List of musical genres
Recognised musical genres include the following (see the individual genre pages for more information on each genre and the musicial genres page for information about the major groupings): A cappella Abwe[?] Acid house Acid jazz[?] Acid rock[?] Acid techno[?] Afoxe[?] African jazz[?] Afrobeat Aguinaldo[?] Al ala[?] Aleatory Algerias[?] Alomaco[?] Alternative country Alternative hip hop Alternative metal Alternative rock Ambient Ambient breakbeat Ambient dub Ambient house Ambient techno Ambient trance American fingerstyle guitar[?] (American primitive guitar) Americana country[?] Anarcho-punk Antiphonal[?] Apala[?] Appalachian folk[?] Areito[?] Arena rock Ars Antiqua[?] Ars Nova[?] Avant-garde jazz[?] Avant-garde music[?] Axe[?] Bachata[?] Baiao[?] Bakersfield sound Bal granmoun[?] Balakadri[?] Ballad Ballad calypso[?] Ballata[?] Bamberas[?] Bamboula wake[?] Bambuco[?] Banda Bangsawan[?] Barbershop Barndance[?] Baroque music Batá[?] Batá-rumba[?] Batucada[?] Beach music[?] Bebop Beguine[?] (biguine) Beguine moderne[?] Beguine vide[?] Bel canto Belair[?] Benga[?] Bhajan Bhangra Bhangragga[?] Bhangramuffin[?] Big band music Big Beat Biguine[?] Black metal Bloco afro[?] Bluegrass Blue-eyed soul[?] Blues Blurcore[?] Big Drum Dance[?] Bigono duu[?] Bocet[?] Bolero[?] Bomba[?] Bongo Bongo wake[?] Boogie rock[?] Boogie woogie Borbangnadyr[?] Border ballad[?] Bossa nova Boy band Brass band[?] Brazilian jazz[?] Brill Building Pop[?] Britfunk[?] Britpop British blues British Invasion Broadside ballad[?] Brown-eyed soul[?] Bubblegum pop Bulerias[?] Bumba-meu-boi[?] Bunggul[?] Burger-highlife[?] Burgundian School[?] Ca din tulnic[?] Ca pe lunca[?] Cadence Cadence-lypso[?] Cadence rampa[?] Cakewalk Calypso Campillaneros[?] Cańa[?] Candombe[?] Canon[?] Cante chico[?] Cante jondo[?] Canterbury Scene Cantińas[?] Cantique[?] Caracoles[?] Carceleras[?] Carimbo[?] Cariso[?] Carnatic classical music[?] Cartageneras[?] Cassé-co[?] Castillian Cavacha[?] Celempungan[?] Cha-cha-cha Chakacha[?] Chamame[?] Chamber jazz[?] Chamber pop[?] Chamber music Chanson[?] Charanga[?] Chčo[?] Chimurenga[?] (mbira) Chouval bwa[?] Chowtal[?] Chicago blues Chicago soul[?] Chorinho[?] Choro[?] Christian alternative Christian hip hop Christian metal Christmas carol Chut-kai-pang[?] Chutney[?] Chutney-soca[?] Cigányzene[?] Cînd ciobanu s-i a pierdut oile[?] Cîntec batrînesc[?] Ciobanul[?] Classical music era Clicks n Cuts Close harmony[?] Cocobale[?] Colombianas[?] Comedy rock[?] Comic opera[?] Comparsa[?] Compas direct[?] Compas meringue[?] Concert overture[?] Concerto Concerto grosso Conjunto Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Contradanza[?] Cool jazz Cocorrido[?] Country blues Country music Countrypolitan Cow punk[?] Creative jazz[?] Csárdás[?] Cuecas[?] Cumbia[?] Cumfa[?] Dadra[?] Dance music Dancehall Dangdut[?] Danza[?] Danzón[?] Dark ambient[?] De codru[?] De dragoste[?] De jale[?] De pahar[?] Death metal Deblas[?] Décima[?] Delta blues Deep house[?] Deep soul[?] Detroit blues Detroit techno Dhrupad Dhun[?] Dirge[?] Dirty South[?] Disco Dixieland jazz (Chicago jazz) Doina[?] Donegal fiddle tradition Doo wop Doom metal Downtempo[?] Dream pop Drill n bass Drum n bass (DNB) Dub Dutch jazz[?] Early music East Coast blues[?] East Coast hip hop Electric blues Electroclash Electro hop Electronic body music Electronic music Emeba[?] Emo English funk[?] English madrigal[?] Enka Euba[?] Eurodance[?] Europop