Negro Spiritual
The Negro Spiritual is a genre of music that originated in African American religious traditions. It is characterized by call-and-response patterns and improvisation, both of which are present in …
Category: Genres
Merengue
Merengue is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic. It has become popular throughout Latin America, as well as other parts of the world. The word …
Highlife
Highlife is a genre of West African popular music that originated in Ghana and Nigeria. It has been described as “a happy, carefree sound that’s often heard at parties …
City Pop
City pop music is a genre that originated in Japan and was influenced by Western pop. It combines elements from jazz and R&B, as well as traditional Japanese instruments …
Stoner Metal
Stoner metal is a form of heavy music genre and characterized by slow tempos, down-tuned guitars and a thick, fuzzy sound. The name of the genre comes from its …
Klezmer
Klezmer is a type of music that originated in Eastern Europe. It’s characterized by its use of instruments like the clarinet, violin, and accordion, and it often incorporates melodies …
African Heavy Metal
The history of African heavy metal been a slow but steady process. It started with the emergence of popular bands like Kanaan and Black Missionaries in the early 2000s, …
K-Pop
K-pop is a genre of music originating in South Korea and described by British journalist Howard Hampton as “a new form of Asian mass culture” in an article written …
Thrash Metal
This is a subgenre of metal music that originated in the early 1980s. It combines the speed and aggression of hardcore punk with the intensity and complexity of heavy …
Soca
Soca is a genre of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. As the name suggests, it combines elements of soul and calypso with influences from other genres …