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List of cultural and regional genres of music
Cultural genres
By race, ethnicity or origin
Immigrant communities
International ethnic groups
- Andean: nueva cancion
- Arab: classical Arab music, rai, sout, gnawa, al-jil , chaabi
- Basque: trikitrixa , bersolari , shawm and drum , fasil , raks , calgia
- Bedouin: zajal
- Berber
- Celtic: jig, reel, strathspey, hornpipe
- Garifuna: punta, paranda , brukdown
- Gypsy: flamenco
- Kurd
- Jewish: Ashkenazi music , Sephardic music, piyyutim, klezmer
- Native American and First Nations: chicken scratch, pow-wow, peyote song
- Nordic: pols , polska, runo, Scandinavian death metal, Finnish opera
- Sami: joik
- Tamil
Native Sub-Saharan African ethnic groups
- Bakongo
- Ewe
- Fulani
- Hausa
- Igbo
- Kikuyu
- Kongo
- Malinke
- Masai
- Ndebele
- Pedo
- Pygmy: hindewhu
- San
- Sotho
- Tswana
- Venda
- Wolof
- Xhosa
- Yoruba
- Zulu
Native American ethnic groups
By religion
- Buddhism: honkyoku, Buddhist chant including shomyo, and throat singing in Tibetan Buddhist music
- Christianity: hymns, spirituals, Gregorian chant, wedding music, requiem, gospel, CCM
- Hare Krishna
- Hinduism: kriti, dhrupad, bhajan, dhamar
- Judaism: piyyutim, klezmer
- Latter-Day Saints
- Islam
- Native American religion: peyote song
- Rastafarianism: reggae, dub
- Shintoism: kagura
- Sikhism
- Zoroastrianism
See also: Music of the Vatican City
By language
- English
- Esperanto
- French
- Portuguese: fado, samba, Angolan merengue , semba , bossa nova, choro, lambada, MPB, baila, timbila , gumbe , marrabenta , morna
By occupation, purpose or occasion
Geographic genres
By country
- Afghanistan: klasik , rubab
- Albania: llautë , çifteli , kaba
- Algeria: rai, rabaab , sha-bii , hawzii , nuubaat
- Andorra: contrapàs , marratxa
- Angola: kilapanda , kizomba, Angolan merengue , rebita , semba
- Antigua and Barbuda: steeldrum
- Argentina: Argentinean rock, milonga, chamamé , cuarteto , tango
- Armenia: duduk
- Australia: Australian rock, Australian hip hop, kun-borrk , wangga , karma , didgeridoo, bunggul
- Austria: schrammelmusik , Baroque music
- Azerbaijan: mugam
- Bahamas: junkanoo, goombay
- Bahrain: sawt, khaleeji
- Bangladesh
- Barbados: spouge, calypso, soca
- Belarus: skomorokhs , znamennogo , partesnoe
- Belgium: Belgian hip hop
- Belize: brukdown, punta
- Benin: tchinkoumé , tchink-system
- Bhutan: rigsar , zhungdra and boedra
- Bolivia: huayno, canto nuevo, nueva canción, lambada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: sevdalinka
- Botswana
- Brazil: choro, bossa nova, fricote , carimbó , MPB, boi, maracatú, forró, lambada, samba
- Brunei: Aduk-Aduk , jipin , adai-adai , benari
- Bulgaria: gaida, kaval
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia: pinpeat orchestra, kantrum, jamrieng samai
- Cameroon: makossa
- Canada: rock and roll, folk music, country music
- Cape Verde: morna
- Central African Republic: mbela
- Chad
- Chile: nueva canción, canto nuevo
- China: shidaiqu , qin, baisha xiyue, hua-er , Nanguan ballad , chuigushou , Chinese rock, Cantopop
- Colombia: cumbia, porro , vallenato, música del interior, bambuco, champeta, Colombian salsa
- Comoros: twarab , variet
- Congo-Kinsasha: kwassa kwassa , soukous, rumba
- Congo-Brazzaville: makossa, soukous
- Costa Rica: calypso, marimba
- Côte d'Ivoire: gbébé , dopé , laba laba , polihet , rap dogba , zouglou, ziglibithy
- Croatia: tamburitza, gusle
- Cuba: son, son montuno, conga, rumba, punto, changuí, Cuban hip hop, música campesina , batá, nueva trova, timba, Latin jazz, conga, guajira, guaracha, mozambique, bolero, chachachá, charanga, habanera, salsa, songa
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic: polka, bluegrass, trampská hudba , cimbalom
- Denmark: pols , fanik
