Minneapolis sound
subgenre of funk rock with elements of synth-pop and new wave, pioneered by Prince in the late 1970s
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Minneapolis sound
Summary
Minneapolis sound is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Minneapolis sound is credited with the discovery of Prince[3].
- Minneapolis sound was influenced by synth-pop[4].
- Minneapolis sound was influenced by new wave[5].
- Minneapolis sound's instance of is recorded as music genre[6].
- Minneapolis is named after Minneapolis sound[7].
- Minneapolis sound's subclass of is recorded as funk rock[8].
- Minneapolis sound's subclass of is recorded as synth funk[9].
- Minneapolis sound's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
- +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minneapolis sound[11].
- Minneapolis sound's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08rlr6[12].
- Minneapolis sound's MusicBrainz genre ID is recorded as c78afd93-92ee-4330-b9bd-3c610c37c8df[13].
- Minneapolis sound's Rate Your Music genre ID is recorded as minneapolis-sound[14].
- Minneapolis sound's Discogs style ID is recorded as minneapolis+sound[15].
- Minneapolis sound's Every Noise at Once ID is recorded as minneapolissound[16].
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Works and Contributions
Minneapolis sound is credited with the discovery of Prince[3].
Why It Matters
Minneapolis sound ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]