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A '''music genre''' (or '''musical genre''') is a [[category]] or label used to describe [[music]] that shares a certain [[style]] or language, or which have certain elements in common. Some [[genre]]s, such as [[Indian music]], are geographically defined; others, like [[Baroque music]], are largely defined by time period. Still others, such as [[Barbershop (musical style)|Barbershop]], are defined by quite precise technical requirements.

(contracted; show full)p hop]] was invented in the 1980s, but is distinctly different from most old school hip hop (as is [[go go]], another old style). Some other genres have been created by fusing hip hop with [[techno music|techno]] ([[trip hop]]) and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] ([[rapcore]]). In the late 1980s, [[Miami]]'s hip hop scene was characterized by bass-heavy grooves designed for dancing -- [[Miami bass music]]. There are also rappers with Christian themes in the lyrics -- this is [[Christian hip hop]].


==Contemporary African music==
Since the 1960s, most African popular music incorporates traditional local vocal, instrumental, and percussive styles, but also draws heavily on rock, reggae, and/or hip hop. For example [[raï]], which originated in [[Algeria]] and spread throughout North Africa and to the North African diaspora, especially in France, began with [[topical songs]] based in the local traditional music, but, starting around 1980, began to incorporate elements of hip hop.

Other notable contemporary African genres include [[Zulu jive]] ([[South Africa]]), [[highlife]] ([[Ghana]]) and in Nigeria [[juju music]] (now nearly a century old, and constantly evolving) and [[Afrobeat]]. Many African countries hae also developed their own versions of reggae and hip hop.⏎
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[[Category:Musical genres]]

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