Folker (music magazine)
Encyclopedia
Folker is a German music magazine
. It deals with folk
, traditional
and world music
. The newspaper is published two-monthly by the Christian-Ludwig-Verlag in Moers
since 1998. Publisher is Mike Kamp, editor in chief is Michael Kleff and the final editing is leaded by Stefan Backes. The office is based in Bonn
.
Music magazine
A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music.-Notable music magazines:...
. It deals with folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, traditional
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
. The newspaper is published two-monthly by the Christian-Ludwig-Verlag in Moers
Moers
Moers is a German city on the left bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel...
since 1998. Publisher is Mike Kamp, editor in chief is Michael Kleff and the final editing is leaded by Stefan Backes. The office is based in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
.