Muusikastiilide loend

*Siin on loetletud [[muusikastiil]]e.



==#==
* [[12-taktiline bluus]] – A distinctive form predominantly based on the I-IV-V chords of a key.
* [[2 Tone (music genre)|2 Tone]] – late-1970s UK ska revival which fused ska with [[punk rock]].
* [[2-step garage]] – chaotic style of UK garage.
* [[20th-century classical music, Modern classical]] – loose term for orchestral music made during or after the 20th century
* [[4-beat]] – breakbeat hardcore subgenre played between 150 and 170 BPM consisting of a fast looped [[breakbeat]] and a drum at every 4 beats.
* [[50ndate järgnevus]]

==A==
* [[Acid breaks]] 
* [[Acid house]] – psychedelic style of house
* [[Acid jazz]] – psychedelic style of jazz influenced heavily by funk and hip-hop production
* [[Acid rock]] – a form of [[psychedelic rock]], characterized with long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and [[musical improvisation]]
* [[Acid techno]] – a form of [[techno]] that developed out of acid house.
* [[Acid trance]]
* [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]] – a broad term for any music with lush and soothing qualities, and a focus on melody and harmony.
* [[Afro pop muusika|Afropop]] – a genre of African popular music.
* [[Afro-Bolivian Saya|Saya]] – Bolivian music derived from African rhythms
* [[Afro-Cuban jazz]] – style of jazz influenced by traditional Afro-Cuban music.
* [[Afrobeat]] – a large-scaled and energetic combination of West African, highlife, jazz, and funk music.
* [[Aguinaldo]]
* [[Akustiline muusika (Acoustic)]] – a music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means.
* [[Alternatiivkantri]] – any style of country that deviates from the normal
*[[Alternatiivne hiphop]] – any style of hip hop that deviates from the norm
* [[Alternatiivne metal]] – any style of heavy metal that deviates from the norm
* [[Alternatiivne R&B]] – any style of R&B that deviates from the norm
* [[Alternatiivrokk]] – any style of rock that deviates from the norm
* [[Alternative dance]] – any combination of rock and electronic dance music
* [[Ambient house]] – a combination of acid house and ambient music.
* [[Ambient music#Isolationist ambient music|Isolationist]] – style of ambient that uses repetition and dissonance to create a sense of uneasiness
* [[Ambient muusika(Ambient)]] – a form of incredibly slow electronic music that uses long repetitive sounds to generate a sense of calm and atmosphere.
* [[Americana]] – a combination of all forms of roots music – folk, country, and blues
* [[Anarcho-punk]] - punk rock with [[Anarchism|anarchist]] themes.
* [[Anasheed]] – Islamic vocal music, usually sung a cappella, or accompanied by a daff.
* [[Anatoolia rokk]] - a fusion of Turkish folk and rock
* [[Anime muusika]] – music, usually J-pop, used in anime soundtracks
* [[Anti-folk]] – a mocking subgenre of folk that subverts the earnest, politically-informed lyrics of folk-revivalists.
* [[Apala]] – Nigerian music originally used by the Yoruba people to wake worshippers after fasting during Ramadan.
* [[Araabia popp]] – pop music informed by traditional Arabic styles.
* [[Argentina rokk]] – rock music informed by traditional Argentine styles.
* [[Ars antiqua]] – European music from the Late Middle Ages, which advanced concepts of rhythm.
* [[Ars nova]] – style of French music from the Late Middle Ages, rejected fiercely by the Catholic Church.
* [[Ars subtilior]] – style of French music from the Late Middle Ages.
* *Art pop* – experimental or avant-garde pop music
* [[Art punk]] – experimental or avant-garde punk music
* *Art rock* – experimental or avant-garde rock music
* [[Artcore (muusika)]] – an electronic music genre that mixes instrumental music with DnB and Electro
* [[Ashik]] – music performed by mystic or traveling Turkish, Azerbaijan, Georgian, Armenian, and Iranian bands, using vocals and the saz, performed since ancient times.
*[[Austraalia hiphop]] – hip hop performed by Australians
* [[Austraalia kantri]] – country music performed by Australians
* [[Australian pub rock|Austraalia pubirokk]] – style of hard rock founded in and drawing on themes native to Australian inner-city and suburban pubs and drinking establishments
*[[Avangarddžäss]] – experimental or avant-garde jazz music
*[[Avangard-metal]] – experimental or avant-garde heavy metal or hard rock
*[[Avangardmuusika]] – music considered to be ahead of its time, often using new, unusual, or experimental elements, or fusing pre-existing genres.
* [[Avant-punk]] – experimental punk music
* [[Axé music|Axé]] – style of Salvadorian, Bahian, and Brazilian music informed by Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian styles

==B==
* [[Bachata (music)|Bachata]] – An Afro-Dominican style waltz, consisting of despairing, and romantic ballads, popular among Dominican artists
* [[Baggy]] – a British style that combined alternative rock and acid house, often creating a psychedelic and funky sound
* [[Baguala]] – folk music of the Indians of the Calchaquí valleys of Argentina
* [[Baião (music)|Baião]] – a Brazilian rhythmic formula built around the zabumba drum that later combined itself with elements of mestizo, European, and African styles
* [[Baila]] – Sri Lankan style that begun among the Afro-Sinhalese (or Kariff) community
* [[Baisha xiyue]] – orchestral Chinese style used by the Naxi people, often found in Taoist or Confucian ceremonies
* [[Bajourou]] – initially an acoustic style of Malian pop music played at gatherings (particularly weddings), which has since become mostly electronic
* [[Bakersfield'i kantri|Bakersfield sound]] – a raw and gritty country style that acted as a reaction against the slick, overproduced Nashville sound
* [[Bal-musette]] – 19th century style of French accordion-based dance music
* [[Bal-musette|Musette]] – French folk dance music
* [[Balakadri]] – Guadeloupean music made from the quadrille, usually performed at balls
* [[baleaari beat|Balearic beat]], also known as Balearic house, electronic dance music that was popular into the mid-1990s.
* [[Balkani puhkpillimuusika|Balkan Brass Band]] – Serbian music made by soldiers that combined military brass with folk music
* [[Baltimore Club]] – combination of hip hop and house music
* [[Bambuco]] – Colombian style based on waltz and polka
* [[Banda music|Banda]] – brass-based Mexican music
* [[Bangsawan]] – style of Malay opera based on Indian styles introduced by immigrants
* [[Bantowbol]] – Cameroonian style of accordion music
* [[Barbershop muusika]] – an art song in four part harmony in a cappella styling
* [[Barcarolle]] – traditional music style from Italy, sung by venetian gondollers.
* [[Barn dance]] – folk music played in a barnhouse
* [[Barokk pop]] – combination of classical music, orchestral pop, rock, and Baroque music
* [[Barokk]] – style of Western art music made between the 17th and 18th centuries
* [[Barynya]] – Russian folk music style.
