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Bhutanese pop (often called B‑Pop in recent usage) is the country’s contemporary popular music, sung primarily in Dzongkha and other Bhutanese languages. It blends local melodic sensibilities and instruments with global pop aesthetics—catchy verse–chorus hooks, electronic keyboards, drum machines, and polished vocal production. Historically, Bhutanese pop grew out of rigsar, the dominant local pop form that appeared in the late 1960s as Bhutanese musicians adapted ideas from Indian filmi/Bollywood songs and modern electronic instruments. Today’s scene ranges from dance‑floor singles to sentimental ballads and film/TV tie‑ins, and it remains central to festivals, stage shows, and youth culture, both in Bhutan and across the diaspora.