Genres
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Amapiano
Amapiano is a 2010s South African dance genre with deep “log-drum” bass, airy synths, and jazzy colours.
Afrobeat
Afrobeat is a powerful Nigerian genre that fused West African rhythms with jazz and funk.
Bachata
Bachata is a romantic guitar-based genre from the Dominican Republic that grew from the music of the poor into a global dance phenomenon.
Bolero
The bolero is a slow lyrical song of love in the Latin American tradition (and also a Spanish dance).
Bossa Nova
Bossa nova is the refined Brazilian style of the late 1950s that fused samba with cool jazz.
Vallenato
Vallenato is a Colombian folk genre with accordion and caja drum, an art of musical storytelling.
Throat Singing
Throat singing is a unique vocal technique in which a singer produces a fundamental tone and a melody of overtones above it at once.
Dancehall
Dancehall is a Jamaican genre that grew out of reggae in the late 1970s, with a rhythmic “deejay” chant over electronic “riddims.”
Zydeco
Zydeco is a lively dance genre of Louisiana Creoles built on the accordion and the metal “rubboard” frottoir.
Calypso
Calypso is a Caribbean genre from Trinidad with witty, often satirical lyrics; the musical soul of the carnival.