* [[Bass music|Bass]] – styles of EDM with an emphasis on bass, such as drum and bass, bass house, UK garage, and dubstep
* [[Bassline (music)|Bassline]] – style of speed garage that combines elements of dubstep, particularly its emphasis on bass
* [[Batá-rumba]] – Cuban rumba music that incorporates bata and guaguanco
* [[Batucada]] – an African-influenced style of Brazilian samba
* [[Baul]] – A style of folk music, specially in Bengali region.
* [[Beach muusika|Beach]] – Californian genre from the 1950s that combined elements of all popular genres at the time, particularly big band and shag jazz
* [[Beat muusika|Beat]] – British fusion of all popular 1960s American styles – R&B, pop, jazz, rock
* [[Beatboxing]] – a capaella music created to emulate hip hop beats
* [[Beautiful music|Beautiful]] – term of endearment for various easy listening genres
* [[Bebop]] – fast-paced style of jazz popular in the 1940s and 1950s
* [[Beguine (dance)|Beguine]]/[[Biguine]] Music style from French territory in the caribbean, [[Martinique]] island and precursor of jazz
* [[Beiguan|Beiguani muusika]] – style of Chinese traditional music popular in Taiwan and the province of Zhangzhou
* [[Bel canto]] – a light, sophisticated style of Italian opera singing
* [[Bend-skin]] – urban Cameroonian music
* [[Benga music|Benga muusika]] – Kenyan popular music based on Luo and Kikuyu folk music
* [[Bent edge]]
* [[Berejú]] – Colombian dance with African origins
* [[Berlin School|Berliini koolkonna elektrooniline muusika]] – heavily experimental electronic music that acted as a more avant-garde form of Krautrock and inspired ambient and New Age music
* [[Bhajan]] – Hindu religious music
* [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra muusika]] – fusion of South Asian and British popular styles, initially developed by Punjabi Indian-English as a combination of their respective cultural styles, but later used to refer to any South Asian/European fusion
* [[Bhangragga]] – a fusion of bhangra, reggae and dancehall
* [[Big beat]] – 1990s [[electronic music]] based on [[breakbeat]] with other influences
* [[Bigbändimuusika|Big band]] – large [[orchestra]]s which play a form of [[swing music]]
* [[Biguine]] – [[Guadeloupe]]an [[folk music]]
* [[Bihu]] – a popular folk music of Assam, India
* [[Bikutsi]] – Cameroonian EDM, originating in the Beti community
* [[Biomusic]] – a form of experimental music which deals with sounds created or performed by living things.
* [[Bitpop]] – electronic music, where at least part of the music is made using old 8-bit computers, game consoles and little toy instruments. Popular choices are the Commodore 64, Game Boy, Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System.
* [[Black metal]] – Extreme metal known for its lo-fi recording, shrieking vocals, unconventional song structures and dark or supernatural lyrics.
* [[Black MIDI]] – sheet music consisting in huge amount of notes per instrument, generally written in digital [[MIDI]] format.
* [[Blackened death metal]] – a fusion between [[death metal|death]] and [[black metal]]
* [[Blue-eyed soul]] – rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists.
* [[Bluegrass muusika|Bluegrass]] – American [[country music]] mixed with [[Ireland|Irish]] and [[Scotland|Scottish]] influences
* [[Bluus ballaad]] – fusion of blues and folk
* [[Blues|Bluus]] – [[African-American]] music from the [[Mississippi Delta]] area
* [[Bluusrokk]] – a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles.
* [[Boi (music)|Boi]] – Amazonian folk music
* [[Boogaloo]] 
* [[Bosnian root music|Izvorna bosanska|Bosnia pärimusmuusika]] – Bosnian rural roots music
* [[Bossanoova]] – a well-known style of Brazilian music, a lyrical fusion of [[samba]] and [[jazz]].
* [[Bounce music|Bounce]] – energetic hip-hop music, native to New Orleans, frequently characterized by chromatic tics and "call and response" lyrics
* [[Bouncy techno]] – an upbeat form of [[electronic dance music]].
* [[Brass band|Brass]] – music performed with brass instruments, prior to the advent of jazz
* [[Breakbeat hardcore]] – a fusion of breakbeat and acid house
* [[Breakbeat]] – a style of EDM known for its 4/4 drum pattern and heavy use of turntable scratching
* [[Breakcore]] – fast and frantic style of breakbeat known for its intentionally diverse range of samples, which make it a hard-to-define genre
* [[Breakstep]]
* [[Brega muusika]] genre of Brazilian popular music
* [[Brill Building#The "Brill Building Sound"|Brill Building Sound]] – a distinct style of jazz and Latin-inspired pop developed in the Brill Building of New York, USA
* [[Briti bluus]] – blues performed by British musicians
* [[Briti folkrokk]] – associated with the folk revival of the 1960s, British folk rock tends to use modern, often electric, instruments alongside or in place of traditional and acoustic folk instruments
* [[briti funk]] – funk performed by the British, often influenced by soul, jazz, and Caribbean music
* [[Briti invasioon]] – British musicians, primarily of the beat movement, who became popular in America during the 1960s
* [[Briti pop]] – British rock music from the 1990s that subverted the depressing themes of the then-popular grunge movement in favor of jangly, optimistic, guitar-pop, often touching on the themes of partying and working class life.
* [[Broken beat]] – EDM played in a syncopated 4/4 rhythm, with punctuated snare beats
* [[Brown-eyed soul]] – soul music performed by Latinos
* [[Brukdown]] – Belizean music inspired by European harmonies, African rhythms, and the call-and-response format
* [[Brutaalne death metal]]
* [[Bubblegum dance]] – fusion of Eurodance and bubblegum pop
* [[Bubblegum pop]] – pop music known for its simplicity, happy and cute lyrics, and emphasis on image rather than substance.
* [[Bulerías]] – fast-paced flamenco music
* [[Bullerengue]] – style of Colombian music with African rithms and chants.
