Term: doo-wop: a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: buildup: the result of the process of accumulation
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: caenolestes: type genus of the family Caenolestidae
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: unanimity: everyone being of one mind
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: purge: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: rape conviction: conviction for rape
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: nightcap: a cloth cap worn in bed
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: mockernut: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: tart: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
Broader: gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Unrelated: lesser galangal: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring