Brachi music

Brachi (Patoḱsku : Брачи), (Rivrish: Bϱɑc𝔦) is a style of popular music that developed in the Slowokian diaspora of Rivro during the 1960s. Typically centred around an electric Struniku, other common instruments include drums, electric pipeboard, panograsti and uda. Vocal styles typically range but a common motif of the styles lyricism is rhyming and word play. Typical themes include romance, consumption of alcohol, work struggles, personal conflict and a yearning for freedom. Since the late 60s the genre has divurged into a multitude of sub-styles, some of which are markedly different from the styles original sound.

Although a phenomenon very particular to the Slowokians of the Rivrish inner city neighbourhoods of Rivro, the style has gone on to become widely enjoyed across the globe to the extent it is one of the most popular styles of music in Ostrovia. Despite its mass popularity, the style remains illegal in Patok, Alaria, Lostra, Talwugug and many other countries with authoritarian regimes due to its rebellious reputation. However, these bans are loosely enforced and the music is readily enjoyed by citizens of these countries. The genre has an association with youth culture, and subcultures such as the Alars, Poxoysnygen and Ynxutgyn.

Brachi music developed out of the music scene of Slowokian cultural clubs and community centres in the Rivrish industrial cities of Guynavan, Ivanavn, and Maesuyn. Amateur bands made up of typically young musicians would play Slowokian folk songs at cultural events or weekend dances as entertainment and a means of maintaining their identity in a culturally alien and sometimes hostile land. The playing style of many of these amateur bands was often rough or even abrasive, and the voluntary and unregulated nature of many of these performances meant that musicians would often experiment or mess around freely. Rivrish popular music such as Koyuyd would eventually also influence Brachi, leading to heavy use of rhymes and word play in the lyrics of songs.

Etymology
The genre takes its name from the practice of br'acati, literally 'strumming quickly' in Patoḱsku, which involved playing a section of a song or an entire song as quickly as possible. Fans would often chant 'br'acati' during or following a performance, eventually through elision it ould become brachi.

Substyles
Notable substyles of Brachi include;
 * Contemporary Brachi, also known as mainstream or popular Brachi. The most popular form of the style today. Although it still resmebles the styles early form, it has taken on many new ionfluences and continues to develop.
 * Classic Brachi. A style mostly inkeeping with the genres early form. Popular amongst older people as well as members of the Alar subculture.
 * Rough Brachi, also known as Denebroyt Brachi. A style which is loud, harsh and fast. It developed in the late 60s and is regarded by its proponents as the torchbearer of Brachi's original spirit. It is enjoyed primarily by members of the Poxoysnygen subculture, and some Alars.
 * Experimental Brachi. It developed in the 1970s as Brachi broke into the mainstream and came to the attention of artists and students. The genre was twisted in weird and debately wonderful ways. Primarily enjoyed by students, so-called open minded people and members of the Ynxutgyn subculture.