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, it gradually changed and became its 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 different 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, and 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, and sometimes, a cello or bass guitar may be seen, too. Also, the sound of a boer music band might also depend on what region the band is from, seeing that 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 include 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. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... 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). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

References

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