Music Genres and Sub-

genres
 Crunk

'Crunk' is a subgenre of 'Hip Hop' music

'Crunk' music emerged in the early 1990's and gained mainstream success
during the mid 2000's.
Performers of 'Crunk' music are often referred to as 'Crunkmeisters'
'Crunk' is often up-tempo and one of the Southern hip hop's more dance
and club originated subgenre's.
I combines hip hop and electronic dance music.
Some key 'Crunk' artists are: Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Ying Yang Twins, Lil
Scrappy.
New Jack Swing

This was a fusion style between R&B and Hiphop. This used vocal styles from
R&B sing
This style was spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle.
It was designed to be a more urban style of Hiphop. Which was different from
the common style.
It was designed to take elements from different forms of jazz to combine with
the R&B vocals, these are usually just used as the backing beat. Famous songs
in this genre are "I want her" by Keith Sweats. It become popular in the End of
the 1980s.
Instruments commonly used in this genre are the electronic machine and
things such as synthesizer. This was to create a more electronic sound for the
music.
There are lots of famous musicians in this genre but most notably would be
R,kellys early work.
Electro Swing

Originated in the 1990's in the united states and Europe.

Is a mix of modern/vintage jazz and swing music. Combined with house
music and hip hop.
Retains the original ideas and energy of live brass and swing music.
A popular example is 'We Speak No Americano' by Yolanda Be Cool
Has been described as the worst genre of music ever as people believe
the two genres don't go together.
 Chamber Pop

In the mid 1990s, chamber pop developed as a subgenre of indie rock or indie pop in
which musicians opposed the distorted guitars, lo-fi aesthetic, and simple
arrangements common to the alternative or "modern rock" groups of that era.
Its a style of rock music, there is a sub genre of indie rock, where the music is
very slow but also electronic instruments are used to make it sound like rock.
It is an orchestral rock.
There are strings, horns, and piano used in the indie rock.
In the music videos there are animals in a lot of the videos.
 Moombahton
What Is Moombahton?
Moombahton is a fusion genre of house music and reggaeton that was created by American DJ and producer Dave Nada in
Washington, in 2009. Nada coined the name as a portmanteau of Moombah, and Reggaeton.
Genre Characteristics?
Identifying characteristics of moombahton include: thick and spread-out bass line/dramatic builds/a two-step pulse/quick drum fills
Occasionally: ravey synthesizers/a cappella rap samples
So, what is my opinion of it?
Well, after doing some searching, I listened to 'Munchi - Sandungeo' and 'Sidney Samson - Riverside (Dave Nada Moombahton Edit)',
and I believe it is very repetitive, which frustrates me. To speak honestly, to me it's just continuous drums and repeated motifs of the
same voices/words. It is clearly made for dance/clubs, and not made to have any true meaning other than to move your body to. I
am sure there are many happy clubs displaying this music, however, I cannot get into it when there is no real meaning or lyrics.
However, I did find something that surprised me: Billboard.com places Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' as among the top 25 best Moombahton
songs so far, which made me question the genre once more. I guess with its repetitive drum beat, etc, it is very similar to the other
Moombahton songs I listened to. It was a pleasant shock when scrolling through loads of other videos that I had never once heard of
before.
 New Romantics
Also known as 'Blitz Kids'
New romantics was a pop culture movement in the UK which
began in 1979 but peaked in 1981
Known artists such as Duran Duran, ABC and even David
Bowie were all part of this genre
Characteristics:
Both sexes often wore counter-sexual clothing
It
was also known for the artists to wear eyeliner and
mascara
They were known for their lush and ornate sound
 Ska Punk

Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was
the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
Early ska punk combined both 2 Tone and ska with hardcore punk. Ska
punk often features wind instruments and especially horns such as
saxophones, trombones and trumpets, making the genre distinct from
other forms of punk rock. It is similar to traditional Jamaican ska, but faster
and heavier.
Ska punk broke into the mainstream in the mid-1990s with bands such as
Sublime, No Doubt, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Smash Mouth, the Mighty
Mighty Bosstones and Rancid all achieving mainstream success.
One song that I listened to was a re-make of 'Take on Me' by a-ha. Reel Big
Fish made their version in the mid 1990s, the video has had over 11 million
views.
Reggaeton
Christian punk

Christian punk is a subgenre of punk rock with some degree of

Christian lyrical content
Some bands generally avoid specific mention of God or Jesus.
Origins in the wider 1980s

Sounds really bad too!

