Defining Music Genres - Part 3 * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very... very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. You may find it interesting to copy/paste the name for the type of music in a youtube search or online search so that you can experience them more fully. Hip-Hop - is a style of popular music, typically consisting of a rhythmic, rhyming vocal style called rapping (also known as emceeing) over backing beats and scratching performed on a turntable by a DJ. House - is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. House music is strongly influenced by elements of the late 1970s soul- and funk-infused dance music style of disco. Indie - is a term used to describe genres, scenes, subcultures, styles and other cultural attributes in music, characterized by their independence from major commercial record labels and their aut...
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