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| a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s. | |
| once referred to any popular music during the time period, though the term has slowly gained use as a more specific genre descriptor for music with a catchy, relatively consistent | |
| music originating from folk and blues that used newer electrical instruments instead of relying solely on the classical woodwinds and stringed instruments. | |
| a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. | |
| a musical form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music t | |
| a more rhythmically-based, mostly urban-derived genres, with a wide array of subgenres between them. | |
| a somewhat somber, quieter style of music whose name refers to the unhappiness of the performer, and which gained popularity in the early 20th century alongside Jazz, and influence | |
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| an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. | |
| the art music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times. | |
| adaptations of old stories that were passed from generation to generation. | |
| an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (called a libretto) and musical score. | |
| a music form that developed in the mid 20th century out of Kaiso music. | |
| a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. | |
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