dansband
what it is
Dansband ("Dance band") is a term in Swedish which describes bands playing a kind of popular music, dansbandsmusik ("Dance band music"). Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make dansband a playlist
turn these 15 artists into something you can press play on.
✦ nearby genres
questions
What is dansband?
Dansband ("Dance band") is a term in Swedish which describes bands playing a kind of popular music, dansbandsmusik ("Dance band music"). Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category.
What are good dansband albums to start with?
Try Guld och gröna skogar by Hasse Andersson, Peppelinos bar by Lasse Stefanz, Våra bästa! by Larz-Kristerz, and På Vårt Sätt by Scotts.
Who are some women making dansband?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/dansband/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making dansband, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19