balkan
what it is
The music of Southeastern Europe or Balkan (Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, and Turkey) music is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by traditional music of the South-eastern European ethnic groups and mutual music influences of this ethnic folk groups.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make balkan a playlist
turn these 25 artists into something you can press play on.
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questions
What is balkan?
The music of Southeastern Europe or Balkan (Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, and Turkey) music is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by traditional music of the South-eastern European ethnic groups and mutual music influences of this ethnic folk groups.
What are good balkan albums to start with?
Try Disko Partizani by Shantel, May I Kiss Your Hand by Csókolom, Alone At My Wedding by Kocani Orkestar, and Muzej by Strajk.
Who are some women making balkan?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/balkan/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making balkan, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20