My melophillia lead me to classify genres of music for fun and theory(🙏 music map ):
KEY: genre/family in bold(subs)
“Traditional”
“World/Ethnic”/Pop-folk (African/Asian/European)
Indigenous music (Prehistoric/”Primitive music”[1][2], Throat Song [1][2]), Jali/Kora/Griot music, Kulintang/gong chime[1][2], Tarantella (Tammurriata, Pizzica), Bayati (Debke), Türk Halk Müziği [1][2], Volksmusik [1][2] (Neue Volksmusik), Balkan (Balkan Brass), Flamenco (Rumba, New flamenco), Russian romance, Fado, Morna, Muzică lăutărească, Changüí, Danzón, Kaiso, Calypso, Klezmer, Polka, Méringue (Kadans), Mento, Son cubano (Son montuno), Congolese rumba, Highlife (Igbo highlife, Joromi, Banku music), Samba (Samba rock), Changüí, Tango (Neotango/nuevo tango, Electro tango/tango fusion), Danzón, Rebetiko (Laïkó), Taarab, Mariachi (Ranchera), Bikutsi, Soukous, Pashto music, Raï, Chaabi, Mambo (Cha-cha-cha), Merengue, Cumbia, Arabesk (Arabesque rock, Technobesk), Bachata, Salsa, Phleng Thai sakon (Luk thung, Phleng phuea chiwit), Tizita, Arab classical/Arab pop (Traditional Arabic pop, Al Jeel, Khaliji), Canzone d’autore, Bhangra (Folkhop), Luk krung (Lilat), Balkan pop/pop-folk, MPB, Soca, Tishoumaren/desert blues, World (World fusion, Worldbeat), Zouk, Neo-Medieval folk, Kizomba, Latin electronic (Electrocumbia), Zouglou, Neo-pagan folk, Bongo flava, Kuduro
“Roots” (Anglo-American)
American roots music (Jug band, Barbershop, Appalachian folk music), Work songs (Field hollers, Sea chanty), Spiritual/Negro spiritual (Gospel/holy blues), Gospel music (Southern gospel, TBG/traditional black gospel), Cajun music (Traditional cajun), Acoustic blues (Piedmont blues/East Coast, Acoustic Texas blues, African blues), Traditional country (Old-time music), Boogie-woogie, Western music/cowboy (Western swing, Texas swing), Piano blues, Country blues (Delta blues), Electric blues, Soul blues, Skiffle, Country (Backerfield sound, Outlaw country), Gospel country, Sertanejo, Jump blues, Honky-tonk, Bluegrass (Traditional bluegrass, Progressive bluegrass), Contemporary folk (Progressive folk, American primitivism, Folk-pop), Avant-folk, Soul blues, Folk baroque/chamber folk, Psychedelic/Acid folk (Freak folk, Free folk), Urban contemporary gospel, Texas country, Progressive country, Neotraditional country, New acoustic, Campus folk, Red dirt, Alternative country (Gothic/death country/southern gothic), Anti-folk, Neofolk (Dark folk), Folktronica, Indie folk (New Weird America) Nublues, Bro-country
Light opera/Musical theater
Musical theater/show tune (Light opera/operetta, Music hall), Neapolitan song (Sceneggiata), Murga, Cuplé, Kanto, Tin Pan Alley (Popera/operatic pop, Novelty music), Chanson (Chanson realiste, Chanson a texte, Chanson alternative, New chanson), Copla, Bolero, Traditional pop, British dance band, Ryūkōka (Enka), Kayōkyoku (Mood kayo, Idol kayo), Filmi/Bollywood, Trot, Farsipop, Italo pop (Canzone neomelodica), Canción melódica, Turkish pop/light western (Fantezi), Yé-yé, Sondheim song, Musical theater pop, Gazino, Disney, Rock opera, Dark cabaret
Formal music
Classical
