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No Wave

Music genre
NameNo Wave
Stylistic originsPunk rock
Avant-garde
Cultural origins1970s, New York City
Typical instrumentsGuitar - Bass - Drums - Keyboard - Saxophone
Mainstream popularityNone
SubgenresDance-punk - Noise rock - Punk jazz
Other topicsTimeline of punk rock - New wave - Post-punk

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No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre. The term originates from a 1981 show, "New York/New Wave", curated by artist Diego Cortez.


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