- Djibouti: balwo
- Dominica: bouyon
- Dominican Republic: merengue, gagá , bachata, salve
- East Timor: likurai
- Ecuador: marimba, bomba
- Egypt: al-jil
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea: bebon mvet
- Eritrea
- Estonia: runo-song , kannel
- Ethiopia: manzuma
- Fiji
- Finland: Finnish opera , runo, joik
- France: hurdygurdy, motete , minuet, gwerz , Breton pipes , bal-musette, cabaret, chanson, French hip hop
- Gabon
- Gambia: Afro-Manding blues
- Georgia (country) (orovela , krimanchuli
- Germany: Alpine New Wave , Neue Deutsche Welle, krautrock, stubenmusik , burger highlife , oom-pah, German hip hop
- Ghana: highlife
- Greece: rembétiko , Sephardic music, laïkó , Greek hip hop
- Grenada
- Guatemala:
- Guinea:
- Guinea-Bissau: gumbe , brosca , kussundé , kundere , djambadon , tina , tinga , calibash
- Guyana
- Haiti: ra-ra , minijazz , menwat , compas direct , cadence rampa , méringue
- Honduras: guancasco
- Hungary: verbunkos, nota, csárdás
- Iceland: rímur, Icelandic hip hop
- India: filmi, Carnatic music, khyal, kriti, dhrupad, Asian Underground, Dandiya, tarana, thillana, indo jazz , bhajan, Sugama Sangeetha, sitar, tabla, thumri, ghazal, bhangra
- Indonesia: gamelan, kebyar, jegog, joged bumbung, kroncong , langgam jawa , gandrung , kecak, qasidah modern , dangdut, jaipongan , angklung, kecapi suling, gambus, tapanuli ogong , tembang sunda
- Iran: Iranian pop , musiqi-e assil
- Iraq: oud, rebab
- Ireland: sean nós
- Israel: Sephardic music, klezmer, Yemenite Jewish music
- Italy: opera, Italian hip hop, Sardinian polyphonic singing , tarantella, canzone napoletana , ottava rima, trallalero, saltarello , neomelodici , Baroque music, tarantolati
- Ivory Coast (see Music of Côte d'Ivoire)
- Jamaica: mento, ska, reggae, dub, lovers rock, raggamuffin, dancehall
- Japan: gagaku, togaku , Group Sounds , ryukoka, shoka, kayokyoku , gunka , kawachi ondo, enka, J-pop, J-rock, umui , shima uta , katcharsee , min'yo, sato kagura , yukar, biwa hoshi, shamisen, komagaku , saibara , shomyo, dodompa, Japanese hip hop
- Jordan: zajal
- Kazakhstan: akyn , qobuz , dombra
- Kenya: taarab, benga, Swahili sound , Congolese sound , Kikuyu pop , rurubene
- Kiribati: te kainikamaen
- Korea: (North and South): ppongtchak , Norae Undong, pansori, hyangak, aak, tangak , sanjo, nongak , Korean hip hop, sinawi , chongak, t'ong guitar
- Kuwait: sawt, (khaleeji )
- Kyrgyzstan: manaschi , komuz
- Laos: khaen, khaplam wai , lam nu , lam ploen , lam saravane , mor lam sing, lam luang
- Latvia: daina, kokle
- Lebanon
- Lesotho: lekolulo , thomo , setolo-tolo
- Liberia
- Libya: masoud , Arab classical music, huda
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania: rateliai , daino
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia: calgia , gajda
- Malawi: guitar-and-banjo duos, kwela, afroma , kwasa kwasa
- Malaysia: silat, zapin, ronggeng, kertok
- Maldives: boduberu , thaara , Gaa odi lava , langiri , bolimalaafath neshun
- Mali: wassoulou
- Malta: l-ghana
- Marshall Islands: beet
- Mauritania: Al-bayda , Al-kahla , l'-gnaydiya
- Mauritius: seggae , sega
- Mexico: jarochos , jaliscienses , mariachi, Mexican son , Mexican hip hop, cumbia, norteño, son huasteco , abajeños , istmeños , arpa grande , calentanos , corridos, ranchera, arribeño
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia: long-song , pop mop , horse-head fiddle , Tuvan throat-singing
- Morocco: chaabi , Sephardic music, gnawa
- Mozambique: marrabenta
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal: panchai baja , light music
- Netherlands: Nederpop, Dutch hip hop, gabber, Indo-rock
- New Zealand: waiata , haka, Kiwi rock, kapahaka
- Nicaragua: marimba
- Niger
- Nigeria: apala, Igbo highlife , Yo-pop , Afrobeat, fuji, juju
- Norway: wind music , fiddle, Scandinavian death metal