Ancient formal music (Yayue/gagaku), South Asian Classical music (Carnatic music, Hindustani music, Odissi music), Gamelan/karawitan, Thai classical (Piphat, Khrueang sai), Plane song, Medieval music (Mass), Islamic modal music (Dastgah music/sonati, Maqam/makam music), Xiqu/Chinese opera, Ottoman Military Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, Western classical music, Classical march (Circus march/screamer), Romantic music (Post-romantic), Impressionist music, Light music, Expressionist music, Avant-garde music (Futurism, Microtonal, Reductionism), Neoclassical (Neo-baroque, Neoromantic), Cinematic classical (Epic music), Chinese contemporary classical opera, Postmodern/pluralist music, Minimal music, Spectral music, Spaghetti/Italo-western, Post-minimalism (Totalism), Musique concrète instrumentale, Neoclassical dark wave
Jazz
Traditional jazz (Ragtime, Dixieland), Orchestral/symphonic jazz/American music, Swing music, Hot club/gypsy jazz, Big band (Progressive jazz, Progressive big band), Texas blues, Jump blues, Bebop/bop (Hard bop, Post-bop), Afro-cuban jazz (Cubop), Cool jazz, Easy listening (Space age pop, Exotica, Lounge music), Indo jazz, Free jazz, Avant-jazz (Experimental big band, Spiritual jazz, Modern creative), Soul jazz, Third stream (Chamber jazz), Bossa nova, Spy music, Cape jazz, Samba jazz, Tango nuevo, Free improvisation, Ethno jazz, Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz, Jazz mugham, Ska jazz, Nu jazz/Jazztronica
Electronic art music
Electronic art music (Progressive electronic, Horror synth, Synth score), Musique concrete/electroacoustic (Tape music), Noise music (Harsh noise, Power electronics), Sound collage (Plunderphonics, Epic collage), Electronic drone music, Ambient (Space music, Lowercase, Tribal ambient), New-age (Neoclassical new age/instrumental pop), Industrial music (Death industrial, Dark industrial), Dark ambient (Ritual ambient), Bit music/VGM (Chiptune/8-bit, FM synth, MIDI, 16-bit, doskpop), Dark ambient (Dungeon synth), Martial industrial, Glitch, Microsound, Hauntological music, Witch house/drag, Vapor/vaporwave (Broken transmission, Mallsoft, Slushwave), Utopian virtual, Dreampunk
Urban
R&B/Soul/Funk
Rhythm and blues (British rhythm & blues), Doo-wop, Swamp pop, Soul (Deep/southern soul, New Orleans soul, Chicago soul, Philly soul/Sweet philly, Motown/pop soul, Memphis sound, Smooth soul, Country soul, Boogaloo, Northern/modern soul), Funk (Deep funk, Nu-funk/funk revival), Samba soul, Psychedelic soul/Black rock, Jazz-funk (Free funk), Afro-funk, Deep/heavy funk, Funk rock (Minneapolis sound/synth-funk), Latin funk, Afrobeat, Progressive soul, Britfunk, Disco (Eurodisco), Psychedelic funk/p-funk, Avant-funk, Porn groove, Go-go, Cosmic disco/Afro-cosmic, Manila sound, Post-disco (Electro boogie, Mutant disco), Contemporary R&B (Hip hop soul, RnBass), New jack swing/swingbeat, Acid jazz, Neo soul, Nu-disco, Cow funk/space funk, Funktronica, Crunk&B, Rhythm and grime/R&G, Alternative R&B/PBR&B, Trap soul, Future soul
Ska/Reggae
Ska (Jamaican ska, Spuge, Two-tone), Rocksteady, Reggae (Deejay), Dub (Dubtronica), Lovers rock, Dancehall/bashment, Reggae fusion (Reggae rock, Reggae pop/pop reggae), Digital dancehall (Rub-a-dub, Raggamuffin/ragga, Raga soca, Dancehall-pop), Ragga hip hop, Bubbling, Dembow, Reggaeton (Alternative reggaeton, Urbano, Neoperreo), Coupé-décalé, Afrobeats/Afropop (Azonto), Moombahton, Afroswing/Afrobashment, Flex dance music, Afropiano
Hip-hop