* [[Bunraku]] – Japanese folk music often played at puppet theaters
* [[Burger-highlife]] – style of highlife played by Ghanaian-Germans
* [[Burgundia koolkond]] – group of French, Belgian, and Dutch composers active in the 15th century, known for their secular forms
* [[Bush ballad]] – Australian folk music often dealing with themes of Australian spirit and rebellion
* [[Bütsantsi muusika]] – Greek music performed during the age of the Byzantine Empire, known for its ecclesiastical form

==C==
* [[Ca din tulnic]] – Romanian folk music played with the alpenhorn
* [[Ca trù]] – a style of Vietnamese chamber music performed by one lute player and a geisha-esque female singer, used to entertain wealthy audiences, who would be included in the performances, and to perform in religious ceremonies
* [[Cadence rampa]] – upbeat style of kadans
* [[Cadence-lypso]] – fusion of kadans and calypso
* [[Cải lương]] – modern Vietnamese folk opera
* [[Cajun muusika|Cajun]] – roots music of Louisiana, USA, inspired by Acadian ballads and Creole
* [[Cakewalk]]
* [[Čalgija]] – Macedonian folk style
* [[Calinda]] – Trinidadian folk music played during practices of the martial art of the same name
* [[Calypso music|Calypso]] – Trinidadian folk music, inspired by both African and French styles, and known for its lyrics dealing with the racist oppression of native Trinidadians at the time
* [[Calypso-style baila]] – fusion of baila and calypso
* [[Campursari]] – Indonesian fusion genre, combining several folk styles with pop music
* [[Can Can]]
* [[Candombe]] – fusion of African and Uruguayan styles developed by African-Uruguayan slaves in the 19th century
* [[Cante chico]] – the vocal component to flamenco music
* [[Cante jondo]] – flamenco music that incorporates deep vocals
* [[Canterbury scene]] – group of British avant-garde, progressive rock, and jazz fusion musicians based in the English city of Canterbury, Kent
* [[Cantiga]] – Portuguese ballad style from the Middle Ages
* [[Cantiñas]] – upbeat form of Andalusian flamenco music
* [[Canto livre]] – Portuguese folk music known for its far-left political messages
* [[Cantopop]] – any Chinese pop music sung in Cantonese
* [[Canzone Napoletana]] – Italian music sung in Neapolitan
* [[Capoeira music|Capoeira]] – Brazilian music played during performances of the martial art of the same name
* [[Carimbó]] Music and dance from the north east of Brazil 
* [[Cariso]] – Trinidadian folk music, often considered an early form of calypso
* [[Carnatic|Karnataka muusika]] – southern Indian classical music
* [[Carnavalito]]
* [[Carol (music)|Carol]] – a festive song, often sung on Christmas or, rarely, Easter
* [[Cartageneras]] – a style of flamenco known for its focus on folklore
* [[Cavacha]] – style of rhythm popular in Kenyan and Zairean music
* [[Celempungan]] – Sudanese folk music
* [[Cha-cha-cha muusika]] – Cuban folk music
* [[Chacarera]] – Argentinian folk and dance music
* [[Chakacha]] – music of the Swahili people of Kenya and Tanzania
* [[Chalga]] – fusion of Bulgarian etno-pop and dance music with Eastern and Arab elements, popular in Southern Bulgaria
* [[Chamamé]] – style of Argentinian, Mesopotamian, and Brazilian folk music
* [[Chamarrita]] – style of Argentinian and Uruguayan folk music
* [[Champeta]] – African-Colombian folk music
* [[Chamrieng Samai|Jamrieng samai]] – Cambodian pop music
* [[Changüí]] – Cuban music that fused African and Spanish styles
* [[Chanson]] – French vocal-driven music
* [[Chant]] – singing or speaking rhythmically to a very small number of pitches
* [[Chap hop]] – a variety of music originating from England that mixes the hip hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures
* [[Charanga (Cuba)|Charanga]] – traditional Cuban dance music
* [[Charanga-vallenata]] – fusion of charanga, vallenata, and salsa
* [[Charikawi]] – music accompanying of the dance of the same name of the Garifuna people of west Africa
* [[Charleston (dance)]]
* [[Chầu văn]] – a downtempo, trance-inducing style of Vietnamese folk music
* [[Chèo]] – a style of musical theater performed by Vietnamese peasants
* [[Chicago bluus]] – blues music performed by Chicago inhabitants
* [[Chicago house]] – house music performed by Chicago inhabitants
* [[Chicago soul]] – soul music performed by Chicago inhabitants
* [[Chicken scratch]] – fusion of Native American, White American, Mexican, and European styles, performed by the Native American Tohono O'odham people
* [[Children's music|Lastemuusika]] – any music marketed towards children
* [[Chill-out muusika|Chill-out]] – umbrella term for electronic music with a slow tempo, designed to calm people after raves
* [[Chillwave]] – indie pop style known for its looped synths and calming effects
* [[Chiptune]] – Electronic music that is made on vintage computers/game systems or emulations thereof. May also refer to electronic music that uses samples from video games or vintage computers.
* [[Choro]] – fast-paced Brazilian pop music
* [[Chouval bwa]] – Martinican folk music
* [[Chowtal]] – north Indian folk music performed during the Phagwa or Holi festival
* [[Christian alternative rock|Kristlik alternatiivrokk]] – fusion of Christian and alternative rock
* [[Christian country|Kristlik kantri]] – fusion of Christian and country music
* [[Christian hardcore|Kristlik hardcore]] – fusion of Christian and hardcore punk rock
*[[Kristlik hiphop]] – hip hop with Christian themes
* [[Christian metal|Kristlik metal]] – fusion of Christian and heavy metal rock
* [[Christian music|Kristlik muusika]] – any music with overt Christian themes
* [[Christian punk|Kristlik punk]] – fusion of Christian and punk rock
* [[Christian rock|Kristlik rokk]] – rock music with Christian themes
* [[Christian ska|Kristlik ska]] – ska music with Christian themes
* [[Chula muusika|Chula]]
* [[Chumba]] – folk and dance style of the Garifuna people of west Africa
* [[Church musicKirikumuusika]]
* [[Chut-kai-pang]] – fusion of chutney, calypso, and parang
* [[Chutney Soca]] – fusion of chutney and soca music
* [[Chutney|Chutney pop]] – Caribbean pop music that fuses calypso and cadence with several Indian styles
* [[Chylandyk|Tuva kõrilaul]] – style of throat singing performed by the Tuva people of Siberia, created to mimic the chirps of crickets
* [[Cielito]]
* [[Cifra]]
* [[Classic country|Klassikaline kantri]] – umbrella term for country music released before the use of the term to describe it
* [[Classic female blues]] – an early form of blues music known for its female vocalists
* [[Classical period|Klassitsism]] – a clearer, slicker form of Western art music performed in the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its emphasis on homophones and melody
* [[Classical|Klassikaline muusika]] – umbrella term for Western art music known for its use of large orchestras and staff notation
* [[Close and open harmony|Close harmony]] – any music with notes performed in a close range
* [[Coladeira]] – Cape Verdean folk music
* [[Coldwave]] – French post-punk
* [[Combined rhythm]] – Dutch Antillean folk music inspired by zouk, merengue, and soca
* [[Comedy music|Koomiline muusika]] – any music that incorporates heavy themes of humor and comedy
* [[Comedy rap|Koomiline räpp]] – fusion of comedy and hip hop music
* [[Comedy rock|Koomiline rokk]] – fusion of comedy and rock music
* [[Comic opera|Koomiline ooper]] – fusion of comedy and opera music
* [[Compas]] – a modernized form of Haitian meringue music
* [[Concerto]] – a three-part classical piece in which one instrument takes lead and is backed by an orchestra
* [[Conga muusika|Conga]] – Cuban music played to accompany the dance of the same name
* [[Conjunto]] – fusion of Mexican and German styles developed by Mexican-Americans who had bought German instruments in Texas
* [[Contemporary Christian music]] – pop music with overt Christian themes
* [[Contemporary R&B]] – a style of R&B music popular in the 21st century that combines soul-inspired vocals with hip-hop and EDM-inspired production
* [[Contradanza]] – 19th century Cuban dance music
* [[Cool jazz]] – a relaxed, downtempo form of jazz heavily inspired by classical music, that existed as a reaction to the fast-paced bebop
* [[Coon song]] – music about black stereotypes
* [[Corrido]] – Mexican storytelling ballad
* [[Country blues|Kantribluus]] – fusion of country and blues music
* [[Country folkKantrifolk]] – fusion of country and folk music
* [[Country pop|Kantripop]] – fusion of country and pop music
* [[Country rap|Kantriräpp]] – fusion of country and hip hop music
* [[Country rock|Kantrirokk]] – fusion of country and rock music
* [[Country|Kantrimuusika]] – American roots music played with acoustic guitars, banjos, fiddles, and harmonicas
* [[Coupé-Décalé]] – Ivorian-French EDM drawing on zouk and African influences
* [[Cowpunk]] – fusion of country and punk rock music
* [[Cretan|Kreeta muusika]] – Greek folk music performed by inhabitants of the island of Crete
* [[Crossover thrash]] – fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk
* [[Crunk]] – fusion of hip hop and EDM, known for its heavy basslines and shouted, call-and-response vocals
* [[Crunkcore]] – fusion of crunk and screamo
* [[Crust punk]] – fusion of anarcho- and hardcore punk and extreme metal
* [[Csárdás]] – Hungarian folk music
* [[Cuándo]] – Chilean folk music genre.
