The newly composed folk music (Macedonian: новокомпонирана народна музика or новосоздадена народна музика), is a contemporary popular style based on the traditional music.
Traditional as well as modern music is created and performed in other countries where ethnic Macedonian communities exist, which include primarily the Balkan countries surrounding Republic of Macedonia, as well as enclaves resulting from the diaspora in the US, Australia, Canada and other countries.