Old-school hip hop/old skool (Disco rap), Pop-rap/hip-pop (Party rap), Progressive rap, Hardcore hip hop (Mid-school hip hop, Britcore, Horrorcore/death rap),Alternative/experimental hip hop (Abstract hip hop, Hipster hop), Jazz rap, Industrial hip hop/noise rap, Boom bap (Low bap), Dirty south/southern fried, Bounce music, Urban Pasifika, G-funk (Mobb music), Chopped and screwed/slab music, Memphis rap/Memphis horrorcore, Illbient, Kenyan hip hop, Bling/pop-gangsta, Arabic hip hop, Nerdcore, Country rap (Country trap), Chipmunk soul, Hyphy (Jerk rap), Drumless, Trap music (Latin trap, Detroit trap, tread, Rage/hypertrap), Snap music, Arabesk rap, Cloud rap/Based music (Punk rap/ragecore), Drill (UK drill, Brooklyn drill, Sample drill), Lo-fi hip hop/Chillhop, Bop, Futuristic swag, Ratchet, Mumble rap/melodic rap, Rare phonk, Emo rap/emo trap, Plug, Afro-trap, Trap metal
Rock
Rock/Rock & roll
Rock and roll (Rockabilly), Pop rock (Vocal surf, light/soft rock, Power pop, Jangle pop), Roots rock (Swamp rock, Southern rock, Heartland rock), Folk rock (Celtic rock, Anatolian rock, Medieval rock), Country rock, Surf music (Rautalanka, Eleki), Merseybeat/beat music (Freakbeat), Garage rock, Blues rock (Boogie rock), Avant-Rock (Krautrock), Hard rock (Arena rock), Psychedelic rock (Raga rock, Acid rock, Heavy psych), Jazz-rock, Art rock, Progressive/symphonic rock (Canterbury sound, Avant-prog, Neo-prog), Space rock, Tropicália, Adult oriented rock/AOR, Glam rock, Pub rock, Zolo, New wave, Darkwave (Ethereal), Dance rock, Alternative, (Indie rock, Noise pop), Neo-psychedelia/acid punk (Dream pop, Shoegazing), Industrial rock, Rap rock, Grunge, Brutal prog, Baggy/Madchester, Slowcore/sadcore, Britpop (Post-Britpop), Lo-fi indie/slacker rock, Stoner/desert rock, Post rock, Post-grunge, Manguebeat, Nu gaze/newgaze, Indie surf
Pop music
Pop (Brill Building, sunshine/soft pop), Schlager (dansband), Jazz pop, Country pop (Urban cowboy) Experimental pop, Chamber/Orchestral pop, Bubblegum, Europop, Baroque pop/rock, Adult contemporary, Psychedelic pop, Art pop (Glitch pop), Dance pop (Romanian popcorn), Sophisti-pop, J-pop/pops (City pop, Shibuya-kei, Denpa), Teen pop, Indie-pop (Twee pop, Bedroom pop), Ambient pop, Mashup/bastard pop, Downtempo pop/dream-beat (Hypnagogic pop, Chillwave/glo-fi), Picopop, Alt-pop, Hyperpop, Digicore
Punk/punk rock
Protopunk (Avant-punk, Garage punk, Glam punk), Neue Deutsche Welle, Post-punk/no wave (Dance-punk, Coldwave/minimal wave, Post-punk revival), Art punk, Punk jazz (Jazzcore, Swing punk), Oi! (Street punk), Electropunk/Synthpunk, Pop punk (Skate pop, Emo pop, Easycore, Neon pop), Surf punk, Horror punk, Hardcore punk (D-beat, Burning spirits/Japanese hardcore, Melocore, Thrashcore/fastcore, Powerviolence, Beatdown, Sasscore), Punk blues, Pyschobilly (Gothabilly), Goth/goth rock (Deathrock), Cowpunk,Ska punk (Skacore), Skate punk, Folk punk/rogue folk (Celtic punk, Gypsy punk), Crossover/crossover thrash, Noise rock/noise punk, Crust (Blackened crust), Post-hardcore (Math rock, Swancore/progressive post-hardcore/progcore), Emo/emocore (Screamo, Midwest/post-emo, Emoviolence, Post-screamo, Pop screamo) Grindcore (Noisegrind/noisecore, Cybergrind), Metalcore/metallic hardcore (Mathcore, Nintendocore, Electronicore), Riot grrrl, Digital hardcore, New rave, Crunkcore/scrunk
Metal/Heavy Metal
Classic metal (Stoner metal/stoner doom), NWOBHM (Speed metal), Progressive metal (Djent, Progressive metalcore), Neoclassical metal, Thrash metal (Classic thrash, First wave black metal, Post-thrash/groove metal, Tribal metal), Power metal (American power metal, European power metal, Symphonic power metal), Glam metal, Doom (Traditional doom, Epic doom, Funeral doom, Drone doom, Death-doom, Black doom), Alt-metal (Funk metal/punk funk, Rap metal, Neue Deutsche Härte), Industrial-metal (Cyber metal), Sludge, Black metal (Norwegian black, Atmospheric black metal, Viking metal, Symphonic black, Black ’n’ roll), Death metal (Tech death, Blackened death metal, Death ‘n roll, Melodeath/MDM, Melodic metalcore, Deathcore), Avant-metal, Deathgrind (Goregrind), Gothic metal (Symphonic gothic metal), Nu metal/aggro-metal (Nu metalcore), Folk metal (Medieval metal, Celtic metal), Post-metal (Blackgaze)
