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Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Characterized by electronic sounds and a focus on dance rhythms.
Hip-Hop
Features rhythmic and rhyming speech called rapping, DJing, and sampling.
Pop
Characterized by its mainstream appeal and often features catchy melodies and hooks.
Rock
Known for its use of electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often strong vocals.
Soul
Combines elements of gospel, rhythm and blues, featuring expressive vocals and improvisation.
Reggae
Often associated with the Rastafarian movement, features offbeat rhythms and a laid-back groove.
Disco
Known for its upbeat sounds, four-on-the-floor beats, and glitzy, glamorous atmosphere.
Country
Often tells stories about life, love, and hardship with a distinctive twang.
Heavy Metal
An extreme subgenre of rock with aggressive vocals, amplified distortion, and emphatic beats.
Metal
Characterized by amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, and overall loudness.
Afrobeat
Combines African music genres such as highlife and fuji music with American funk and jazz influences, featuring complex grooves and rhythms.
Classical
Encompasses a variety of genres from different historical periods, valued for its complexity.
Blues
Originated by African Americans, characterized by its use of the blues scale and specific chord progressions.
Punk Rock
Fast-paced, hard-edged music with stripped-down instrumentation and often political lyrics.
Jazz
Characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, and improvisation.
New Age
Often instrumental and intended to create an inspirational, relaxing, and positive experience.
Garage Rock
Characterized by its raw simplicity and energetic performances, often attributed to bands not professional and practicing in garages.
Folk
Often features acoustic instruments and lyrics that tell a story or convey a moral.
Bluegrass
Incorporates elements of country and American roots music, and known for its rapid tempos and improvisation.
Techno
A form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, known for its repetitive instrumental music.
Swing
Developed in the 1930s and 1940s, known for a strong rhythm section of double bass and drums and a brass section.
R&B
Rhythm and Blues combines elements of pop, soul, and funk with strong backbeats and groovy rhythms.
Reggaeton
A Latin music genre that blends reggae rhythms with Latin American influences and rapping or singing in Spanish.
Funk
Focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline and drum part, often accompanied by electric guitars, keyboards, and horns.
Trap
Originated in the Southern United States, it is known for its use of multilayered thin or sharp snares and low-end 808 kick drums, pitched-down vocals, and cinematic strings.
Grime
Originated in London, it fuses elements of electronic music and hip-hop, characterized by its gritty sound and lyrical content.
K-Pop
South Korean pop music known for its audiovisual elements and a wide variety of audiovisual elements.
Trip-Hop
Originated from Bristol, UK, known for its downtempo beats, atmospheric sound, and elements of hip-hop, soul, and electronica.
Folk Rock
Combines elements of folk music and rock music, featuring electric guitars and folk-inspired melodies.
Lo-fi
Champions low-fidelity recording practices, producing music with a DIY aesthetic often featuring imperfections ignored in higher-budget productions.
Indie Rock
Produced independently from major commercial record labels, often characterized by its DIY ethic and unique sounds.
Opera
A dramatic art form that combines orchestral music with singers who perform with theatrical staging and costumes.
Latin
Encompasses various genres originating in Latin America, often featuring Spanish or Portuguese lyrics.
Gospel
Features dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian themes.
J-Pop
Japanese pop music, which often features a combination of Western and native influences.
Ska
Combines elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.
Alternative Rock
Broadly defined genre of rock music characterized by unconventional song structures and a focus on independent ethos.
Ambient
Focuses on creating a mood or atmosphere rather than traditional music structure or rhythm.
Singer-Songwriter
Centers on the artist as the sole performer, mainly focused on the songwriting and storytelling, often accompanied by acoustic guitar or piano.
Dubstep
Features sparse, syncopated rhythmic patterns with prominent sub-bass frequencies.
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