List of cultural and regional genres of music |
Cultural genres
By race or ethnicity
- African American music (blues, gospel, soul, funk, jazz, rock 'n' roll, hip
hop)
- Andean music (nueva cancion)
- Arab music (classical Arab music,
rai, sout,
gnawa, al-jil, chaabi)
- Ashkenazi
music (klezmer)
- Basque music (trikitrixa, bersolari, shawm and drum, fasil, raks, calgia)
- Bedouin
music (zajal)
- Berber
music
- Cajun and Louisiana Creole music (la la, juré, zydeco,
swamp pop)
- Celtic music (jig,
reel, strathspey, hornpipe)
- Garifuna music (punta, paranda, brukdown)
- Gypsy music (flamenco)
- Inuit music (katajjaq)
- Jewish music (piyyutim, klezmer)
- Kurdish music
- Latin music (bossa nova, mariachi, punta, nueva cancion, Latin jazz, salsa, Norteño, corridos, chachachá, tango, rumba, conga, merengue,
calypso, mambo, conjunto, Latin rock, rock en espanol, nueva trova, bomba, plena, cumbia, llanera, zouk, lambada, choro, forró, vallenato)
- Lusophone music (fado, samba, Angolan merengue, semba, bossa nova, choro,
lambada, MPB, baila, timbila, gumbe, marrabenta, morna)
- Native American and First Nations
music (chicken
scratch, pow-wow, peyote
song)
- Nordic music (pols, polska,
runo, Scandinavian death metal, Finnish opera)
- Palestinian music
- Pygmy music
- Sami music (joik)
- Sephardic music (Eastern Tradition, Western Tradition)
By religion
- Buddhist music
- Christian music (hymns, spirituals, Gregorian chant, wedding music, requiem, gospel, CCM)
- Hare Krishna
Music
- Hindu music
(kriti, dhrupad, bhajan, dhamar)
- Jewish music (piyyutim, klezmer)
- Muslim
music
- Native American music (peyote song)
- Rastafarian music (reggae, dub)
- Shinto music (kagura)
- Zoroastrian
music
By language
Geographic genres
By country
- Music of Afghanistan (klasik, rubab)
- Music of Albania (llautë, çifteli, kaba)
- Music of Algeria (rai, rabaab, sha-bii, hawzii, nuubaat)
- Music of Andorra
- Music of Angola (kilapanda, kizomba, Angolan merengue, rebita, semba)
- Music of Anguilla (calypso)
- Music of Antigua and Barbuda
- Music of Argentina (rock nacional, milónga, chamamé, cuarteto, tango)
- Music of Armenia (duduk)
- Music of Australia (rock 'n' roll, kun-borrk, wangga, karma,
didgeridoo, bunggul)
- Music of Austria (schrammelmusik, Baroque music)
- Music of Azerbaijan (mugam)
- Music of the Bahamas (junkanoo, goombay)
- Music of Bahrain (sout, khaleeji)
- Music of Bangladesh
- Music of Barbados (spouge, calypso, soca)
- Music of Belarus
- Music of Belgium
- Music of Belize (brukdown, punta)
- Music of Benin
- Music of Bhutan
- Music of Bolivia (huayno, canto neuvo, nueva cancion, lambada)
- Music of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (sevdalinka)
- Music of
Botswana
- Music of Brazil (choro, bossa nova, fricote, carimbó, MPB,
boi, maracatú, forró, lambada, samba)
- Music of
Brunei
- Music of Bulgaria (gaida, kaval)
- Music of Burkina Faso
- Music of Burundi
- Music of Cambodia (pinpeat orchestra, kantrum, jamrieng samai)
- Music of Cameroon (makossa)
- Music of Canada (rock and roll, folk music, country music)
- Music of Cape Verde (morna)
- Music of the
