rokkaz
DMS
Elpe
BoyBand
Moja Reč
Rapuj Roger!

Punk Rock

Iné Kafe
Horkýže Slíže
Horská Chata
Plus Mínus
Punkreas
Zóna A
HT
Slobodná Európa
Odpad
Brickfield
EX-tip
DPH
Davová Psychóza
Prípad Ewy Burdovej
Dimenzia X
Konflikt
Zhoda Náhod
Dr.Pako
Sitňan
Mladé Rozlety
Kóta 22
Street Spirit
Toy Pištols
Pivnica
D Zmrds
Immunita
Načo Názov
Vandali
Hasiaci Prístroj
Kaktus
Lord Alex
Dissident
Poďme do práce
The Kľemones
Metamorfóza
Illegality
Karpina
Princovia
Decis
Bačova fujara
Nekultúra
Norton
Punkhart
Tri groše
Strata času
Začiatok konca
S.R.O
Živý plot
Železná Kolóna
Č.O.V.
S.N.P.

Ska

Samples

[1] Lunatic Gods - alternative metal band, which plays also some folk music instruments, like fujara and drumbla.

References

Plocek, Jiri (2000). "East Meets West". In Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Duane, Orla (eds.). World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. London: Rough Guides. pp. 49–57. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.