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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Vallenato
Vallenato is a word that means “born in the valley,” and it is one of Colombia’s popular music genres alongside cumbia.
Centered on the accordion and vocals with added percussion, it was originally sung as small-scale folk music for the people, but it has also evolved to include performances by orchestras.
Fusion
It refers to a music genre that, from the late 1960s onward, fused jazz with rock, Latin music, R&B, and electronic music.
Members of fusion groups typically possess very high levels of instrumental technique, and albums that showcase these skills—as well as light, catchy, pop-leaning tracks—are often used as background music for TV programs and weather forecasts.
Blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul is a form in which white musicians, who admired Black music, performed soul music and R&B.
Although it produced numerous hit songs, when it first emerged, it was often regarded as not the real thing and tended to be taken lightly as a genre.
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.