Central African Republic
- Music of
Chad
- Music of Chile (nueva canción, canto nuevo)
- Music of China (shidaiqu, qin, baisha xiyue,
hua-er, Nanguan ballad, chuigushou, Chinese rock, Cantopop)
- Music of Colombia (cumbia, porro, vallenato, musica de la interior,
champeta, Colombian salsa)
- Music of Comoros (twarab, variet)
- Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (kwassa kwassa, soukous, rumba)
- Music of the Republic of the Congo
- Music of Costa Rica (calypso, marimba)
- Music of Côte d'Ivoire
(gbébé, dopé, laba laba, polihet, rap dogba, zouglou, ziglibithy])
- Music of Croatia (tamburitza, gusle)
- Music of Cuba (son montuno, comparsa,
rumba, punto, changuí, música campesina, batá, nuevo trova, timba, Latin jazz, conga, guajira, guaracha,
mozambique, bolero, chachachá, charanga, habanera, salsa, songa)
- Music of Cyprus
- Music of the Czech
Republic (polka, bluegrass, trampská hudba, cimbalom)
- Music of Denmark (pols, fanik)
- Music of
Djibouti
- Music of Dominica (bouyon)
- Music of the Dominican
Republic (merengue, gagá, bachata, salve)
- Music of East Timor
- Music of Ecuador (marimba, bomba)
- Music of Egypt (al-jil)
- Music of Equatorial Guinea
(bebon mvet)
- Music of
Eritrea
- Music of Estonia (runo-song, kannel)
- Music of Ethiopia (manzuma)
- Music of
Fiji
- Music of Finland (Finnish opera, runo, joik)
- Music of France (hurdygurdy, motete, minuet, gwerz, Breton pipes, bal-musette, cabaret, chanson)
- Music of
Gabon
- Music of the Gambia
- Music of Georgia (country) (orovela, krimanchuli)
- Music of Germany (Alpine New Wave, Neue Deutsche Welle, krautrock, stubenmusik, burger highlife, oom-pah)
- Music of Ghana (highlife)
- Music of Greece (rembétiko, Sephardic music, laïkó)
- Music of
Grenada
- Music of Guinea-Bissau (gumbe, brosca, kussundé, kundere, djambadon, tina, tinga, calibash)
- Music of
Guyana
- Music of Haiti (ra-ra, minijazz, menwat, compas direct, cadence rampa, méringue)
- Music of Honduras
- Music of Hungary (verbunkos, nota, csárdás)
- Music of Iceland (rímur)
- Music of India (filmi, Carnatic music, khyal, kriti, dhrupad, Asian Underground, Dandiya, tarana, thillana, indo jazz, bhajan, Sugama Sangeetha,sitar, tabla, thumri, ghazal, bhangra)
- Music of Indonesia (gamelan, kebyar, jegog, joged bumbung, kroncong, langgam jawa, gandrung, kecak, qasidah
modern, dangdut, jaipongan, angklung, kecapi suling, gambus, tapanuli ogong, tembang sunda)
- Music of Iran (Iranian pop, musiqi-e assil)
- Music of Iraq (oud, rebab)
- Music of Ireland (sean nós)
- Music of Israel (Sephardic music, klezmer, Yemenite Jewish
music)
- Music of Italy (opera, Italian hip hop, Sardinian
polyphonic singing, tarantella, canzone napoletana, ottava rima, trallalero, saltarello, neomelodici, Baroque music, tarantolati)
- Music of the Ivory Coast (see
Music of Côte d'Ivoire)
- Music of Jamaica (mento, reggae, dub music,
lovers rock, raggamuffin,
dancehall music)
- Music of Japan (gagaku, togaku, Group Sounds, ryukoka, shoka, kayokyoku, gunka, kawachi ondo, enka, J-pop, umui, shima uta,
katcharsee, min'yo, sato kagura, yukar, biwa hoshi, shamisen, komagaku,
