Music of Cadasa

The music of Cadasa draws influence from traditional, Western, Chinese, Cantonese, Indian, Nantungese, and Malay music.

Pop
Cadapop is Cadasa's pop genre. It was created in the 1920s to 1940s due to Western influences. During the 1950s, Cadapop was popular and Cadasan songs were popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei. Due to the martial law, pop was set back, and artists were mostly solo and sung love ballads. This changed in the 1990s and 2000s, when Cadapop experienced a golden age.

Nan Tung pop is also popular. Due to the reunification of Cadasa in 1994 it experienced a decline, but during the Covid pandemic it resurged.

Rock
Cadasan rock is relatively new. The first rock band was CAHAYA, which debuted in 1992. Rock reached a peak in the late 90s and early 2000s. Today, popular rock artists include Anavrin, Black Sky, and Azure Nation.

Hip-hop
Cadasan hip-hop is also new. It began in 1989 with the debut of Selamat Boys. Today, the Cadasan-American rapper Pratam Z is the most well-known Cadasan rapper, and has a fanbase from the US to Australia.

Folk
Folk music was popular in the Cahaya dynasty, and had a small resurgance in the 1960s and 70s.