Eurotrance[?] (traditional dance music) Experimental music Ezengileer Fado Fandango[?] Farruca[?] Filk Filmi[?] (Indian art film music) Filmi qawwali[?] Fjatpangarri[?] Flamenco Foaie verde[?] Forró[?] Free funk[?] Free jazz Free music Freestyle Frevo[?] Fugue Fuji[?] Funk Funk metal Funky breaks[?] Funky highlife[?] Fusion bhangra[?] (New Wave bhangra) Fusion jazz[?] Futurepop G-funk Gabber Gagá[?] Gagaku[?] Gaikyoku[?] Gallant[?] Gambang[?] Gamelan Gamelan gong kebjar[?] Gamelan semar pegulingan[?] Gangsta rap Garage Garage rock Garage techno[?] Garrotin[?] Gavotte[?] Ghazal[?] Girl group Glam rock Glitch[?] Gnawa[?] Go go Goa Gospel music Gothenburg sound[?] Goth metal Gothic rock Granadinas[?] Gregorian chant Grindcore Grunge Guaguanbo[?] Guajira[?] Gwo ka[?] Gypsy jazz[?] Habanera[?] Haiducesti[?] Hair metal Half calypso[?] (semi-tone calypso) Hakka Happy hardcore[?] Haqibah[?] Hardcore hip hop Hardcore[?] Hardcore punk Hard bop (hard bebop) Hard rock Hard trance[?] Harmonica blues[?] Hát a Dŕo[?] Hát cai luong[?] Hát tuông[?] (Hát bôi) Hawaiian steel guitar[?] Hazzanut[?] Heavy compas[?] Heavy metal Hesher[?] Hi-Nrg[?] Highlands Highlife Highlife fusion[?] Hiplife[?] Hip hop Hip house Hindustani classical music[?] Honky tonk Honkyoku[?] Hora lunga[?] Hornpipes[?] Hot rod music[?] House music Hula[?] Hymn Ibo[?] Illbient Impressionist music Incidental music Indie rock Indo rock[?] Industrial music Industrial metal[?] Industrial rock Instrumental rock Intelligent dance music (IDM)[?] Intuit (music) Iscathamiya[?] J-pop[?] Jaipongan[?] Jam band Jangle pop[?] Jarana[?] Jarocho[?] Jazz Jazz from night[?] Jazz fusion Jazz groove[?] Jazz rap Jibaro[?] Jig Jing ping[?] Jit[?] Jive Joik[?] Jota[?] Jug band Juke joint blues[?] Juju[?] Jump blues Jungle Junkanoo[?] Juré[?] Kadans[?] Kaiso[?] Kalinda[?] (kalenda, ti kannot) Kansas City blues[?] Kargyraa Karma[?] Kattajjaq[?] Kayokyoku[?] Ke-kwe[?] Kecak[?] Kélé[?] Ketjak[?] Khap[?] Khene Khoomei Kinko[?] Kirtan[?] Kiwi rock[?] Klezmer Kliningan[?] Komagaku[?] Konpa[?] Kpanlogo[?] Krautrock[?] Krill Krill[?] Kriti[?] (krithi) Kroncong[?] Kun-borrk[?] Kutumba wake[?] Kwassa kwassa[?] Kwela[?] La la[?] Laiki[?] Lais[?] Lam Lam sing[?] Lambada[?] Lancer[?] Langgam jawa[?] Latin jazz[?] (Afro-Cuban jazz) Lavlu[?] Lavway[?] Le leagan[?] Letka[?] Lo-fi Louisiana blues Lounge music[?] Lovers rock Lubbock country music[?] Luhya omutibo[?] Lullaby Lundu[?] M-Base[?] Madchester Madrigal Mafioso hip hop[?] Maglaal[?] (tuuli) Magnificat Makossa Malagueńas[?] Mambo Manding swing[?] Mangulina[?] Manikay[?] Manouche[?] Manzuma[?] Marabi[?] Marching music[?] Marrabenta[?] Mass Martinetes[?] Math rock Mazurka Mbalax[?] Mbaqanga[?] (township jive) Mbube[?] Meditation[?] Mejorana[?] Memphis soul[?] Mento[?] Merengue Méringue[?] MGB[?] (musica popular Brasileira) Miami bass (booty bass) Microhouse Milo jazz[?] Mini compas[?] Mini jazz[?] Minimalism Minuet Medieval music Melhoun[?] Memphis blues Merengue Merengue típico moderno[?] Meringue Merseybeat Milongas[?] Mineras[?] Minimalist music Minstrel show Mirabras[?] Mod Modinha[?] Modern classical music Morna[?] Motown Mozambique[?] Mugham[?] Muntuno[?] Musette[?] Music drama[?] Musique concrete Muzak (or elevator music) Narcocorrido[?] Nashville Sound Nederpop Neo-classicism[?] Neue Deutsche Welle[?] Newbeat[?] New Age music[?] New Jack Swing[?] New Orleans blues New Orleans contemporary brass band[?] New Orleans