* [[Cuarteto]] – Argentinian merengue music, originating in the city of Cordoba, and influenced also by Spanish and Italian styles
* [[Cuban rumba|Rumba]]
* [[Cueca]] – umbrella term for Argentinian, Chilean, and Bolivian styles
* [[Culoepuya|Puya]] – traditional music style from Colombia
* [[Cumbia villera]] – cumbia performed by inhabitants of the shantytowns of Buenos Aires
* [[Cumbia]] – fusion of Colombian folk music and African and Spanish styles bought from slaves and colonists, respectively
* [[Currulao]]

==D==
* [[Dabke]] – Arabic folk dance music, often played at weddings
* [[Dadra#Dadra (genre)|Dadra]] – light vocal style of Hindustani classical music, originating from the Bundelkhand region
* [[Dadra#Dadra tala|Dadra tala]] – a style of Hindustani classical music which utilizes six beats in two equal rows of three
* [[Daina (Latvia)|Daina]] – Latvian folk music
* [[Daina (Lithuania)|Daina]] – Lithuanian folk music
* [[Dance music|Dance]] – any music designed to make the listener dance. Also known as club music, an offshoot to electronic music which gave rise to EDM.
* [[Dance-pop]] – pop music with an emphasis on dance rhythms, fusion of dance and pop musical styles.
* [[Dance-punk]] – a grittier and rawer form of new wave music, linked heavily to the contemporary indie scene
* [[Dance-rock]] – fusion of post-punk and post-disco, linked heavily to the new wave
* [[Dancehall]] – Jamaican pop music that abandons reggae's roots influences for a slicker, EDM-inspired production
* [[Dangdut]] – melodic and heavily optimistic form of Indonesian pop
* [[Danger music|Danger]] – any music that will, somehow, potentially harm either the performers or the audience, linked heavily to noise rock
* [[Dansband]] – Swedish folk music
* [[Danza]] – Puerto Rican style of music that accompanies the ballroom-influenced dance of the same name
* [[Danzón]] – Cuban dance music
* [[Dappan koothu]] – Indian folk dance music, popular in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, often used as filmi music in the movies produced in those states
* [[Dark ambient]] – style of ambient music that creates a feeling of dread and foreboding, rather than the relaxation given off by most ambient
* [[Dark cabaret]] – fusion of cabaret and gothic rock
* [[Dark Cabaret|Punk Cabaret]] – a fusion of musical theater and cabaret style music with the aggressive, raw nature of punk rock.
* [[Dark pop]] – fusion of industrial/goth rock synthesizers with hip hop/techno drums
* [[Dark rock]] – fusion of gothic and alternative rock
* [[Dark wave]] – excessively pessimistic style of post-punk, which relied on tales of realistic sorrow, rather than the fantasy elements of the then-popular gothic rock
* [[Darkcore]] – chaotic and sinister style of jungle, which relied on pitch-shifting and horror movie audio samples
* [[Darkstep]] – style of darkcore jungle that takes its signature sinister feel and fuses it with upbeat breakbeats and ambient noises, creating an excessively chaotic tone
* [[De dragoste]] – Romanian love music
* [[Death metal]] – Extreme metal known for its distorted guitar structure, growling vocals, blast beat drumming and dark or violent lyrics.
* [[Death rock]] – style of gothic rock known for its scratchy guitars, and lyrics focusing on supernatural and pessimistic themes, sometimes delving into intentionally campy horror themes
* [[Death-doom]] – fusion of death and doom metal
* [[Deathcore]] – fusion of death metal and metalcore
* [[Deathgrind]] – fusion of death metal and grindcore
* [[Décima]] – Hispanic genre of sung poetry
* [[Deep Funk]]
* [[Deep house]] – form of Chicago house, inspired by jazz and soul music
* [[Delta bluus|Delta blues]] – blues music performed by inhabitants of the Mississippi Delta
* [[Descarga]] – a genre of improvised Afro-Cuban music
* [[Desi (raga)|Desi]] – a style of Hindustani classical raga, associated with the Asavari and Kafi thaat
* [[Detroit blues]] – blues music performed by inhabitants of Detroit, Michigan, USA
* [[Detroit techno]] – techno performed by inhabitants of Detroit, Michigan, USA
* [[Dhamari muusika|Dhamar]] – a tala used in Hindustani classical music, associated with the dhrupad style, and played on a pakhawaj
* [[Dhrupad]] – vocal style of Hindustani classical music, considered the oldest still being performed today
* [[Dhun]] – a light instrumental form of Hindustani classical music
* [[Diablada]] – Telluric Bolivian folk music style.
* [[Digital hardcore]] – fusion of hardcore punk and hardcore techno, known for its far-left lyrics
* [[Dirge]] – a song of mourning, often played at a funeral
* [[Dirty rap]] – hip hop with sexual and pornographic themes
* [[Disco polo]] – Polish disco music
* [[Disco]] – a form of music to dance to with elements of soul, pop and salsa.
