Genre Music

Death Metal

Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that evolved from thrash metal in the early 1980s. Some of his trademark song is the theme of violence or death, low rhythm guitar (downtuned rhythm guitars), rapid percussion, and dynamic intensity. Vocals are usually sung by grunt (death grunt) or growling death (death growl). Singing techniques as is also often called "Cookie Monster vocals".

Examples of the use of Band Genre Death Metal: The Berzerker

J-Pop

J-pop is a term used for Japanese popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. The term J-pop is used to distinguish it from min'yo enka and folk music. "J-pop" modern roots in 1960s music such as The Beatles played, and replace kayokyoku (Japanese pop music until the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. The term J-pop Japanese mass media coined to distinguish it from foreign music, and now refers to almost all popular music in Japan. According to 2006 data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Japan has the music industry's second largest music industry in the world, and just under the United States.

Examples of groups that use the J-Pop Genre: Arashi

New Age

New Ages Music is a music school that is able to provide an experience one of the following: a positive, relaxed, inspiration, comfortable, spirit, there is an element of culture

therefore it is not surprising that we could love a new music ages with the same language we do not understand at all, or a song that has been created beratus2 years ago that might just dicipakan with music instrument and vocal pickup

Music is an expression of the soul.
Perhaps you've heard the new song ages must have been able to understand why you love this music.

People who use the example of New Age Genre: Paul Schwartz

R & B

R & B is a genre of popular music that combines jazz, gospel, and blues, which was first introduced by African-American musicians. In 1948, RCA Victor record company marketing the music of blacks are called Blues and Rhythm. In the same year, Louis Jordan dominated the top five R & B charts with three songs, and two of the song based on the rhythm of the boogie-woogie-known in the 1940s. Jordan Band, Tympany Five (1938) consists of himself as a vocal and sax player along with other musicians as trumpeter, tenor sax, piano, bass, and drum.Istilah was first used as a marketing term in music in the United States in 1947 by Jerry Wexler who worked at Billboard magazine. This term replaces the term race music and the Billboard category Harlem Hit Parade in June 1949. In 1948, RCA Victor marketing black music under the name Blues and Rhythm. Phrases were reversed by Wexler at Atlantic Records, which is a record company that leads the field of R & B in the early years.

People who use the example of the genre of R & B: Justin Timberlake

J-Rock

J-Rock or Japanese rock used to refer to the genre of rock music that exist in Japan.

J-Rock genre became popular in Indonesia thanks to the popularity of anime aired on television with the theme song (soundtrack) that brought singers and groups Jepang.Sejarah J-Rock music began in 1957 with the familiar Japanese rock music in popularity along with the peak of rockabilly, which is one a style of rock 'n' roll.

Rockabilly which started in various jazz clubs gave birth to rockabilly singers like Mickey Curtis, Masaaki Hirao, and Keijiro Yamashita. In February 1958, the trio performed in concert Westan Kanibaru I (Western Carnival I) at the theater named Nihon Gekijo, Tokyo.

In the late 1950s, the popularity of rockabilly era receded Kaba replaced Popsu (cover pops) which consists of various types of music. Among the figures cover pops are musicians like Yuya Uchida and Isao Bito rooted in the rockabilly genre. In addition, the cover pops with style born Liverpool Sound popularity following musical groups like the Beatles around 1963.

The use of examples Band Genre J-rock: Flow & J-Rocks

Techno

Techno is a genre of music that uses flow futuristic theme. Techno music is also used in the Club-Club night and the music is usually played by a DJ. This music is not played with traditional musical instruments such as drums, guitar, Sasando, etc.. He uses digital musical instruments like Dj Maker commonly used to remix existing music into futuristic-themed music.

Examples of people who use Techno Genre: Daft Punk

World

World music is a general term for a category of global music, such as the traditional music or folk music of a culture that is created and played by indigenous musicians and is closely associated with the music of their homelands. This genre usually contain folk songs are very long, for example Approximately 0-800 AD even before Christ

People who use the example of the genre of World: Aeson


Dangdut

Dangdut is one of a growing genre of musical arts in Indonesia. This musical form rooted in the Malay music in the 1940s. In the evolution to contemporary forms are now entering the influence of Indian music elements (mainly from the use of tabla) and Arabic (on crooked and harmonization). Changes in Indonesia's political currents in the late 1960s opened the influence of western music with a strong influx of the use of electric guitars and also a form of marketing. Since the 1970s virtually dangdut has matured in a contemporary form. As popular music, dangdut very open to influence other forms of music, ranging from keroncong, style, gamelan, harp, rock, pop, and even house music.

The mention of the name "dangdut" is onomatopoeic of the sound of tabla game (in the world of drum called dangdut only) and is dominated by the distinctive sound and ndut dang. The name is actually a cynical title in an article in the early 1970s to form malay music is very popular among the working class at that time.

Examples of people who use dangdut Genre: Rhoma Irama

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Genre Rap

Rap

Rap is one of the elements of hip-hop music. Rap is a vocal technique that speaks quickly, while the culprit is called rapper. Usually, rap accompanied by a DJ or a band.

Typically, rappers like ordinary singer, singing the solo. An example is Xzibit and Jay-Z. There is also a rapper who became members of the band, for example, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Generally, black rapper because many rappers come from the suburbs. Among the few white rappers are Eminem and Sean Paul. Rapper often called the MC (Master of Ceremonies).

Examples of people who use the genre Rap: Igor Saykoji

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Genre Rock

Rock

Genre Rock is a genre of popular music which emerged generally in the mid 50s. Its roots come from rhythm and blues, country music from the 40's and 50's as well as a variety of other influences. Furthermore, rock music also took on a variety of other musical styles, including folk music (folk music), jazz and classical music.

Distinctive sound of rock often revolves around the electric guitar or acoustic guitar, and use a very subtle back beat in the rhythm section with bass guitar and drums, and keyboards like organ, piano or since the '70s, synthesizer. Besides the guitar or keyboards, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are sometimes used as a solo instrument. In its pure form, rock music "has three chords, bakcbeat consistent and striking and interesting melody".

In the late 60s and early 70s, musk rock evolved into several types. Mixed with folk music (folk music in America) to folk rock, with blues to blues-rock and with jazz, to jazz-rock fusion. In the 70s, rock combines influences from soul, funk, and latin music. Also in the 70s, rock evolved into various subgenres (sub-categories) such as soft rock, glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and punk rock. Sub categories of rock that stuck in the 80s, including New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock. In the 90s there were grunge, Britpop, indie rock, and nu metal.

Examples of the use Genre Rock Band: My Chemical Romance

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Genre Easy Listening

Easy Listening

Easy Listening is a genre that is easily heard by the listeners of music. Usually this genre usually played by Band-Band Indonesia. Easy Listening means easy to hear, songs that had meaning in the Easy Listening genre having lyrics are easy to memorize and Slow tone.

Examples of the use of Band Easy Listening Genre: Ten2Five

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Genre Country

Country

Genre Country is a mixture of elements of American music from the southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The music is rooted in folk songs of North America, kelp music, gospel music, and has developed since the 1920s. The term country music began to be used around the 1940s to replace the term hillbilly music is memorable condescending. In the 1970s, the term country music has become a popular term. Another term for this genre of music is country and western, but it is rarely used except in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Examples of people who use the Genre Country: Taylor Swift

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Genre Classical

Classical

Classical genre is a broad term that usually refers to music that was made in or rooted in the traditions of Western art, covering the period from about the 9th century to the 21st century.
Western classical music history

Examples of people who use the Genre Classical: Mozart

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Genre Blues

Blues

Blues is a vocal and instrumental music stream coming from United States (U.S.).

Blues musical set of spiritual music and praise that comes from the community of former African slaves in the U.S.. The use of blue notes and the application of a call-and-response (where two sentences spoken / sung by the two sentences consecutively and both can be considered as "the answer" to the first sentence) in the music and lyrics of blues songs are evidence that the origin originate in West Africa. In the present era many Blues Lovers birth. They listen, learn, write, play, and make an album.

Blues music has a great influence on American popular music and the new West, as can be seen in the flow of ragtime, jazz, "blues rock", "electric blues", bluegrass, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, and country , "reggae", as well as conventional rock music.

The example uses the genre Blues: (Alm) Ray Charles

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Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock is rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became very popular in 1990. The name "alternative" was found in the 1980s to describe punk rock bands that do not conform with the punk rock of its time. As a specific type of music, alternative rock has a sub-varying flow, from indie music that began on 1980 and became popular in 1990; like indie rock, grunge, gothic rock, and college rock. Streams are consolidated with his trademark respectively.

Although alternative stream flow counted as rock, but some sub-flow is influenced by folk music, reggae, electronic music, and jazz. In a given period, the term used to refer to alternative rock music underground rock band in the 1980s, punk rock (including punk itself), and for rock music itself in the 1990s and 2000s.

Band examples that use the genre Alternative Rock: Nirvana

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Jazz Music Genre

Various Jazz Music Genre

Did you know that the genre of jazz still has a longer flows underneath. Here it is, the flow of jazz music
1. Ragtime
Origins of jazz music. African music resembles the music with a beat and tone that resembles the original African music. Vibrant, enthusiastic, and extemporaneous are characteristics that can be recognized from ragtime. Characters such as Scott Joplin and Ben Harney.

2. Classic Jazz
Often referred to as "New Orleans Style". Originally a brass band that featured on the show and the dance parties at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s. Musical instrument equipped with the clarinet, saxophone, cornet, trombone, banjo, bass, guitar, drums and piano. Improvisation is emphasized in his playing and musical arrangements can be different from every appearance.

3. Hot Jazz
This type is characterized by jazz soloists improvise, distinctive melodic structure, and usually have an emotional climax and "hot". Rhythm sectionnya usually accompanied by guitar, bass, banjo, and drums that rise slowly so as to achieve climax (crescendo). The main character of this genre, none other than Louis Armstrong.

4. Chicago Style
Chicago became the center of the birth of this genre which is the main core of "inventive player". Characterized by an innovative and harmonious arrangement, and techniques of high players. The main characters such as Benny Goodman, Bud Freeman, Edie Condon, and Gene Krupa.

5. Swing
1930 became first swing. Its main characteristics: robust and invigorating. Swing dance music is also often said. Although playing collectively, a swing band to demonstrate performance to improvise melodic solo headliner. Characters a lot but that is often dubbed as the King of Swing Benny Goodman was.

6. Kansas Style
This stream was born during the Great Depression around 1920's and 1930's in Kansas City, USA. Its characteristics are very soulful style and blues. Characters such as Charlie Parker.

7. Gypsy Jazz
Originally introduced by the French guitarist, Django Reinhardt. Often influenced by folk music (folk music) from eastern europe. Often also known as Jazz Manouche. Its main characteristics are: Languid, seductive feel, which is characterized by "quirky cadences" and "driving rhytms".

8. Bebop
Developed in the early 1940s. Still relying on improvisation, the free bop soloist explores a chord for chord structure still in there. Different from the bebop swing, and even more dance music. Bebop was also the basis for the innovations of jazz music. Player among others: Charlie Parker (Saxophon) and Dizzi Gillespie (trumpet).

9. Mainstream
Born again of the flow of jazz music that is not too binding in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This flow is often called Modern Mainstream or Post Bop, and influencing other musical genres such as Cool Jazz, Classic, and Hardbop. Mainstream also often classified as jazz stream that is not too related to the historical flow of jazz music.

10. Vocalese
Often referred to vocal jazz. Combines lyric and music in an instrumental solo. In nature is bop, but the main priority is singing solo or accompanied by a small musical ensemble group. Player among others: Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks.

11. Cool
Often described as "mixed" bebop and swing jazz. This stream is formed of the late 1940s and is a "natural child" which combines bebop swing in the harmonic and dynamic tone. Also dubbed the "West Coast Jazz", because a lot of innovation coming from the west coast of the USA, especially the city of Los Angeles.

12. Hard Bop
One of the other streams of jazz, which is a subsidiary of bebop flow. Hardbop more nuanced melodies on "soulful" than bebop, and sometimes influenced the themes of Rhythm & Blues music and Gospel music. Inovatornya is one of pianist Horace Silver.

13. Bossa Nova
Mixture of West Coast Cool, European Classical Harmonies, and Brazilian Samba rhythm. Often referred to by the name Brasillian Jazz, and flourished in America in 1962. Player such as Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and in America is Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz.

14. Free Jazz
Sometimes also called the "Avante Garde". Solis of free jazz experiment freely (free) to the music. Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane is an example.

15. Soul Jazz
Hardbop derived from well-known in the early 1960s. Improvise with chord progression, just like bop. Characters such as Horace Silver with his piano Hammond.

