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- Tuvan Throat Singing. Called in its native language Khöömei, Tuvan throat singing is a traditional art form in the region of Tuva (located in Russia, just northwest of Mongolia).
- Medieval Folk Rock. Medieval folk rock had a huge following in the ’60s and ’70s. Rock bands would incorporate Renaissance sound by playing only acoustic instruments, adding woodwind and string instruments that are not very common in rock, and modifying their vocals to match the era.
- Zydeco. If you combine the music of the indigenous Louisiana tribes with the blues music the state is famous for, you will get zydeco. Even though you will find plenty of guitar in its sound, the most typical instruments are the fiddle, the accordion, the washboard, and the vest frottoir.
- Kawaii Metal. Japan is obsessed with all things cute (kawaii) but what happens when you combine cuteness with death metal? Kawaii metal, that’s what. The sound of this genre delivers on its name and has been steadily growing in popularity.
- How to Access Spotify's Music Genres
- Catstep
- Ectofolk
- Zouk
- Fado
- Solipsynthm
- Neurofunk
- Straight Edge
- C-86
- Soca
Before I dive into the genres themselves, you need to know how to access them. Spotify's music genres are a little like the secret Netflix codes. And you can see them all using Every Noise At Once. Once you have found one you want to explore further, you can browse them from both the web player and the desktop app. Click on the search box and type ...
No, this isn't what your pet does when hunting for food. It's actually a sub-genre of the wildly popular filthstep (!). Canadian record label Monstercat is the biggest producer of catstep. Popular artists include TheFatRat and Tristam.
Who remembers the old Ecto mailing list? Unless you were already an avid music listener in 1991, you won't. Ecto is the name of an album by the American singer/songwriter Happy Rhodes -- but the genre now includes music from artists who have a similar musical approach to the band. It covers singers like Sarah McLachlan, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Ja...
Zouk emerged out of street carnivals on the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the early 1980s. It's known for its tropical upbeat vibe and rapid tempo. Jacob Desvarieux, Pierre-Edourad Decimus, and George Decimus made the genre famous, but its most prominent international band is French Antillean band Kassav'.
Fado has its origins in 1820s Portugal. The lyrics of the songs can be about anything, though subject matter historically focused on the lives of poor people. The music itself needs to follow a strict traditional structure. Madredeus and Rodrigo Leao are some of its most renowned exponents.
This is one for the real hipsters out there. Spotify describes the genre as "solo laptop experimentalists" -- and it's everything you'd expect it to be. The most popular artist appears to be someone by the name of Mystery Skulls.
I'm going to let Spotify do the talking here: "Neurofunk is drum and bass that emerged in London in the late '90s. It replaces breakbeats with backbeats and industrial timbres with funk harmonies, juxtaposing hard funk with influences ranging from techno, house, and jazz." Did you understand any of that? Neither did I…
Straight edge can best be described as "anti-punk". While the musical composition of the songs is in the punk mold, the lyrics focus on avoiding alcohol, tobacco, recreational drugs, and caffeine. If you're into any of those things, give this one a wide berth.
This is probably the least descriptive genre name on the entire list. Like Ectofolk, the genre spawned out of an album. In this case, it was a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986. The name of the album? You guessed it -- C-86. Jangling guitars and melodic power pop structures underpin the musical structure.
People refer to Soca as the "soul of calypso", and it's easy to see why. It takes its influences from cadence, funk, and soul, and quickly spread throughout countries like Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Saint Lucia, and Barbados in the 1970s.
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