Sytnthpop (Electronic Dance Music/EDM)
Synthpop (Technopop)
Synth-pop/Eurodisco (Minimal synth, Techno kayo/technopop), Electro-disco (Hi-NRG, Italo-disco, Space disco/spacesynth), Electropop, Industrial dance/EBM (New beat, Electro-industrial), Pon-chak disc, Alternative dance (Grebo), Bitpop, Cassiocore, Eurobeat, Indietronica, Dark electro (Aggrotech/hellektro), Futurepop, Synthtron/Electroclash, Synthwave/retrowave (Darksynth, Dreamwave/popwave), Industrial/witch pop
Electro/Breaks/Bass
Electro/electro-funk, Breakbeat (Progressive breaks, Nu breaks), Miami bass/Booty bass (Techno bass, ATL bass), Freestyle/Latin freestyle, Funk brasilerio/carioca (Proibidão, Melodic funk, Funk Mandela), Breakbeat hardcore (Darkcore/darkside hardcore, Hardcore breaks), Bmore (Jersey club), Jungle (Ragga jungle, Hardstep), Drum n bass (Jump up, Techstep, Jazzstep, Darkstep, Neurofunk), Big beat,Ghettotech/Detroit club, EDM glitch hop, Liquid funk (Sambass), Bruk/Broken beat, Drumfunk, Grime (Weightless), Dubstep (Purple sound), Skweee/conflict R&B, UK Bass, Wonky/aquacrunk, Halftime, Brostep (Riddim), Drumstep, Chillstep, Neurohop, EDM trap/trapstep (Hard trap, Twerk, Hybrid trap), Future bass (Kawaii future bass), Seapunk, Deconstructed club, Vaportrap, Bubblegum bass, Wave (Hardwave)
House
House (Garage, Chicago house), Tech house (Deep tech, Desert house), Deep house, Hip house (Kwaito, Electro hop, Gqom), Ghetto/booty house (Juke, Footwork), Balearic beat, Eurodance (Italodance/mediterranean progressive, Bubblegum dance), Ambient house, Acid house, Latin house, Tribal house, Funky house, Diva house/hangbag house, Tekfunk/French house, Progressive house, UK garage (Speed garage, Two-step, Future garage), Electro swing/swing house, Hardbag, Electro house (Complextro, Fidget, Melbourne bounce), Dutch house/dirty dutch, Big room, Festival progressive house, Bubbling house, UK Funky/UKF, Microhouse,Bassline, Electro latino, Tropical/trop house, Future funk, Outsider house (Lo-fi house), Future house (Future bounce, Slap house), Bass house, Amapiano (Afropiano), G house, Hard drum, Phonk house
Techno/Trance/Electronica
Techno (Detroit house/techno, Tribal techno), Downtempo/electronica (Trip hop, Ethnotronica), Bleep, Hardcore techno (Doomcore/gloomcore,Aacidcore, Happycore), Acid techno, Trance (Acid trance), Ambient techno, Industrial techno, Trip hop/downtempo, Makina, Minimal/deep techno (Dub techno), Trip hop/downtempo, IDM/intelligent techno, Ibiza/Balearic trance, Progressive trance (Ambient trance, Dream dance), Freetekno, Hard trance (Hardstyle/hard dance), Wonky techno, Goa trance/goa, Psytrance/psy (Full-on, Dark psytrance, Progressive psytrance), Tech-trance, Psybient/Psychill, Vocal trance, Gabber (Speedcore, Terrorcore, Funcore), Happycore (Bouncy techno), Eurotrance, Epic/uplifting trance (Symphonic trance), Drill ’n’ bass, Hard nrg/NRG, Power noise/technoid (Death industrial), Breakcore (Lolicore, Mashcore, Raggacore), Lento violento, Glitch hop, Funkot, Hardgroove, Hands up, Hi-Tech, Melodic techno, Midtempo bass, Peak time techno, Hardvapour, Drift Phonk
