Music of Nouvelle Alexandrie

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The music of Nouvelle Alexandrie is an integral part of the culture of the Federation, reflecting the diverse populations of the country through its large and varied range of genres and fusion of genres. New Alexandrian music is heavily influenced by the music of the Wechua Nation, Caputia/Hamland, Alexandria, Natopia, Babkha, Constancia, and Ransenar. Many forms of New Alexandrian music have begun to gain an audience beyond its borders in recent decades, thanks to the international reach of New Alexandrian media, access to the large media markets of the Raspur Pact nations, and international syndication deals for New Alexandrian TV shows and movies.

History

The earliest records of music in the current territories of Nouvelle Alexandrie are many and varied. Nouvelle Alexandrie's vast territory covers multiple areas where many empires have risen and fallen, with the Wechua people being among some of the most ancient and earliest inhabitants in its territory. The wide and rich history of New Alexandrian music starts in the early communities around Mount Lacara that later became the Wechua people. It was also here that the early Wechua people traded and interacted with the ancestors of the Alexandrian people, the Keltian Madlandians. This interaction is considered by historians as the start of the country's "melting pot" of genres and fusions of genres that is today. The native Madlandians later left Keltia in what is generally called "the Great Migration" after facing decade after decade of significant internal strife, civil war, and political conflict that led to the collapse of the country and the central government. Settling in Cibola, the Madlandians reformed and reconstituted into the nation that became Alexandria.

As Alexandria grew through territorial expansion and conquest, immigrants, trade, and cultural exchange brought new genres, new instruments, and new styles of music that became part of the "melting pot" of Wechua influences with autochthonous styles, instruments, and music. With each new wave of immigrants and each new territorial expansion, Alexandrian music became more varied, rich, and complex as media companies, record labels, and other music companies started to tap into the new markets and hone in artists and talent in local styles to diversify their roster, expand foreign market access, and increase profits.

After the collapse of Alexandria, influences from Natopia, Constancia, Ransenar, and other nations began to influence music styles of the diaspora. In similar fashion, the nations of Caputia and the Wechua Nation also collapsed later on and these diasporas came to influence the Alexandrian diaspora and viceversa. These music styles melted and interacted over history to create and form New Alexandrian music as it is today. These exchanges became prominent influences in New Alexandrian music including Caputia, Hamland, Haifa, Babkha, Natopia, Constancia, and Ransenar. Large and profitable markets devoted to catering to folk and regional music exist, with many of these market's biggest hits often entering national and international music charts.

Genres

Some of the most internationally recognized genres of New Alexandrian music are:

• Saya Wechua: A fusion of traditional Wechua music with modern instrumentation, characterized by the use of panpipes, charango, and the bombo legüero.
• Lacara Jazz: A unique blend of jazz with New Alexandrian folk elements, known for its improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and use of traditional instruments alongside saxophones, trumpets, and trombones.
• Cibolan Son: A genre that combines elements of Afro-Alexandrian and Martino music with New Alexandrian folk, featuring the use of guitar, tres, maracas, and claves.
• Neo-Babkhí: A contemporary interpretation of Babkhi classical music, characterized by the use of oud, qanun, and darbuka.
• Punta Santiago Pop: A modern pop genre that incorporates elements of Martino-Alexandrian music, often featuring catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and dance-oriented beats.
• Alt-Natopian Rock: A genre that emerged from the Natopian influence, combining rock with local musical elements, characterized by the use of electric guitars, synthesizers, and traditional percussion instruments.

Cities with vibrant music scenes

There are several cities in Nouvelle Alexandrie that are known for having vibrant music scenes that usually tend to support a varied number of different local or regional musical styles. Of these, the most prominent of them are Parap, Punta Santiago, Cardenas, Judah, Piriya, Behaurnais, Pharos, Puerto Carrillo, Nueva Sinagoga and Sonoma. The Caputian and Alexandrian traditions in the Wechua Nation, Alduria, and Santander, the folk and popular styles of Wechua music, and the "old-time music" of the Tapferian Alexandrian provinces like East Baudrix, Rio Grande, and Tapferian New Alexandria are just some examples of the different styles and ranges available in New Alexandrian music.