* [[Diva house]] – style of house popular in LGBT nightclubs
* [[Dixieland]] – an early form of jazz developed in New Orleans, USA
* [[Djent]] – subgenre of progressive metal known for its elastic power chords
* [[Doina]] – Romanian folk music, informed by Middle Eastern styles
* [[Dondang Sayang]] – love ballads from the Malaysian state of Malacca, influenced by Portuguese styles
* [[Donegal fiddle tradition]] – an Irish style of fiddle-playing from the Donegal county
* [[Dongjing muusika|Dongjing]] – Chinese traditional music of Nakhi people of the Yunnan province
* [[Doo-wop]] – a simplistic and pop-oriented form of R&B known for its vocal harmonies and little to no instrumentation
* [[Doom metal]] – A style of heavy metal known for its low-tuned sound, slow tempos, clean and non-growled vocals and pessimistic lyrics
* [[Doom metal#Funeral doom|Funeral doom]] – incredibly slow style of doom metal, made to mimic funeral music
* [[Downtempo]] – a slow-paced style of electronic music that differs from ambient in that it also has a beat and rhythm
* [[Dr. Demento|Dementia]] – bizarre form of comedic avant-garde played by Dr. Demento
* [[Dream pop]] – an atmospheric and melodic style of indie pop that makes the audience feel dreamy
* [[Drill music]] - Chicago rap, see Drill (music genre) for more
* [[Drone metal]] – fusion of drone and heavy metal music
* [[Drone]] – experimental style of minimalism, known for drawn-out and repetitive tones, giving it a droning feel
* [[Drum and bass]] – style of EDM known for rapid-fire breakbeats and heavy basslines
* [[Drum and bass#Subgenres|Drumstep]] – fusion of drum and bass and dubstep
* [[Dub muusika|Dub]] – subgenre of reggae in which pre-existing tracks are heavily remixed, emphasizing the drum and bass (or riddim) and dubbing snippets from other works
* [[Dubstep]] – dub-inspired subgenre of UK garage known for its heavy basslines and reverberant drums
* [[Dubstep#Brostep and American developments|Brostep]] – an aggressive and metal-influenced style of dubstep popular in America
* [[Dubtronica]] – fusion of dub and EDM
* [[Dunedini indipop|Dunedin Sound]] – style of indie pop based in Dunedin, New Zealand
* [[Dunun]] – family of west African drums
* [[Dutch jazz]] – jazz performed by Dutch musicians

==E==
* [[Early hardcore|Gabber]] – a faster, more anarchistic, form of house music designed to counter the pretentious Dutch house scene of the 1980s
* [[Early music|Early]] – umbrella term for any music made from the prehistoric era until the advent of baroque music
* [[Easy listening]] – pop style aimed at older listeners
* [[Eepiline muusika|Epic]] – modern classical-like&nbsp;music derived from a wide array of genres, primarily&nbsp;trailer music.
*[[Eksperimentaalne hiphop]] – fusion of experimental and hip hop music
* [[Eksperimentaalne metal]] – umbrella term for aggressive, non-commercial forms of heavy metal
* [[Eksperimentaalne muusika|Experimental]] – any music that breaches contemporary standards of music
*[[Eksperimentaalne popp]] – fusion of experimental and pop music
* [[Eksperimentaalne rokk]] – fusion of experimental and rock music
* [[Ekspressionism (muusika)|Ekspressionism]]
* [[Electro backbeat]] – any EDM which utilizes a 4/4 drum pattern
* [[Electro Blues]] - mix of blues and electronic dance music
* [[Electro house]]
* [[Electro muusika|Electro]] – early form of EDM which made its sounds intentionally robotic and computer-like, usually to channel a theme of transhumanism
* [[Electro swing]] – fusion of EDM and swing-jazz
* [[Electro-industrial]] – a style of post-industrial which used heavily produced and layered synths
* [[Electroclash]] – fusion of 1980s synthpop and 1990s techno
* [[Electronic body music]] – EDM-informed style of post-industrial
* [[Electronic dance music|Electronic dance]] – EDM; a fusion of electronic and dance music
* [[Electronica]] – popular music that includes electronic instruments
* [[Electronicore]] – fusion of electronic and post-hardcore/metalcore music
* [[Electropop]] – fusion of electronic and pop music
* [[Electropunk]] – fusion of electronic and punk music
* [[Elektriline bluus|Electric blues]] – style of blues played with electric instruments, most notably the electric guitar
* [[Elektrooniline muusika]] – music that utilizes electronic instruments, such as the synthesizer, Theremin, and computer
* [[Elektrooniline rokk]] – fusion of electronic and rock music
* [[Emo pop]] – fusion of emo and pop punk
* [[Emo]] – heavily emotional and pessimistic style of post-hardcore punk
* [[Enka]] – a popular, modern adaptation of traditional Japanese music
* [[Eremwu eu]] – work songs of the female bakers of the Garifuna people of west Africa
* [[Ethereal wave]] – atmospheric subgenre of dark wave
* [[Euro disco]] – European disco music, which incorporated elements of pop rock and synthpop
* [[Euro house]] – European house music, usually a house-based form of Eurodance or Euro disco
* [[Eurobeat]] – antecedent to Italo disco
* [[Eurodance]] – European dance music and evolution of Euro disco that adapted elements of house and hi-NRG
* [[Europop]] – European pop music
* [[Eurotrance]] – European trance music, usually a fusion of Eurodance with uplifting trance and/or hard trance.