saibara, shomyo, dodompa)
- Music of Jordan (zajal)
- Music of Kazakhstan (akyn, qobuz, dombra)
- Music of Kenya
- Music of
Kiribati
- Music of Korea (North and South) (ppongtchak, Norae Undong, p'ansori, hyangak,
aak, tangak, sanjo, nongak, sinawi, chongak, t'ong guitar)
- Music of Kuwait (sout, (khaleeji))
- Music of Kyrgyzstan (manaschi, komuz)
- Music of Laos (khaen, khaplam wai,
lam nu, lam ploen, lam saravane, mor lam sing, lam luang)
- Music of Latvia (daina, kokle)
- Music of Lebanon
- Music of
Lesotho
- Music of
Liberia
- Music of
Libya
- Music
of Liechtenstein
- Music of Lithuania (rateliai, daino)
- Music of
Luxembourg
- Music of Macedonia (calgia, gajda)
- Music of Malawi (guitar-and-banjo duos, kwela, afroma, kwasa
kwasa)
- Music of Malaysia (silat, zapin, ronggeng, kertok)
- Music of the Maldives (boduberu, thaara, Gaa odi lava, langiri, bolimalaafath
neshun)
- Music of Mali (wassoulou)
- Music of Malta
- Music of the Marshall Islands
- Music of Mauritania
- Music of Mauritius (seggae, sega)
- Music of Mexico (jarochos, jaliscienses, mariachi, Mexican
son, cumbia, Norteño, son huasteco, abajeños, istmeños, arpa grande, calentanos, corridos, ranchera, arribeño)
- Music of Moldova
- Music of
Monaco
- Music of Mongolia (long-song, pop mop, horse-head fiddle, Tuvan throat-singing)
- Music of Morocco (chaabi, Sephardic music, gnawa)
- Music of Mozambique (marrabenta)
- Music of
Myanmar
- Music of
Namibia
- Music of
Nauru
- Music of Nepal (panchai baja, light music)
- Music of the Netherlands
(Nederpop, gabber, Indo-rock)
- Music of New Zealand (waiata, haka,
Kiwi rock, kapahaka)
- Music of Nicaragua (marimba)
- Music of Niger
- Music of Nigeria (apala, Igbo highlife, Yo-pop, Afrobeat, fuji,
juju)
- Music of Norway (wind music, fiddle, Scandinavian death metal)
- Music of
Oman
- Music of Pakistan (qawwali, tarana)
- Music of
Palau
- Music of Panama (mejorana, punto, amanojã, atravesao, tamborito)
- Music of Papua New Guinea
(singsing, bamboo band)
- Music of
Paraguay
- Music of Peru (charango, chicha, musica criolla, huayno, Andean New Age)
- Music of the Philippines
(kundiman, Pinoy rock, Manila sound)
- Music of Poland (polka, mazurka, klezmer)
- Music of Portugal (fado)
- Music of
Qatar
- Music of Romania (doina)
- Music of Russia (Tuvan throat-singing)
- Music of Rwanda
- Music of
Samoa
- Music of
San Marino
- Music of São Tomé and
Príncipe
- Music of Saudi Arabia (khaleeji)
- Music of Senegal (mbalax, sabar, hip hop)
- Music of Serbia and
Montenegro (novokomponovana narodni muzika, turbo-folk, kolo)
- Music of the Seychelles
(contombley, montea)
- Music of Sierra Leone (palm wine)
- Music of
Singapore
- Music of Slovakia (cardas, fujara)
- Music of Slovenia (polka, oberkrainer)
- Music of the Solomon
Islands (panpipe, bamboo band)
- Music of Somalia (batar)
- Music of South Africa (iscathamiya, kwela, marabi, mbaqanga, township jive, South African jazz)
- Music of Spain (flamenco, Sephardic music)
- Music of Sri Lanka (baila)
- Music of the Sudan (haqibah, riq)
- Music of
Suriname
- Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Music of St.