16. Groove
Often called the "Soul of-shoot of Jazz". Groove frequent use of tone-tone blues music with a focus primarily on rhytms. This music is nuanced and often touching emotion excited listeners to dance, while the slower blues. Improvised solos rarely used and relied more on music collective.

17. Fusion
This flow is a mix between "jazz improvisation" with the energy and rhythm of rock music. However, sometimes mixing is often considered a part of rock music and not jazz. This flow is also a kind of "rebellion" jazz musicians, especially hardbop flow of "jazz purists", who seemed to ordain that jazz should be like that already exist.

18. Afro-Cuban Jazz
Often called by its Latin name Jazz. Is a combination of improvisational jazz and latin music rhythm. Musical instruments that are used together with jazz instruments in general, but more focused on the rhythm section of the instrument conga, timbale, bongo and other latin instruments. Characters such as Arturo Sandoval, Poncho Sanchez, and Chucho Valdes.

19. Acid Jazz
Acid Jazz is not a genre of music often say jazz, because of the weak attachment to the history of jazz music. First it was the British dance music. Are then combined with classical jazz, 70s Funk, Hip-hop, Soul and Latin music, where the focus is instrumental music and not the lyrics. Eventually produce a rich music with improvised music that sounded "mixed up", and is often referred to Acid Jazz. Acid Jazz is Jazz.

20. European Jazz
In the late 20th century, the French jazz musician and the Scandinavian countries felt that the expression of American jazz music has lost its "sense" its in today. That was the beginning of a new style that they created a European Jazz. Such as Acid Jazz, european jazz rooted in dance music, and combine with elements of house music (disco music with basic Funk). Resultant sound is more nuanced and electronicaly digitaly and feels contemporary. Characters such as Bugge Wesseltoft, Nils Petter Molvaer, and Martial Solal.

That's just a glimpse of streams in jazz music drawn from a variety of jazz literature. There are also many important figures in jazz music that is not in the summary above. Now there are a lot of new jazz musicians and vocalists, such as Jammie Cullum, Renee Olstead, and others, who make restrictions in the flow of jazz music has begun to blur. Nevertheless, the point is not the stream itself, but the Jazz is now global.

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Genre Reggae

Genre Reggae

  In 1968 many years known as the birth of reggae music. Actually there is no specific incident that became a marker early muasalnya, except transitional musical taste of Ska and Jamaican society Rocsteady, which was popular among the young in the first half until the end of the 1960s, the new musical rhythm slower tempo: reggae. Perhaps frenetic and fast tempo Ska and Rocksteady less wear to the social and economic conditions in Jamaica are stressful.

The word "reggae" is supposedly derived from the pronunciation of the African accent of the word "ragged" (clumsy motion-like bodies pounding on people who dance to the music ska or reggae). Rhythm of reggae music itself influenced elements of R & B music that was born in New Orleans, Soul, Rock, rhythmic Afro-Caribean (Calypso, Merengue, Rhumba) and called Jamaican folk music Mento, rich with African rhythms. Musical rhythm that many considered to be a precursor to reggae is ska and rocksteady, the form of R & B musical interpretation that developed in Jamaica is loaded with the influence of Afro-American music. Technical and musical exploration conducted many Ska musicians, including shaking the guitar in reverse (up-strokes), putting pressure on a weak tone tone (syncopated) and multi-rhythmic drum beats are complex.

Engineering and Rocsteady Ska musicians in playing a musical instrument, imitated by many reggae musicians. However much slower tempo music with pounding bass and rhythm guitar is more prominent. Vocals are heavy with songs like pattern praises (chant), which influenced the rhythm of drumming, singing and mystical ways of Rastafari. Slower tempo of the music, in time to support the delivery of messages through the lyrics of songs associated with the Rastafari religious traditions and socio-political problems of humanistic and universal.

Album "Catch A Fire" (1972) which launched Bob Marley and The Wailers quickly catapulted to the outside of Jamaica reggae. Popularity of reggae in the United States supported also by the film The Harder They Come (1973) and reggae rhythms played by white musicians such as Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and UB40. Reggae rhythm was then affect streams music in the decade after that, call it a variant of reggae hip hop, reggae rock, blues, and so on.

"What the heck Reggae"

  Reggae itself is a combination of African traditional accompaniment, American and Blues and folk (folk song) Jamaica. The synthesis of style clearly demonstrate the authenticity of Jamaica and put a knock broke - broke apart, strumming the guitar upwards, vocal patterns that 'preaching' and the lyrics are still about Rastafari religious traditions. Although many commercial benefits that have been derived from reggae, Babylon (Jamaica), strict government often considered to restrict the movement but not the political aspect Rastafarinya. "Reg-ay" arguably arises from the notion that reggae is a style of Jamaican music is based on American soul music, but with a rhythm that 'behind' and the fabric of a prominent bass. The theme weve often about Rastafari, political protest, and rudie (hooligan hero). Existing forms (ska and rocksteady) seem to be more powerful influence of African music - despite his American guitar playing also fill 'hole - hole' empty and drum accompaniment complex. In contemporary reggae, ritual drumming taken from Rastafarian who tend mystical and sacred, because it will be more calm tempo and focuses on issues of social, political and humane message.

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Genre Pop

Genre Pop

  Popular music or pop music is the name for music streams are heard by the listener and kebanyak extensive commercial nature.
Popular music first developed in the United States in 1920 where the first recording made by Thomas Edison's invention, distinguished by Classical Music, Jazz Music, Folk Music, Blues Music, and also developed into other countries worldwide.
Band - Pop band in Indonesia:
-Purple
-Vierra
-Gods
-Guardian
-THe Changcuters

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Understanding Music Genre and Type-Kind

Understanding Music Genre and Type-Kind

Music is a music genre classification according to its similarity to each other. Music can also be classified according to different criteria, such as geography. A genre can

defined by the techniques of music, style, context, and theme music.

Nowadays, who has developed a lot of kinds of music genre is getting a lot in life.

Here is a list of flow / main genres of music. Each genre is divided into several sub-genres. Categorizing music like this, although it is sometimes a subjective thing, but it is one of the sciences are studied and determined by experts of world music.
In recent decades, the music world suffered a lot of progress. Many types of new music that was born and developed. Triphop music example which is a blend of beat-beat electronic pop music that mild and pleasant. Examples of musicians that carries this kind of music is vierra, purple, etc. Rice. There are also hip - hop rock that was carried by kobe. There is also a phenomenal reggae music by Bob Marley, the group that brought the genre of music this is Tony Q indonesia, Ras Muhamad, Steven Coconuts dsb.Belum again and melodic metal genre that is now being ins. many new music groups that fly with this kind of metal music, among others Deadsquad, punishment of the grave, second demise, there dimelodic dsb.kalau like MyNameIs, Speak Up, Close Head, Rufio, etc. although this genre is not published, but this music is very adolescent familiar. Then there is also the Punk music, this music-driven diIndonesia while the Marginal br'genre bands such as social-social, Flower Black, Begundal Lowokwaru etc.. and many more genre - the genre diIndonesia.

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LIST OF TYPE OF MUSIC | MUSIC GENRES

