Boer music is a type of South African instrumental folk music. Its original intent was to be an accompaniment to social dancing at parties and festivals. Boer music is originally European. But once it was brought to South Africa they really got acquired to it and made their own style of Boer music. It is thought to have got to South Africa by British Empire military bands. There is no one way to describe the original and unique sounds of Boer music. Every artist or band comes up with their own recognizable sound and style. They come up with their own style by playing different types of concertinas and using other instruments in the band. A concertina is similar to an accordion and is the lead instrument in most Boer music bands. There are many different types of concertinas which is how the Boer music has so many different unique sounds and styles. The construction the concertina is what makes the different sounds in the Boer music band. Depending on where the slots and holes are put, makes the difference on the sound that the concertina makes. Other instruments that might be in a boer music band would be piano accordions, button harmonicas, accordions, pianos, harmoniums and the guitar. Sometimes you might see a cello or bass guitar. Also the sound of a boer music band might also depend on what region the band is from. Boer music’s intent is to be informal, instrumental dance music. Today there are many successful Boer music band that have recorded albums. Some famous bands today are: Verskillende Kunstenaars, Danie Grey, and Die Ghitaar Man. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... This article is about the continent. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920 A concertina, like the various accordions, is a member of the free-reed family of instruments. ... A 24-bass piano accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... a piano accordion An accordion is a small portable free-reed wind instrument with a keyboard, the smallest representative of the organ family. ... The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). ... Different kinds of guitars The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... A cello The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

References

• "What is Boermusic?" South African Traditional Boer Music. 29 Aug. 2006.