- Oman
- Pakistan: qawwali, tarana
- Palau
- Panama: mejorana , punto, amanojã , atravesao , tamborito
- Papua New Guinea: singsing , bamboo band
- Paraguay
- Peru: charango, chicha, musica criolla, huayno, Andean New Age
- Philippines: kundiman, Pinoy rock, Manila sound , Filipino hip hop
- Poland: polka, Polish hip hop, mazurka, klezmer
- Portugal: fado
- Qatar
- Romania: doina
- Russia: Tuvan throat-singing
- Rwanda: ikinimba
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa: pate , fala
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe: tchiloli , danço-congo , puxa
- Saudi Arabia: khaleeji
- Senegal: mbalax , sabar , hip hop
- Serbia and Montenegro: novokomponovana narodni muzika , turbo-folk, kolo
- Seychelles: contombley , montea
- Sierra Leone: palm wine
- Singapore
- Slovakia: cardas , fujara
- Slovenia: polka, oberkrainer
- Solomon Islands: panpipe, bamboo band
- Somalia: batar
- South Africa: iscathamiya, kwela, marabi, mbaqanga, township jive , South African jazz
- Spain: flamenco, Spanish hip hop, Sephardic music
- Sri Lanka: baila
- Sudan: haqibah , riq
- Suriname: kaseko
- Swaziland
- Sweden: spelmanslag , polska, waltz, Scandinavian death metal, Swedish hip hop, Europop, kulning, säckpipa, nyckelharpa
- Switzerland: Appenzell quartet , dialect rock raga rock, Swiss hip hop, Alpine New Wave , yodelling
- Syria: classical Arab music, muwashshah
- Taiwan: quguan , Taiwanese pop, New Taiwanese Song , bayin , shan'ge , tea-picking opera , budaixi, yueqin , gezaixi
- Tajikistan: shashmaqam , falak
- Tanzania: taarab, ngoma , muziki wa dansi , hip hop
- Thailand: mor lam, pleng phua cheewit , string , luk grung , wong shadow, khruang sai, piphat, pleng Thai sakorn , luk thung, kantrum
- Togo
- Tonga: lali , hiva usa
- Trinidad and Tobago: lavway , leggos , calypso, soca, parang, pan, chutney, rapso, steeldrum
- Tunisia: malouf
- Turkey: Ottoman classical music, Sephardic music, Turkish hip hop, arabesk , Anatolian rock, Sufi-Mevlevi music , tavern
- Turkmenistan: bakshy , dutar
- Tuvalu: kupu , fakanau , fakaseasea
- Uganda: kadongo kamu
- Ukraine: bandura
- United Arab Emirates: khaleeji
- United Kingdom: heavy metal, electronic music, Britpop, British rock, dream pop, synth pop, folk-rock, psychedelic rock, punk rock, progressive rock, New Wave of British heavy metal, lovers rock, New Wave music, two-tone, drum and bass, twee pop, space rock, shoegazing, trip hop, jungle, British blues, British hip hop, Oi!, folk
- United States: American rock and roll, jazz, country music, psychedelic rock, gospel, rockabilly, doo wop, soul, CCM, heavy metal, punk rock, bluegrass, hillbilly music, honkytonk, slack-key guitar, Western swing, salsa, hip hop, jug band, folk-rock, grunge, hardcore punk, klezmer, zydeco, blues, house music, techno
- Uruguay: candombe, tango, murga
- Uzbekistan: shashmaqam
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela: llanera , calipso
- Vietnam: quan họ , hát tuồng , hát chèo , cải lương , nhac toc cai bien , hát chầu văn , ca trù
- Western Sahara
- Yemen: Yemenite Jewish music
- Zambia: Zam-rock
- Zimbabwe: chimurenga, jit
By continent or other international region
- Africa: African hip hop, rai, Gnawa, highlife, Fuji music, mbalax , milo jazz , kwela, mbaqanga, mbube, Afropop , taarab, jit, juju, benga, makossa, rumba, kwassa kwassa , soukous, jive
- Arabia
- Asia
- Caribbean: junkanoo, reggae, dub, salsa, merengue, bouyon , charanga, chutney, steelpan, zouk, biguine, spouge, cadence rampa , konpa direct , ska, mambo, rumba, salsa, son montuno, reggaeton, plena, bomba, calypso, areito, chachachá, soca
- Caucasus
- Central America: mariachi, calentanos , ranchera, paranda , brukdown, salsa, corridos, norteño, abajeños , son huasteco , istmeños , arpa grande , jaliscienses , arribeño , rock en espanol, jarochos , tamborito , Mexican son , cumbia, punta
