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 Arzén Bez Ladu a Skladu Desmod Atlantída Elán
Good Fancy Free Faces HEX Chiki Liki Tu-a IMT Smile Le Payaco Metalinda Neuropa No Gravity (band) Out of Control TEAM Tublatanka Nocadeň Para
Art Rock Marián Varga The Bridgeheads
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 Polemic Ska2tonics Skaprašupina Hudba z marsu Lepayaco Vedro Bublifunk Fuera Fondo
See also Music of Slovakia Slovak folk music Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest ZAI Awards The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
Samples Lunatic Gods - alternative metal band, which plays also some folk music instruments, like fujara and drumbla.
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