Music of Europe

15 countries with a music history of their own. Tap one to discover its sound.

Austria

From Mozart to the Dancefloor, 250 years of reinvention

6 genres
30 artists
1770s–2020s

Croatia

Klapa harmony, new wave poetry, and pop that owns the Adriatic summer.

7 genres
28 artists
1950s–2020s

France

From Berlioz to Piaf to Daft Punk: two centuries of reinvention

7 genres
32 artists
1830s–2020s

German Democratic Republic

DDR Rock: East Germany's Underrated Sound

5 genres
18 artists
1960s–1990s

Germany

From Bach to Deutschrap: three centuries of musical reinvention

8 genres
44 artists
1720s–2020s

Greece

From rebetiko's soul to Zorba's dance. Millennia of music

5 genres
24 artists
1920s–2020s

Hungary

From Bartók's village recordings to Budapest's stadium rock.

5 genres
20 artists
1960s–2020s

Ireland

From sean-nós ballads to global stadiums, an island that sings far above its weight

6 genres
24 artists
1960s–2020s

Italy

From Monteverdi to Måneskin, the country that taught the world to sing

8 genres
39 artists
1600s–2020s

Norway

From Grieg's fjords to frostbitten black metal and tropical house

8 genres
22 artists
1860s–2020s

Portugal

From fado's saudade to Lisbon's bass. 200 years of soul

6 genres
29 artists
1920s–2020s

Slovenia

From Alpine polka to the Eurovision stage.

5 genres
18 artists
1950s–2020s

Spain

From copla and flamenco to Rosalía and Quevedo, seven decades of Spanish sound

9 genres
32 artists
1950s–2020s

Sweden

From troubadour ballads to ABBA, metal, and the global dance machine

6 genres
20 artists
1930s–2020s

United Kingdom

From Purcell to the charts: the engine room of modern pop

10 genres
53 artists
1690s–2020s