Music genre

Portmanteau class holding categories that represent styles or classifications of music, useful in identifying and o

Pop music
A genre of popular music that originated in the West during the 1950s and 1960s. Pop music is eclectic, often b
8,813 annotations in dataset

Hip hop music

Hip hop or rap music formed in the United States in the 1970s and consists of stylized rhythmic music that com
7,745 annotations in dataset

Rock music
A genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into
8,475 annotations in dataset

Rhythm and blues

A genre of popular African-American music that originated in the 1940s as urbane, rocking, jazz based music w
5,133 annotations in dataset

Soul music
A popular music genre that combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
2,930 annotations in dataset

Reggae
A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, strongly influenced by traditional mento as well as A
3,229 annotations in dataset

Country
A genre of United States popular music with origins in folk, Blues and Western music, often consisting of ballad
5,530 annotations in dataset

Funk
A music genre that originated in the 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable ne
4,065 annotations in dataset

Folk music
A genre that evolved from traditional music during the 20th century folk revival. One meaning often given is tha
2,220 annotations in dataset

Middle Eastern music

Music originating from the vast region from Morocco to Iran, including the Arabic countries of the Middle East a
2,088 annotations in dataset

Jazz
A music genre that originated from African American communities of New Orleans during the late 19th and earl
4,930 annotations in dataset

Disco
A genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop, and salsa that achieved popularity during the m
4,137 annotations in dataset

Classical music
Art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical and secular music, ove
6,874 annotations in dataset

Electronic music
A large set of predominantly popular and dance genres in which synthesizers and other electronic instruments a
38,958 annotations in dataset

Music of Latin America

Music originating from Latin America which encompasses a wide variety of styles, including son, rumba, salsa,
4,141 annotations in dataset

Blues
A genre and musical form developed by African Americans in the United States around the end of the 19th cent
4,768 annotations in dataset

Music for children

Music performed for children, often designed to provide an entertaining means of teaching about cultures, good
3,511 annotations in dataset

New-age music
A genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism used by listeners for yoga, mas
3,162 annotations in dataset

Vocal music
Music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provide
3,672 annotations in dataset

Music of Africa
Music whose style or form clearly indicates African origin or primarily African influence. Given the vastness of th
2,907 annotations in dataset

Christian music
Music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. It
3,118 annotations in dataset

Music of Asia
Musical styles originating from a large number of Asian countries located in Central, Southern, and East Asia.
3,924 annotations in dataset

Ska
A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean mento and calyps
1,722 annotations in dataset

Traditional music
Musical forms that have origins many generations into the past, commonly without formal notation or descriptio
1,754 annotations in dataset
Independent music
Music produced independent of major commercial record labels, possibly including a do-it-yourself approach to
music is eclectic, often borrowing elements from urban, dance, rock, Latin, country, and other styles. Songs are typically short to mediu

950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later. Compared to pop music, rock places a higher degree of emp

king, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat. Lyrics focus heavily on the themes of triumphs and failures in terms of relationships

ional mento as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum d

often consisting of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such

rhythmic, danceable new form of music that de-emphasized melody and chord progressions to bring a strong rhythmic groove of a bas

eaning often given is that of old songs with no known composers; another is music that has been transmitted and evolved by a process

ries of the Middle East and North Africa, the Iraqi traditions of Mesopotamia, Iranian traditions of Persia, the Hebrew music of Israel, Ar

ng the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bo
 the end of the 19th century from African-American work songs and European-American folk music. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz

by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere. Include

Given the vastness of the continent, this covers many distinct musical traditions. Sub-Saharan African music frequently relies on percu

bbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms o
o-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term indie is also used to describe music of this style regardless of actual produ
ebrew music of Israel, Armenian music, the varied traditions of Cypriot music, the music of Turkey, traditional Assyrian music, Berbers

nked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation.
form, ubiquitous in jazz and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progres

frequently relies on percussion instruments including xylophones, drums, and tone-producing instruments such as the mbira or "thumb
nd specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-li
ass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive groove effect.