karaoke

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 255 words | Copyright

karaoke (Japanese, ‘empty orchestra’). A style of singing which became popular in Japan in the 1970s, whereby songs were recorded with full accompanimental backing but without vocal line, which could then be added by anyone wishing to do so.

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