* [[Exotica]] – fusion of many popular international genres from the 1950s marketed at Americans, who were attracted to the exotic label

==F==
* [[Fado]] – Portuguese folk music, often touching on the themes of melancholia and working class struggles
* [[Falak music|Falak]] – Afghan, Tajik, and Pakistani religious folk music
* [[Fandango]] – Spanish music made to accompany the upbeat dance of the same name
* [[Farruca]] – a light form of flamenco
* [[Festejo]] – a festive form of Afro-Peruvian music
* [[Filk music|Filk]] – style of folk (sometimes expanding to other genres) with heavy science-fiction or fantasy themes
* [[Filmi-ghazal]] – fusion of filmi and ghazal poetry
* [[Filmi]] – Indian film scores
* [[Fingerstyle guitar|Fingerstyle]] – the act of plucking guitar strings with the fingertips
* [[Flamenco]] – popular style of Spanish folk dance music developed in Andalusia by Romani-Spanish (or Gitanos), but latter expanding to the general Spanish populus
* [[Folk jazz]] – fusion of folk and jazz music
* [[Folk metal]] – fusion of folk and heavy metal rock
* [[Folk music|Urban Folk]]
* [[Folk muusika|Folk]] – broad term used to refer to the traditional music of an ethnic group, usually that performed by the working class
* [[Folk pop]] – fusion of folk and pop music
* [[Folk punk]] – fusion of folk and punk rock
* [[Folk rokk]] – fusion of folk and rock music
* [[Folktronica]] – fusion of folk and electronic music
* [[Forró]] – popular Brazilian folk dance music
* [[Foxtrot]]
* [[Frankokantri|Franco-country]] – style of country music performed by French-Canadians
* [[Freak folk]] – experimental style of folk, often folk-rock
* [[Freakbeat]] – a frantic, raw style of beat and British Invasion music
* [[Free jazz]] – freely improvised jazz music
* [[Free tekno]] – style of techno developed by anarchists
* [[Free tekno|Tekno]]
* [[French house]] – house music produced by French artists
* [[Frevo]] – umbrella term for Brazilian dance styles associated with the Brazilian Carnivale
* [[Fuji music|Fuji]] – Nigerian folk music
* [[Funaná]] – Cape Verdean accordion-based dance music
* [[Funk metal]] – fusion of funk and heavy metal rock
* [[Funk rock]] – fusion of funk and rock music
* [[Funk]] – combination of elements of blues, jazz, and soul with the melodies and harmonies stripped in order to emphasize the bass guitar
* [[Funky house]] – fusion of funk and house music
* [[Furniture music]] – a calming, live form of background music
* [[Fusion jazz]] – fusion of jazz and rock music
* [[Future Bass]] – This genre stems from trap, juke and UK garage. it is focused on 808 drums and sawtooth synths
* [[Future garage]] – style of UK garage that fused it with elements of all other contemporary EDM styles
* [[Futurepop]] – style of EDM known for its similarities to synthpop and uplifting trance, as well as its heavy sampling

==G==
* [[Gaana (muusikastiil)|Gaana]] – upbeat Tamil dance song performed at celebrations
* *Gabber*
* [[Gagaku]] – any Japanese classical music played for the Imperial Court
* [[Gagok|Kagok]] – Korean folk music
* [[Gaita Zuliana]] – diverse form of Venezuelan folk
* [[Galant]] – intentionally simplistic style of Western classical music designed to counter the increasingly complex Baroque music of the 18th century
* [[Gamelan bebonangan]] – Balinese style of gamelan that utilizes a 7-tone scale and cymbals
* [[Gamelan degung]] – Sundanese style of gamelan that uses the pegog scale
* [[Gamelan gender wayang|Gender wayang]] – Balinese style of gamelan
* [[Gamelan gong kebyar]] – Balinese style of gamelan known for its explosive changes in tempo
* [[Gamelan jegog|Jegog]] – gamelan played with bamboo-based instruments
* [[Gamelan joged bumbung|Joged bumbung]] – fusion of gamelan and joged
* [[Gamelan salendro]] – West Javan gamelan
* [[Gamelan selunding]] – Balinese style of gamelan
* [[Gamelan semar pegulingan]] – Balinese style of gamelan
* [[Gamelan]] – Indonesian classical music
* [[Gamelani muusika|Balinese Gamelan]] – Javanese and Balinese style made from xylophones, drums, and plucked strings
* [[Gammaldans]] – wide variety of traditional Nordic dance music, and modernized versions created by Nordic-Americans
* [[Gandrung]] – traditional Indonesian dance music
* [[Gangsta rap#Mafioso rap|Mafioso rap]] – subgenre of gangsta rap that focuses on organized crime
* [[Gangster rap]] – hip hop that deals with illegal activity
* [[Gar (music)|Gar]] – Tibetan chanting and dancing
* [[Garage music (North America)|Garage house]] – heavily polished style of American house
* [[Garage rock]] – raw and energetic style of rock, often practised by high school bands in garages
* [[Garba (dance)|Garba]] – Gujarati music and dance
* [[Gato (artform)|Gato]] – style of music folk dance popular in Argentina and Uruguay
* [[Gesamtkunstwerk|Music drama]] – an artwork that covers all forms of art
* [[G-funk]] – style of West Coast gangster rap
* [[Ghazal]] – Arabic (particularly Pakistani) angst-ridden poetry, often accompanied by music
* [[Ghetto house]] – form of Chicago house known for its sexually explicit lyrics
* [[Ghettotech]] – fusion of Chicago house, Miami bass, electro, glitch, and t* [[G-funk]] – style of West Coast gangster rap
echno
* [[Girl group]] – any all-female pop or rock group
* [[Glam metal]] – a subgenre of heavy metal with elements of glam rock, hard rock and pop rock.
* [[Glam punk]] – fusion of glam and punk rock
* [[Glam rock]] – loosely defined pop rock which included heavy themes of gender-bending and androgyny
* [[Glitch muusika|Glitch]] – style of EDM based around samples of malfunctioning technology in order to create an intentionally harsh sound
* [[Gnawa muusika|Gnawa]] – Islamic African religious music
* [[Go-go]] – style of funk known for its syncopated rhythms and call-and-response vocals
* [[Goa trance]] – fusion of trance music and traditional Indian styles
* [[Gong chime]] – any music performed with high-pitched pot gongs, usually Southeast Asian styles
* [[Goombay]] – Bahamian drum music
* [[Goregrind]] – style of grindcore known for its lyrical focus on gore and forensics
* [[Goshu ondo]] – traditional Japanese dance music from the Meiji era
* [[Gospel music|Gospel]] – modernization religious music
* [[Gothic metal]] – fusion of gothic rock and heavy metal
* [[Gothic rock]] – style of post-punk, heavily inspired by Gothic art
* [[Grebo (music)|Grebo]] – a short-lived British style of garage rock from the 1990s
* [[Greek New Wave|Neo kyma]] – style of classical Greek music from the 1960s with French influences
* [[Gregooriuse laul|Gregorian chant]] – a cappella, religious chant used by the Roman Catholic Church
* [[Grime muusika|Grime]] – fusion of hip hop and UK garage
* [[Grindcore]] – fusion of death metal and hardcore punk with indecipherable vocals.