Lucia
- Music of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Music of
Swaziland
- Music of Sweden (spelmanslag, polska, waltz, Scandinavian death metal, Europop, kulning, säckpipa, nyckelharpa)
- Music of Switzerland (Appenzell quartet, dialect rock raga rock, Alpine New Wave, yodelling)
- Music of Syria (classical Arab music,
muwashshah)
- Music of Taiwan (quguan, Taiwanese pop, New Taiwanese Song, bayin, shan'ge, tea-picking opera, budaixi, yueqin, gezaixi)
- Music of Tajikistan (shashmaqam, falak)
- Music of Tanzania (taarab, ngoma, muziki wa dansi, hip hop)
- Music of Thailand (mor lam, pleng phua cheewit, string, luk
grung, wong shadow, khruang sai, piphat, pleng Thai sakorn, luk thung, kantrum)
- Music of Togo
- Music of Tonga (lali, hiva usa)
- Music of Trinidad and
Tobago (lavway, leggos, calypso, soca, parang, pan, chutney, rapso, steeldrum)
- Music of
Tunisia
- Music of Turkey (Ottoman classical
music, Sephardic music, Turkish hip hop)
- Music of Turkmenistan (bakshy, dutar)
- Music of
Uganda
- Music of Ukraine (bandura)
- Music of the United Arab
Emirates (khaleeji)
- Music of the United
Kingdom (heavy metal, electronic music, Britpop,
dream pop, synth pop, folk-rock, psychedelic
rock, punk rock, progressive rock, New Wave of British heavy metal, lovers
rock, New Wave music, two-tone, drum and bass, twee pop, space rock, shoegazing, trip hop, jungle, British blues)
- Music of the United States
(rock and roll, jazz, country music, psychedelic rock, gospel, rockabilly, doo wop, soul, CCM, heavy metal, punk rock,
bluegrass, hillbilly music, honkytonk, slack-key guitar, Western swing, salsa, hip hop, jug band, folk-rock, grunge, hardcore punk, klezmer, zydeco, blues, house
music, techno)
- Music of Uruguay (candombe, tango)
- Music of Uzbekistan (shashmaqam)
- Music of
Vanuatu
- Music of Venezuela (llanera, calipso)
- Music of Vietnam (quan họ, hát tuồng, hát chèo, cải
lương, nhac
toc cai bien, hát chầu văn, ca trù)
- Music of Western Sahara
- Music of Yemen (Yemenite Jewish
music)
- Music of
Zambia
- Music of Zimbabwe (chimurenga, jit)
By continent or other international region
- Music of Africa (rai, highlife, Fuji music, mbalax, milo jazz,
kwela, mbaqanga, mbube, Afropop, taarab, jit, juju, benga,
makossa, rumba, kwassa kwassa, soukous, jive)
- Music of
the Amazon
- Music of the Caribbean (junkanoo, reggae, dub, salsa, merengue, bouyon, charanga, chutney, steelpan, zouk,
biguine, spouge, cadence rampa, konpa direct, ska, mambo, rumba, salsa, son montuno,
reggaeton, plena, bomba, calypso, areito, chachachá, soca)
- Music
of the Caucasus
- Music of Central America (mariachi, calentanos, ranchera, paranda, brukdown, salsa, corridos,
norteño, abajeños, son
huasteco, istmeños, arpa grande, jaliscienses, arribeño, rock en espanol, jarochos, tamborito,
Mexican son, cumbia, punta)
- Music
of Central Asia (manaschi,
bakshy, shashmaqam, akyn)
- Music of
East Africa
- Music of East
Asia
- Music of Eastern Europe
- Music of
Europe
- Music of
Kurdistan
- Music of the Lesser
Antilles (Combined
rhythm, cadence-lypso,
zouk, gwo
ka, chouval bwa, tambour, biguine)
- Music of
Melanesia
- Music of Micronesia
- Music of the Middle East
- Music of North Africa
- Music
of North America
- Music of Northern Europe
- Music of Polynesia (waiata, hula, lali, hiva usa, himene tarava, slack-key guitar, Imene tuki, imene metua, steel guitar)
- Music
of South America
- Music of
South Asia
- Music of Southeast Asia
- Music of Southern Europe
