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This is a list of music genres and styles. Music can be described in terms of many genres and styles. Classifications are often arbitrary, and may be disputed and closely related forms often overlap. Larger genres and styles comprise more specific sub-categories.
Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса
Calypso music – a Trinidadian popular music genre inspired by both African (via Kaiso) and French styles and is known for its lyrics dealing with the racist oppression of native Trinidadians at the time. Calypso-style baila – a fusion of baila and calypso. Campursari – Indonesian fusion genre, combining several folk styles with pop music ...
Toggle Cultural genres subsection. 1.1 By ethnicity or origin. 1.1.1 Immigrant communities. 1.1.2 International ethnic groups. 1.1.3 Native Sub-Saharan African ethnic ...
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A further development was the evolution of the blues ballad, which mixed the genre with Afro-American music. [ 18 ] In the late 19th century, Danish folklorist Svend Grundtvig and Harvard professor Francis James Child attempted to record and classify all the known ballads and variants in their chosen regions. [ 12 ]
The term genre is generally defined similarly by many authors and musicologists, while the related term style has different interpretations and definitions. Some, like Peter van der Merwe, treat the terms genre and style as the same, saying that genre should be defined as pieces of music that share a certain style or "basic musical language". [7]
Sheila on 7 is an alternative rock band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia.They have changed their lineup several times since their formation on 6 May 1996. Their first lineup consisted of Akhdiyat Duta Modjo (also known as Duta, vocals), Saktia "Sakti" Ari Seno (), Eross Candra (), Adam Muhammad Subarkah (), and Anton Widiastanto ().