* [[Grindcore#Industriaal ja elektrooniline muusika|Cybergrind]] – fusion of grindcore and industrial
* [[Groove metal]] – style of heavy metal that took elements of thrash, but played at mid-tempo, making a slower, groovier sound
* [[Group Sounds]] – Japanese pop from the 1961s, inspired heavily by British beat and American bubblegum pop
* [[Grunge]] – minimalist style of alternative metal, known for its heavily distorted guitars and angst-ridden lyrics
* [[Grupera]] – American rock-inspired Mexican rock
* [[Guajira muusika|Guajira]] – Cuban country music, performed in rural communities
* [[Guarania (music)|Guarania]] – Paraguayan music style also popular in Brazil
* [[Gumbe]] – Guinea-Bissaun folk music
* [[Gunchei]] – Central American music played to accompany the garifauna dance of the same name
* [[Gunka]] – Japanese military music
* [[Guoyue]] – modernized Chinese traditional music
* [[Gwo ka]] – Guadaloupean drum music
* [[Gwo ka#Gwo ka moderne|Gwo ka moderne]] – modernized form of gwo ka
* [[Gypsy jazz]] – Roma-French style of jazz
* [[Gypsy punk]] – Romani style of punk rock

==H==
* [[Habanera muusika|Habanera]] – African-American style based on Cuban contredanza
* [[Halling (dance)|Halling]] – Norwegian folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
* [[Hambo]] – Swedish folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
* [[Hamburgi koolkond|Hamburger Schule]] – style of alternative rock based in Hamburg, Germany
* [[Happy hardcore]] – incredibly fast, upbeat, and optimistic style of hardcore techno
* [[Harawi (genre)|Yaraví]] a style of Ecuatorian folk music, slow tempo and Andean origin
* [[Hard bop]] – style of bebop informed by gospel, R&B and blues
* [[Hard rock]] – Loud, bluesy, distorted, and technically proficient form of rock
* [[Hard trance]] – heavy, reverberating style of trance music
*[[Hardcore hiphop]] – aggressive and confrontational form of hip hop
* [[Hardcore punk]] – heavy metal-informed style of punk
* [[Hardcore techno]] – style of techno known for distorted, industrial-esque beats
* [[Hardstep]] – gritty, heavy style of drum & bass
* [[Hardstyle]] – intense, heavy style of EDM known for its heavy kick-drums and reversed basslines
* [[Hardstyle#Dubstyle|Dubstyle]] – fusion of dubstep and hardstyle
* [[Hasapiko]] – Greek folk dance music, originating in Constantinople
* [[Hát tuồng]] (Hát bôi) – Vietnamese opera
* [[Heartland rock]] – style of rock known for its minimalism, straightforwardness, and concern with the American working class
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] – technically proficient, fast-paced, aggressive form of hard rock
* [[Hi-NRG]] – uptempo, fast-paced style of EDM known for a reverberating, four-on-the-floor rhythm
* [[Highlife]] – Ghanan style that married traditional African forms with Western pop
* [[Hiina muusika]] – any music performed by Chinese people
* [[Hiina rokk]] – rock music performed by Chinese people, often fused with traditional styles
* [[Hindustani klassikaline muusika|Hindustani classical]] – Northern Indian classical music
*[[Hiphop]] – combination of funk, poetry and innovative DJ techniques, particularly sampling of pre-recorded material
* [[Hip house]] – fusion of hip hop and house music
* [[Hiplife]] – fusion of highlife and hip hop
* [[Hiragasy]] – style of music and dance performed by troupes of relatives for day-long periods by the Merina people of Madagascar
* [[Honky-tonk#Music|Honky-tonk]] – crisp, clean form of country
* [[Honkyoku]] – religious music performed by Japanese Zen Buddhists
* [[Hora (dance)|Hora]] – Romani folk music
* [[Hora lungă]] – improvisational Romani folk music
* [[Hornpipe (muusika)|Hornpipe]] – elavaloomuline 3/2 taktimõõdus muusikapala barokkmuusikas või 4/4 taktimõõdus pala [[hornpipe (tants)|samanimelise tantsu]] saatmiseks
* [[Horror punk]] – punk that is lyrically inspired by 1950s horror B-movies, often in an ironic way
* [[Horrorcore]] – hip hop known for dark, horror-inspired lyrics
* [[House music|House]] – a relaxed, disco-informed style of EDM
* [[Huayño]] – Peruvian folk music
* [[Huella]] – folk Music from Argentina and Uruguay
* [[Hula]] – Hawaiian folk music made to accompany the dance of the same name
* [[Humppa]] – Finnish jazz style
* [[Hunguhungu]] – folk music performed by Garifuna women
* [[Hyangak]] – Korean court music from the Three Kingdoms period
* [[Hyphy]] – fast-paced style of hip hop from the San Francisco Bay Area

==I==
* [[Icaro]] – music sung in healing ceremonies of the Shipibo-Conibo people of Peru
* [[Idaranniku bluus|East Coast blues]] – umbrella term for any blues music made by inhabitants of the American East Coast, usually used to refer to the New York or Piedmont scenes
* [[Idaranniku hip-hop|East Coast hip hop]] – any hip hop produced by inhabitants of New York
* [[Igbo music|Igbo]] – any music performed by the Igbo people of Nigeria
* [[Iiri folk|Irish folk]] – traditional music of the Irish people
* [[Illbient]] – form of ambient inspired by dub in its use of layering and hip hop in its use of sampling
* [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] – style of Western art music inspired by the visual arts movement of the same name
* [[Improvisatsioon|Improvisational]] – any kind of music that is made up on the spot
* [[Independent music|Indie]] – music that is formed around an idea of remaining on the underground and a DIY ethic
* [[Indie folk]] – fusion of indie rock and folk music
* [[Indie pop]] – a melodic, often angst-free and optimistic, form of pop-rock associated with the indie scene
* [[Indie rock]] – generic term for rock music linked to the indie subculture
* [[Indietronica]] – fusion of indie rock and EDM
* [[Indo jazz]] – fusion of jazz and traditional Indian music
*[[Industriaalne hiphop]] – fusion of industrial and hip hop music
* [[Industrial metal|Industriaal metal]] – fusion of industrial and heavy metal music
* [[Industriaal metal#Industrial thrash and death metal|Industrial death metal]] – fusion of industrial and death metal
* [[Industriaal muusika|Industrial]] – early form of electronica that linked avant-garde electronic experimentation to punk rock energy, vocalisation, and ethics. Industrial spawned an indulgence in darkness, horror, and even fascism (although often not seriously) that carried over into goth, emo, and metalhead culture
* [[Industriaal muusikal]] – musical theater performed by the workers of a company to promote teamwork
* [[Industrial rock|Industriaal rock]] – fusion of industrial and rock music
* [[Instrumentaalrokk]] – any rock music that neglects vocals
* [[Instrumental]] – music that had no lyrics
* [[Intelligent dance music|Intelligent dance]] – more experimental and intellectual form of electronica so called to distinguish itself from the commercialist trends in rave music
* [[Inuiti muusika|Inuit]] – any music performed by the Inuit people of Greenland and Canada
* [[Irish rebel music|Irish rebel]] – Irish folk with an emphasis on Irish republicanism
* [[Isicathamiya]] – a cappella form of singing used by the Zulu people of South Africa
* [[Islami muusika|Islamic music]]
* [[Italo dance]] – an optimistic form of Eurodance that developed in Italy
* [[Italo disco]] – form of disco developed in Italy that lead to the creation of modern EDM