Sup famio
Melodic death metal

Subgenre of death metal that includes highly melodic.

Has the aggression and brutality of death metal but also includes
sung vocals as well as scream and roars.
A famous bands from this genre includes In Flames and At The
Gates.
The genre was formed in the early 1990s.
Combines aspects of death metal and the new wave British heavy
metal.
Proto-Punk

Proto-Punk is the genre of music typically known as preceding punk music,

and was played by garage bands in the 60s or 70s. These bands
anticipated the musical themes of punk music before its invention and
recognition. Because so many bands played different versions of proto-
punk, it doesn't have an identifiable sound. However, it was usually
unpolished and dealt with taboo subject matter, and there was a definite
sense that it didn't fit in with rock music at the time.
Popular proto-punk bands include The Who, The Stooges, Patti Smith,
Death, Suicide, The Kinks... etc .
 Gabba (Gabber)

A house music variant originally started in Detroit

but became popular in Holland, specifically
Rotterdam.
It is different to techno/house as it uses a much
harsher, louder sound.
The majority of the music is electronic with very
few lyrics/no lyrics whatsoever
There are very few music videos for Gabba as
the artists are often individuals with small
budgets.

List of Gabba artists:

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Brazilian pop

Brazilian Pop is the main source of music in which

Brazilians listen to and is also accepted largely in
other South American countries. There are lots of
drums and instruments which are associated with
their traditional carnivals which they transfer into their
songs.
There are a large variety of artists in this genre such
as; Gilberto Gil, Eliane Ellias, Marisa Monte and many
more
http://www.allmusic.com/style/brazilian-pop-
ma0000011888/artists
Trip Hop

Trip Hop (sometimes called 'downtempo') is a musical genre that

originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has
been described as "a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither genre
is recognizable ," and may incorporate a variety of styles, including funk,
dub, soul, psychedelia, R&B, and house, as well as other forms of
electronic music. Trip Hop can be highly experimental.
Deriving from later idioms of acid house, the term was first used by the
British music media to describe the more experimental variant of
breakbeat emerging from the Bristol Sound scene in the early 1990s, which
contained influences of soul, funk and jazz. It was pioneered by acts like
Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead. Trip Hop achieved commercial
success in the 1990s, and has been described as "Europe's alternative
choice in the second half of the '90s.
 Trapstep

Some Trap step seems to take original songs and remix them, it is a mixture of both trap music and Dubstep.

Originally, Trap music was a sub-genre from the 1990's in the USA. Typically, Trap is bleak and gritty and varies
from different artists. Typical lyrics in Trap music include poverty, violence and living in urban areas.

Trap music employs a heavy use of multi-layered hard-lined and melodic synthesizers; crisp, grimy, and
rhythmic snares; deep 808 kick drums; double-time, triple-time and similarly divided hi-hats; and a cinematic
and symphonic utilization of string, brass, woodwind, and keyboard instruments creating an overall dark,
harsh, grim, and bleak atmosphere for the listener. The tempo of a typical trap beat is around 140 BPM

'Trap' refers to the place drug dealers give away their drugs, it is commonly used now as before, rappers
referred to the places as the 'trap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELbwr2NJqA
K POP

Its a music genre originating in South Korea that is

characterized by a wide variety of audio-visual
elements.
K-pop artists are frequently referred to as idols or
idol groups.
Modern K-pop "idol" culture began with the boy
band H.O.T. in 1996.
It is characterized by a mixture of Western sounds
with an Asian aspect of performance.
K-pop has a significant influence on fashion in
Asia, where trends started by idols are followed by
young audiences.