- Music of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Music of
West Africa
- Music of Western Europe
By province, region or other sub-national entity
Australia
- Music of the Australian Capital Territory
- Music of New South Wales
- Music of the Northern Territory
- Music of
Queensland
- Music of South Australia
- Music of
Tasmania
- Music of the Torres Strait
- Music of
Victoria
- Music of Western Australia
Canada
Chile
China
- Music of
Guangxi
- Music of
Guizhou
- Music of
Hainan
- Music of Hong
Kong
- Music of Inner Mongolia
- Music of
Macau
- Music of
Manchuria
- Music of
Sichuan
- Music of Taiwan (quguan, Taiwanese pop, New Taiwanese Song, bayin, shan'ge, tea-picking opera, budaixi, yueqin, gezaixi)
- Music of
Tibet
- Music of
Xinjiang
- Music of
Yunnan
Denmark
Finland
- Music of
Aland
- Music of
Karelia
- Music of Lapland
France
Greece
India
- Music of the Andaman Islands
- Music of
Kashmir
- Music of
Punjab
- Music of
Rajasthan
Indonesia
Italy
- Music of
Sardinia
- Music of
Sicily
- Music of
Tuscany
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
- Music of
Altay
- Music of
Chechnya
- Music of
Dagestan
- Music of
Ingushetia
- Music of
Karelia
- Music of
Siberia
- Music of
Tuva
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
- Music of Alabama
- Music of
Alaska
- Music of Arizona
- Music of
Arkansas
- Music of California (West Coast rap, death rock,
Paisley
Underground, hair metal, mariachi, psychedelic rock, surf, Bakersfield
sound)
- Music of
Colorado
- Music of
Connecticut
- Music of
Delaware
- Music of Florida (Miami bass, Miami sound)
- Music of
Georgia
- Music of
Guam
- Music of Hawaii (steel guitar, slack-key guitar, hula)
- Music of
Idaho
- Music of Illinois (Chicago style
(music), Chicago blues, House music)
- Music of Indiana
- Music of Iowa
- Music of Kansas
- Music of Kentucky (Appalachian folk music, bluegrass, jug bands, country music)
- Music of Louisiana (zydeco, la la, juré, swamp pop, New Orleans jazz, New Orleans blues)
- Music of
Maine
- Music of the Mariana Islands
- Music of Maryland (doo wop)
- Music of Massachusetts (punk rock, skinhead punk, alternative rock)
- Music of Michigan (Detroit sound, electronic music, Motown,
punk rock, ghettotech, Detroit blues, funk, Motown, soul music)
- Music of Minnesota (alternative rock, Minneapolis sound)
- Music of Mississippi (blues)
- Music of Missouri
- Music of
Montana
- Music of Nebraska (Omaha sound)
- Music of Nevada (punk rock, lounge music)
- Music of New Jersey
- Music of
New Mexico
- Music of New York (East Coast rap, hip hop, salsa music, punk rock, Tin Pan Alley, stride, jazz)
- Music of North Carolina
- Music
of North Dakota
- Music of Ohio (punk rock, garage rock)
- Music of
Oklahoma
- Music of Oregon (hardcore punk)
- Music of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia soul, thresher, hip hop)
- Music of Puerto Rico (bomba, aguinaldo, décima, danza, plena,
reggaeton, salsa)
- Music
of Rhode Island
- Music of South Carolina
- Music
of South Dakota
- Music of Tennessee (country music, Nashville
Sound, honky-tonk)
- Music of Texas (Norteño, punk rock, Texas blues, country music, Lubbock Sound)
- Music of the Virgin Islands
- Music of Utah
- Music of
Vermont
- Music of Virginia
- Music of Washington (twee pop, garage rock, grunge, riot grrl)
- Music of Washington D.C.
(hardcore punk, emo, riot grrl, go go)
- Music
of West Virginia
- Music of Wisconsin
- Music of
Wyoming
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