jazz[?] New Romantic New York blues New Wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) New Wave Nhac dan toc cai bien[?] Nha Nac[?] No Wave Noise music Noise pop[?] Noise rock[?] Nortena Northern soul[?] Nota[?] Nu breaks[?] Nu metal Nu soul (neo soul) Oi Old school hip hop Old time country[?] Oltului[?] Oom pah band[?] Opera Oratorio Orchestra Organum[?] Oriental Foxtrot[?] Outlaw country[?] Outsider music Padams[?] Paisley Underground[?] Palm wine[?] Palos[?] Pambiche[?] (Merengue estilo yanqui) Pan music[?] Parang[?] Partido alto[?] Paseo[?] Pasillo[?] Perico ripiao[?] (Merengue típico cibaeńo) Petenera[?] Petro[?] Philadelphia soul[?] Phleng luk tung[?] Piano blues Piedmont blues Piyyutim[?] Plainchant Plena[?] Polka Polo[?] Polskor[?] Pop music Porro[?] Post-rock Post-romanticism[?] Power metal Power pop Powwow Program symphony[?] Progressive electronic music[?] Progressive house Progressive metal Progressive bluegrass[?] Progressive rock Psychedelic music Psychobilly Psy-trance Australian pub rock UK pub rock Punk rock Qasidah[?] Qawwali[?] Quadrille[?] Queercore[?] Quiet Storm[?] Rada[?] Ragas[?] Raggamuffin (Ragga) Ragtime music Rai Ranchera[?] Rapcore Rapso[?] Rara[?] Rasiya[?] Reel Reggae Reggae highlife[?] Reggaeton[?] Rembetiko[?] Renaissance music Rhapsody[?] Rhythm and blues (R&B) Ricercar[?] Riot grrl Rock opera Rock and roll Rock en espanol Rockabilly Rocksteady Rococo Rodeo music[?] Romantic period in music Romeras[?] Rondeaux[?] Roots reggae Roots rock[?] Roots rock reggae Rumba Rumba gitana[?] Runo[?] Sadcore Saetas[?] Saibara[?] Salsa Salsa romantica[?] Salve[?] Samba Samba reggae[?] Sanjuanitos[?] Sarandunga[?] Sato kagura[?] Scandinavian metal (Viking metal) Schottisch[?] Schranz[?] Sea shantie[?] Seis[?] Serialism Serrana[?] Set dance[?] Sevillana[?] Shabab[?] Shabad[?] Shango Shape-note singing[?] Shibuya-kei[?] Shoegazing Showtunes Sica[?] Siguiriyas[?] Singer-songwriter Single tone calypso[?] Ska Ska punk Skiffle Slack-key guitar[?] (kihoalu) Slide[?] Slow airs[?] Slowcore[?] Sludge metal[?] Smooth jazz[?] Soca Soft rock[?] Solea[?] (soleares) Son[?] Son-batá[?] (batá rock) Son montuno[?] Sonata Soukous[?] Soul jazz[?] Soul music Southern hip hop Southern rock Southern soul[?] Space rock Spectralism Speed garage[?] Speed metal Spirituals[?] Square dance St. Louis blues St. Louis soul[?] Steelband[?] Stoner metal Straight edge Strathspeys[?] Stride String quartet Suite Suomi rock[?] Surf rock Swahili sound[?] Swamp blues Swamp pop[?] Swing music Sygyt Symphonic black metal Symphonic poem Symphony Synth pop Taarab[?] Tamborito[?] Tambu[?] Tamburitza[?] Tamil tiruppukazh[?] Tango Tango flamenco[?] Tappa[?] Tarabu[?] Tarana[?] Tarannum[?] Tarantella[?] Taranto Tawshih[?] Tech house Techno Techno-tribal[?] Teen pop[?] Tejano Texas blues[?] Tex-Mex Third stream[?] Thrash metal Thumri Tientos[?] Tin Pan Alley Togaku[?] Tonas[?] Toziych[?] Trance Tribal house[?] Trip-hop Tropicalia Truck-driving country[?] Tumba[?] Tuvan throat-singing[?] Twee pop UK garage[?] UPA Urban Cowboy[?] Urtin duu[?] Vallenato[?] Vaudeville Verbunkos[?] Verismo[?] Viennese-style classical music[?] Villancicos[?] Virelais[?] Vuelie[?] Vocal house[?] Waltz Wangga[?] Warabe uta[?] Wassoulou[?] West Coast hip hop Western blues Western swing[?] Work song[?] Worldbeat World music Xoomii (khoomii, hoomii) Yanvalou[?] Yodeling[?] Yukar[?] Zairean sound[?] Zen (music)[?] Zouk chouv[?] Zout[?] Zydeco