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Underground Music

By: Eric S. Strother
In: The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
Edited by: Janet Sturman
Subject:Sociology of Culture, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Popular Music
Keywords:artists; mainstreaming; music

Underground music is an umbrella term used for music that is not part of mainstream culture. It is often connected to a specific subculture or counterculture. In general, underground music is considered to be a more authentic musical expression than commercialized mainstream ...

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  Strother, E. (2019). Underground music. In J. Sturman (Ed.), The SAGE international encyclopedia of music and culture (Vol. 1, pp. 2264-2265). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n755
  
  Strother, Eric S. "Underground Music." In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, edited by Sturman, Janet, 2264-65. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n755.
  
  Strother, E. 2019. Underground Music. In: Janet Sturman Editor, 2019. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 2264-2265 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n755> [Accessed 15 Aug 2022].
  
  Strother, Eric S. "Underground Music." The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. Edited by Janet Sturman. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019, pp. 2264-65. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n755.
  
  Strother, Eric S. (2019). Underground music In: Sturman, Janet (Ed.),Underground Music The SAGE international encyclopedia of music and culture Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2019:2264-2265. doi:10.4135/9781483317731.n755
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