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So you might not suspect it, but microtonality is actually much more common than you'd think!  When blues singers and soloists bend their notes up or down, they're using microtonality.  When Pop singers accidentally sing a little bit out of tune, it's microtonality (even though it might not be deliberate).  When out of tune sound effects happen in VGM or Film music that are just part of the vibe, it's microtonality.  When string instruments do glissandi or guitars are played with a slide or a bend, it's microtonality  So don't be shy and bring on any example you can think of that exemplifies microtonality!  Here's my example from Chrono Trigger, the classic RPG for the Super Nintendo.  This is the music that plays during 2,300 A.D. and is called "Ruined World":

The microtonality in question can be heard in the background sound effect of what I presume to be a set of metallic cans being hit against each other.

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Indeed!
In the traditional music of my country (Spain) and the whole Mediterranean area (North Africa, Balkans, etc...) microtonality is something normal.
And there are artists who are able to transfer it to pop.
This is the case of Diana Navarro, an incredible voice. In the first phrase you can already perceive the microtonality. But if you listen to her until the end ...... Amazing.

If you don't want to listen to the whole track, skip to 2:55, for example.

 

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