Bavaria has been part of the Alpine New Wave of folk music alongside Switzerland and Austria. Drawing on pioneers like Biermösl Blosn, musicians from Munich and other cities have fused Bavarian folk with foreign genres and instruments, especially BavaRio's Brazilian samba fusion. Drawing on stubenmusik, native string bands with hammered dulcimers, zithers, guitars and harps. Other bands, like Die Interpreten, have fused jazz and saxophone music. Biermösl Blosn, however, is the most well-known band of the alternative boom; they are famous for their humorous lyrics poking fun at right-wing politicians and controversial satires, such as replacing the Bavarian national anthem's lyrics with words attacking Bavaria's Minister President Franz Josef Strauss in 1980, leading to a long-time ban from TV. The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... For the 2005 Steven Spielberg film, see Munich (film). ... Samba is the most famous of the various forms of music arising from African roots in Brazil. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries, and is alternative for prime minister or first minister. ... Dr h. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The 1990s saw the rise of Neue Volksmusik, or Alpine New Wave. Inspired by traditionalists like Sepp Eibl, a new group of bands brought a modern sound to traditional music. Artists included most famously Hundsbuam, who formed in 1994. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...