LIST OF TYPE OF MUSIC | MUSIC GENRES

·         Alternative

§  Alternative Rock

§  College Rock

§  Experimental Rock

§  Goth Rock

§  Grunge

§  Hardcore Punk

§  Hard Rock

§  Indie Rock

§  New Wave

§  Progressive Rock

§  Punk

·         Anime

·         Blues

§  Acoustic Blues

§  Chicago Blues

§  Classic Blues

§  Contemporary Blues

§  Country Blues

§  Delta Blues

§  Electric Blues

·         Children’s Music

§  Lullabies

§  Sing-Along

§  Stories

·         Classical

§  Avant-Garde

§  Baroque

§  Chamber Music

§  Chant

§  Choral

§  Classical Crossover

§  Early Music

§  High Classical

§  Impressionist

§  Medieval

§  Minimalism

§  Modern Composition

§  Opera

§  Orchestral

§  Renaissance

§  Romantic

§  Wedding Music

·         Comedy

§  Novelty

§  Standup Comedy

·         Country

§  Alternative Country

§  Americana

§  Bluegrass

§  Contemporary Bluegrass

§  Contemporary Country

§  Country Gospel

§  Honky Tonk

§  Outlaw Country

§  Traditional Bluegrass

§  Traditional Country

§  Urban Cowboy

·         Dance

§  Breakbeat

§  Dubstep

§  Exercise

§  Garage

§  Hardcore

§  House

§  Jungle/Drum’n'bass

§  Techno

§  Trance

·         Disney

·         Easy Listening

§  Bop

§  Lounge

§  Swing

·         Electronic

§  Ambient

§  Downtempo

§  Electronica

§  IDM/Experimental

§  Industrial

·         Enka

·         French Pop

·         German Folk

·         German Pop

·         Fitness & Workout

·         Hip-Hop/Rap

§  Alternative Rap

§  Dirty South

§  East Coast Rap

§  Gangsta Rap

§  Hardcore Rap

§  Hip-Hop

§  Latin Rap

§  Old School Rap

§  Rap

§  Underground Rap

§  West Coast Rap

·         Holiday

§  Chanukah

§  Christmas

§  Christmas: Children’s

§  Christmas: Classic

§  Christmas: Classical

§  Christmas: Jazz

§  Christmas: Modern

§  Christmas: Pop

§  Christmas: R&B

§  Christmas: Religious

§  Christmas: Rock

§  Easter

§  Halloween

§  Holiday: Other

§  Thanksgiving

·         Indie Pop

·         Industrial

·         Inspirational – Christian & Gospel

§  CCM

§  Christian Metal

§  Christian Pop

§  Christian Rap

§  Christian Rock

§  Classic Christian

§  Contemporary Gospel

§  Gospel

§  Christian & Gospel

§  Praise & Worship

§  Southern Gospel

§  Traditional Gospel

·         Instrumental

§  March (Marching Band)

·         J-Pop

§  J-Rock

§  J-Synth

§  J-Ska

§  J-Punk

·         Jazz

§  Avant-Garde Jazz

§  Big Band

§  Contemporary Jazz

§  Cool

§  Crossover Jazz

§  Dixieland

§  Fusion

§  Hard Bop

§  Latin Jazz

§  Mainstream Jazz

§  Ragtime

§  Smooth Jazz

§  Trad Jazz

·         K-Pop

·         Karaoke

·         Kayokyoku

·         Latino

§  Alternativo & Rock Latino

§  Baladas y Boleros

§  Brazilian

§  Contemporary Latin

§  Latin Jazz

§  Pop Latino

§  Raíces

§  Reggaeton y Hip-Hop

§  Regional Mexicano

§  Salsa y Tropical

·         New Age

§  Environmental

§  Healing

§  Meditation

§  Nature

§  Relaxation

§  Travel

·         Opera

·         Pop

§  Adult Contemporary

§  Britpop

§  Pop/Rock

§  Soft Rock

§  Teen Pop

·         R&B/Soul

§  Contemporary R&B

§  Disco

§  Doo Wop

§  Funk

§  Motown

§  Neo-Soul

§  Quiet Storm

§  Soul

·         Reggae

§  Dancehall

§  Dub

§  Roots Reggae

§  Ska

·         Rock

§  Adult Alternative

§  American Trad Rock

§  Arena Rock

§  Blues-Rock

§  British Invasion

§  Death Metal/Black Metal

§  Glam Rock

§  Hair Metal

§  Hard Rock

§  Metal

§  Jam Bands

§  Prog-Rock/Art Rock

§  Psychedelic

§  Rock & Roll

§  Rockabilly

§  Roots Rock

§  Singer/Songwriter

§  Southern Rock

§  Surf

§  Tex-Mex

·         Singer/Songwriter

§  Alternative Folk

§  Contemporary Folk

§  Contemporary Singer/Songwriter

§  Folk-Rock

§  New Acoustic

§  Traditional Folk

·         Soundtrack

§  Foreign Cinema

§  Musicals

§  Original Score

§  Soundtrack

§  TV Soundtrack

·         Spoken Word

·         Vocal

§  Standards

§  Traditional Pop

§  Vocal Jazz

§  Vocal Pop

·         World

§  Africa

§  Afro-Beat

§  Afro-Pop

§  Asia

§  Australia

§  Cajun

§  Caribbean

§  Celtic

§  Celtic Folk

§  Contemporary Celtic

§  Drinking Songs

§  Europe

§  France

§  Hawaii

§  Indian Pop

§  Japan

§  Japanese Pop

§  Klezmer

§  Middle East

§  North America

§  Polka

§  South Africa

§  South America

§  Traditional Celtic

§  Worldbeat

§  Zydeco

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