Types of music genres
The famous saying goes, “There are only two kinds of music: good and bad.” That said, it’s often easier to start listening when music is categorized by genre.
Use this as a reference to help you discover new ‘good music.’
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post-punk
It’s a subgenre of London punk! Its distinctive musical style turns rough-edged punk rock into dance music by incorporating genres like reggae and funk.
It’s also a genre that’s often grouped together with new wave.
Motown sound
It’s a genre mainly referring to the music that came out of Motown, the soul music label based in Detroit, USA, and it’s also called Detroit soul.
It was crafted with pop appeal in mind, aiming to keep things simple and not overly complex.
Rocksteady
It’s a Jamaican music genre known for bridging ska and reggae! Compared to ska, the tempo is much slower, and the bassline is no longer a jazz-like walking bass.
Another hallmark of rocksteady is the rise of many chorus groups that emphasized harmony.
Boogaloo
It is a type of Latin music, but in fact it was born in New York.
It became popular from the mid-1960s to the 1970s and is party music that fuses Black R&B and soul with the Latin music of Cuba and other Caribbean countries.