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A '''music genre''' (or '''musical genre''' or '''style''') is a [[category]] or label used to describe [[music]] that shares a certain [[style]] or "basic musical language" (van der Merwe 1989, p.3), or that have other 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 [[B(contracted; show full)
In the [[1970s]], a style called [[Lovers rock]] became popular primarily in the [[United Kingdom]] by British performers of ballad-oriented reggae music. The 1970s also saw the emergence of [[Two Tone]] in [[Coventry]], [[England]], with bands fusing ska and [[punk
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Dub emerged in Jamaica when [[sound system]] DJs began taking away the vocals from songs so that people could dance to the beat alone. Soon, pioneers like [[King Tubby]] and [[Lee Scratch Perry]] began adding new vocals over the old beats; the lyrics were rhythmic and rhyme-heavy. After the popularity of reggae died down in the early [[1980s]], derivatives of dub dominated the Jamaican charts. These included [[ragga]] and [[dancehall]], both of which remained popular in Jamaica alone until the mainstream breakthrough of American [[gangsta rap]] (which evolved out of dub musicians like [[DJ Kool Herc]] moving to American cities). Ragga especially now has many devoted followers throughout the world.

[[Reggaeton]] is a fusion of reggae and [[rap]], popular in [[Latin America]], but gradually appearing in the [[mainstream]] charts.

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=== Punk music ===

Punk is a subgenre of rock music (see below). The term "'''[[punk music]]'''" can only rarely be applied without any controversy. Perhaps the only bands ''always'' considered "punk" are the [[List of musicians in the first wave of punk music|first wave of punk bands]], such as [[the Clash]] and [[the Ramones]]. Before this, however, a series of underground musicians helped define the music throughout the [[1970s]] -- s(contracted; show full)
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