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The Subgenropedia
by Alex Neill
Welcome to the Subgenropedia. Each week I, Alex Neill, will take a look at an unknown subgenre in the music industry, explore its history, learn its musical styles and influences, and discover some of the pioneers behind the music. From the depths of Central Africa to the cajun bijou of Louisiana, the Subgenropedia will take to music you never heard before.
Episodes
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Tishoumaren (The Desert Blues)
ⵜⵉⵛⵓⵎⴰⵔⴻⵏ (Tishoumaren) (n.) [tɪʃ-oʊ-mɛr-ɪn]: Also known as the Desert Blues, Tishoumaren is rooted in the the Kel Tamesheq people of ancient Northern Africa, or the Tuareq Nomads' ancient musical traditions. It seeks to educe images of the seemingly infinite expanse of the Saharan horizon, the...
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Ethio-Jazz
ኢትዮ-ጃዝ (Ethio-Jazz) (n.) [i θiˈoʊ jaz ]: It has been written that the word Tizita (ትዝታ) in Amharic, directly translated as Memory, has three related meanings. This Ethiopian word can mean, one; the act of memory or its associations with nostalgia, two; the tizita scale of Ethiopian music, and...
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Celtic Japanese
ケルトの日本語 (Celtic Japanese) (n.) [kɛl tɪk dʒæp əˈniz]: Two of the most distinct cultures in this world are the beautiful, ancient styles of the Japanese and the Gaelic traditions of the Irish. Yet in this crazy world they both have ties that break their geological barriers and in the subgenropedia,...
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CowPunk
CowPunk (n.) [kaʊ pʌŋk]: This classification of music has gone by multiple names and that makes it hard to define because of it’s precursors, influences, and the genres that sparked from this twisting of two of the world most popular umbrella genres. This is the world of the twangy, angsty sounds...
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French Canadian Country
French Canadian Country (n.) [fren-tʃ kəˈn-eɪ-di-ən kʌn-tri]: Early Country music famously known from Nashville and the likes of other southern states, has many thanks to give to the Celtic Norman Immigrants of Northern France, the Irish-Scottish Celtic regions concentrated in Canadas Atlantic...
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Gospel Disco
Gospel Disco (n.) [ɡɑs-p(ə)l dɪs-koʊ]: A combination of two seemingly opposite genres of music, Gospel Disco strives to bring together the rhythm and beats of late 1970s nightclub disco and the soulful, spiritually inspired lyrics and gospel. The revitalization of the subgenre led by Greg Belson…
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Jawaiian / Hawaiian Reggae
Jawaiian/Hawaiian Reggae (n.) [ˈʤʌˈwaɪən | həˈwaɪən ˈreɡ.eɪ]: The style and groove of classic reggae with a Polynesian twist that continues to flow in and out of the Hawaiian islands. The rich history that comes from the politically charged activism in the lyrics in Jamaica fuses perfectly with…
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Mongolian Metal
монгол металл (Mongolian Metal) (n.) [mɒŋ-gəʊ-li-ən met-(ə)l]: Mongolian Metal Music, also known as Hunnu Rock, is a unique subgenre of heavy metal that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The subgenre's roots lie in Mongolia's complex history, particularly during the time of communism....
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New Jack Swing
New Jack Swing (n.) [nu dʒæk swɪŋ]: New Jack swing is paced much faster than its umbrella genre of R&B from around 95 beats per minute to upwards of 105 bpm. More rhythm and usage of percussion was seen from the foundation of the R&B fused with he beats, sounds and lyrical components of rap and…
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Japanese Jazz Fusion
ジャパニーズ・フュージョン・ジャズ (Japanese Fusion Jazz) (n.) [ʤæpəˈniz ʤæz ˈfjuʒən]: Traditionally jazz fusion is often associated with the term “jazz rock” that came into popularity in the late 60s and 70s. This era of jazz fusion heavily mixed the rock, funk, psychedelic and reggae styles with elements of…
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Anatolian Rock
Anatolian Rock (n.) [ænəˈtoʊliən ɹɑk]: Anatolian rock gets its name from the Turkish ethnic group “Anatolians” and the combination of the rock and roll influence of the mid 1960’s. Although the word rock typically centers around a more defined sound that we know from this era, Anatolian Rock fell...
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Aboriginal Roots
Aboriginal Roots (n.) [æbəˈrɪdʒən(ə)l ruts]: Aboriginal refers to any of the original inhabitants of the world. In reference to the Australian continent the aboriginal descriptor often contributed to the indigenous people of Australia and the Torres Straight Islands. The indigenous people of the...
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Chicano Punk
Chicano Punk (n.) [t͡ʃi-kano paŋk]: Punks best kept secret is that the genre’s origins came, not from the streets of LA or the alleys of London, or the corners of New York. Rather from costal south American country of Peru. The Latin American influence, which is rather unknown to most fans of the...
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Gothic Country
Gothic Country (n.) [gɒ-θɪk kʌn-tri]: A Subgenre in the Country and Americana music genre that evokes the Southern Gothic literary genre through morbid lyrical themes and melancholic sounds. Some musicians that venture in Gothic Country have a more typical alternative folk sound, while others are...
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Samba Rock
Samba Rock (n.) [sɐ̃-bɐ ɹɑk]: a Brazilian dance culture and music genre that fuses samba with soul, rock, and funk. It emerged from the dance parties of São Paulo's lower-class black communities after they had been exposed to rock and roll and African-American music in the late 1950s. See how the...
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Zydeco
Zydeco (n.) [zaɪ-dɪk-əʊ]: a music genre that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native American people of Louisiana. Discover the roots of the traditional Southern musical movement…
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Muzak
Muzak (n.) [mju-zæk]: Easy listening music, whether played live or recorded, especially if regarded as uninteresting. Also an American brand of background music played in retail stores and other public establishments owned by Mood Media. Coined as "Elevator Music" this subtle, easy going music...
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Nu Disco
Nu Disco (n.) [nu dɪs-koʊ]: 21st-century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in the late 1970s US disco, synthesizer-heavy 1980s European dance music styles, and early 1990s electronic dance and house music. How did this seemingly incompatible mix of contrasting subgenres come to...
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Turntablism
Turntablism (n.) [tɜrn-teɪb-əl-ɪzəm]: the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. Turntablism was created by DJ Kool Herc, the Father of the Modern…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Subgenropedia. Each week I, Alex Neill, will take a look at an unknown subgenre in the music industry, explore its history, learn its musical styles and influences, and discover some of the pioneers behind the music. From the depths of Central Africa to the cajun bijou of Louisiana, the Subgenropedia will take to music you never heard before.
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