- Central Asia: manaschi , bakshy , shashmaqam , akyn
- East Africa
- East Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Lesser Antilles: Combined rhythm , cadence-lypso , zouk, gwo ka , chouval bwa , tambour, biguine
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
- Middle East
- North Africa
- North America
- Northern Europe
- Polynesia: waiata , hula, lali , hiva usa , himene tarava , slack-key guitar, Imene tuki , imene metua , steel guitar
- South America
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Southern Europe
- West Africa
- Western Europe
By province, region or other sub-national entity
Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
Regions:
Provinces and Territories:
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Overseas:
Finland
France
Overseas:
Germany
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Saxony
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Sorbia
- Swabia
Greece
- Aegean Islands
- Crete
- Cyclades
- Dodecanese Islands
- Epirus
- Ionian Islands
- Lesbos
- Macedonia
- Peloponnesos
- Thessaly
- Thrace
India
Indonesia
Italy
- Calabria
- Campania
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Piedmont
- Puglia
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Tuscany
- Veneto
Japan
Malaysia
- Borneo
- Peninsular Malaysia
Mexico
- Chiapas
- Jalisco
- Oaxaca
- Veracruz
Netherlands
Overseas:
New Zealand
- North Island
- South Island
Overseas:
Philippines
Romania
- Banat
- Dobrogea
- Moldavia
- Transylvania
- Wallachia
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Spain
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Cities:
Regions:
- Channel Islands
- Cornwall
- England: morris dancing, Broadside ballad, border ballad, music hall, sea shanty, Punk, Oi!, Two Tone, folk, folk rock
- Essex
- Isle of Man
- Northern Ireland
- Kent
- Northumbria
- Scotland: acid croft , bagpipes
- Somerset
- Suffolk
- Wales: tympathau , eisteddfod
Overseas:
United States
Regions:
Cities:
States:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California: West Coast rap, death rock, Paisley Underground, hair metal, mariachi, psychedelic rock, surf, Bakersfield sound
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida: Miami bass, Miami sound
- Georgia
- Hawaii: steel guitar, slack-key guitar, hula
- Idaho
- Illinois: Chicago style (music) , Chicago blues, House music
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky: Appalachian folk music, bluegrass, jug bands, country music
- Louisiana: zydeco, la la , juré , swamp pop, New Orleans jazz, New Orleans blues
- Maine
- Maryland: doo wop
- Massachusetts: punk rock, skinhead punk , alternative rock
- Michigan: Detroit sound , electronic music, Motown, punk rock, ghettotech, Detroit blues, funk, Motown, soul music
- Minnesota: alternative rock, Minneapolis sound
- Mississippi: blues
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska: Omaha sound
- Nevada: punk rock, lounge music
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York: East Coast rap, hip hop, salsa music, punk rock, Tin Pan Alley, stride, jazz
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio: punk rock, garage rock
- Oklahoma
- Oregon: hardcore punk
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia soul, hip hop
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee: country music, Nashville Sound, honky-tonk
- Texas: norteño/Tex-Mex, punk rock, Texas blues, country music, Lubbock Sound
- Utah: Mormon folk music, Mormon pop
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington: twee pop, garage rock, grunge, riot grrl
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Overseas:
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