Music genres

Pick a genre to see where its artists come from, and to find music from those places.

• KonpaHaiti's national dance music
• MakossaCameroon's bass-driven dance groove
• JazzImprovised music born in New Orleans
• RockGuitar-driven music from rock and roll
• Hip hopRhymes over beats, born in the Bronx
• PunkFast, loud and do-it-yourself
• ElectronicMusic made with synthesizers and computers
• PopCatchy songs made for everyone
• ClassicalThe tradition of Western art music
• MetalLoud, heavy guitar music
• FolkSongs passed down, and songs inspired by them
• Indie rockRock from independent labels
• ReggaeMusic from Jamaica, heard around the world
• BluesMusic born in the American South
• CountrySongs and stories from the American South
• AfrobeatsWest Africa's global pop sound
• AmapianoSouth Africa's log-drum house
• ZoukThe Antilles on the dance floor
• SocaTrinidad's carnival engine
• HighlifeGhana's century-old dance band sound
• BachataThe Dominican Republic's guitar music
• MbalaxSenegal's sabar-driven popular music
• RaraHaiti's processional street music