* [[Italo house]] – Italian house music that followed on from Italo disco

==J==
* [[J-Pop]] – pop music made by the Japanese
* [[Jaipongan]] – music made to accompany the dance of the same name of Sundanese people of Indonesia
* [[Jam band|Jam]] – a type of band that plays long instrumental tracks, often improvised, called 'jams'
* [[Jangle pop]] – style of indie pop known for its uplifting, 'jangly' sounds
* [[Japanoise]] – noise music from Japan
* [[Jarana yucateca]] – traditional Yucatán dance music
* [[Jarocho]] – Mexican dance and song style from Veracruz
* [[Jazz fusion]] – any music that fuses something with jazz, particularly jazz-rock
* [[Jazz rap]] – fusion of jazz and hip hop
* [[Jazz-funk]] – fusion of jazz and funk music
* [[Jazz]] – a type of music that originated in the late 19th and early 20th century in the Southern United States
* [[Jenkka]] – Finnish folk dance music
* [[Jesus music|Jesus]] – style of CCM developed by the American hippie-based Jesus Movement
* [[Jig]] – uptempo Irish folk dance music
* [[Jing ping]] – Dominican folk dance music developed by slave during European colonialism
* [[Jingle]] – short, catchy song used in advertising
* [[Jit]] – Zimbabwean pop music
* [[Jitterbug]] – any music that accompanied the dance of the same name
* [[Jive (dance)|Jive]] – swing music used to accompany the African-American ballroom dance of the same name
* [[Joged]] – Balinese dance music
* [[Joig]] – style of Sami folk music
* [[Joropo]] – Venezuelan waltz
* [[Jota (music)|Jota]] – Spanish folk dance music
* [[Jug band|Jug]] – African-American folk music made from household objects such as jugs, spoons, and washboards
* [[Juhuslik ehk taustamuusika|Incidental]] – music played in the background of a film or play
* [[Jùjú music|Jùjú]] – Nigerian pop music
* [[Juke joint blues]] – fusion of blues and soul
* [[Jump blues]] – uptempo blues music played with horns
* [[Jumpstyle]] – faster form of progressive house
* [[Junkanoo]] – Bahamas folk dance music
* [[juugend (muusika)|juugend]]

==K==
* [[K-pop]] – South Korean [[pop music]]
*[[Kabareemuusika]] – an often jazz-informed style of music played at upbeat stageplays or burlesque shows
* [[Kabuki]] – form of Japanese musical theatre known for its elaborate make-up and costuming
* [[Kacapi suling]] – Sundanese folk music
* [[Kachāshī]] – fast-paced Ryukyuan festive folk music
* [[Kaiso]] – Trinidadian folk music
* [[Kalamatianó]] – Greek folk music
*[[Kammerdžäss]] – fusion of chamber and jazz music
* [[Kammerpop]] – Fusion of alternative rock and chamber music
* [[Kan ha diskan]] – Breton folk music
* [[Kansas City blues]] – blues music performed by Kansas City inhabitants
* [[Kantrum]] – fast-paced Khmer-Thai folk music
* [[Karaoke]] - a form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns singing popular songs
* [[Kaseko]] – Surinamese music that fuses African, European, and American styles
* [[Kawachi ondo]] – Japanese folk music from the Osaka region
* [[Kawaii metal]] - Fusion of heavy metal and J-pop
* [[Kayōkyoku]] – an early form of J-Pop
* [[Kecak]] – Balinese folk opera
* [[Keldi fusioon]] – popular music that includes a Celtic influence
*[[Keldi hiphop]] – fusion of Celtic and hip hop music
* [[Keldi metal]] – fusion of Celtic and heavy metal music
* [[Keldi muusika]] – folk music of the Celts, an ethnic group inhabiting Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, some parts of France and Spain, and once England
* [[Keldi punk]] – fusion of Celtic and punk rock music
* [[Keldi reggae]] – fusion of Celtic and reggae music
* [[Keldi rokk]] – fusion of Celtic and rock music
* [[Kertok]] – Malay musical ensemble utilizing xylophones
* [[Khaliji (music)|Khaleeji]] – Arab folk music
* [[Khene]] – Malay woodwind music
* [[Khyal]] – North Indian form of Hindustani classical music
* [[Kirtan]] – Indian drum music performed during Hindu bhakti rituals
* [[Kiwi rock]] – rock music performed by New Zealanders
* [[Kizomba]] – Angolan folk dance music
* [[Klapa]] – Croatian a cappella music
* [[Klasik]] – Afghan classical music
* [[klassikaline naisbluus]]
* [[klassikalis-romantiline stiil]]
* [[Klezmer]] – Jewish classical music
* [[Kliningan]] – Sundanese folk dance music
* [[Kolomyjka]] – tongue-in-cheek Hutsul folk dance music
* [[Komagaku]] – Japanese court music from the Heian period
* [[Kpanlogo]] – Ghanan folk dance music
* [[Kpop]] – South Korean pop music
* [[Krakowiak]] – fast-paced Polish folk dance music
* [[Krautrock]] – highly experimental form of German art rock that incorporated electronic influences
* [[Kriti]] – Indian classical music
* [[Kroncong]] – Indonesian folk music utilizing the ukele
* [[Kuduro]] – Angolan folk music
* [[Kulintang]] – ancient gong music of the Filipinos, Indonesians, Malays, Bruneian, and Timorese
* [[Kundiman]] – Filipino love songs
* [[Kvæði]] – Icelandic folk music
* [[Kwaito]] – South African house music
* [[Kwassa kwassa]] – Congolese folk dance music
* [[Kwela]] – South African skiffle music

==L==
* [[Laïka#Contemporary laïka|Modern laïka]] – modernized and pop-informed style of laïka
* [[Laiko]] – Greek folk dance music
* [[Lambada]] – Brazilian dance music
* [[Landó (music)|Landó]]
* [[Latin metal]] – A genre of heavy metal with Latin origins, influences, and instrumentation, such as Spanish vocals, Latin percussion and rhythm such as Salsa rhythm
* [[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]] – Spanish- and Portuguese-language popular music
* [[Latin pop]] – fusion of pop music and Latin American music or any pop music from the [[Hispanophone|Spanish-speaking]] world
* [[Latin swing]] – a fusion of gypsy jazz rhythms and Latin music, including flamenco, samba and salsa. Created and played by Lulo Reinhardt, Germany
* [[Lavani]] – style of traditional Indian music performed in Maharashtra
* [[Legényes]] – Hungarian and Romanian folk dance music performed by the inhabitants of Transylvania, now modern-day Cluj-Napoca
* [[Letkajenkka]] – Finnish folk dance music
* [[Lhamo]] – Tibetan folk opera
* [[Lied]] – German poems spoken to music
* [[Light music|Light]] – soft, non-confrontational British orchestral music
* [[Liquid funk]] – form of drum and bass with a heavy emphasis on melody
* [[List of Christian dance, electronic, and techno artists|Christian electronic]] – EDM with Christian themes
* [[Llanero#Llanero culture|Musica llanero]] – Venezuelan and Colombian folk music
* [[Lo-fi muusika]] – any music recorded at a quality lower than usual
* [[Logobi]] – form of zouglou influenced by the French colonists in the Ivory Coast
* [[Loncomeo]] – musical style from the tehuelche people in Argentina
* [[Long song]] – Mongolian folk music in which each syllable is extended for a longer than average period of time
* [[Louisiana blues]] – any blues performed by inhabitants of the state of Louisiana
* [[Lounge music|Lounge]] – downtempo music intended to give the listener a sense of being somewhere else, i.e. a jungle or outer space
* [[Lovers rock]] – form of reggae fusion known for its romantic lyrics
* [[Lowercase (music)|Lowercase]] – extreme form of ambient music consisting of long periods of silence and occasional, very minute sounds
* [[Lu (music)|Lu]] – Tibetan a cappella music
* [[Lubbock sound]] – fusion of rock and roll and country music from Lubbock, Texas
* [[Luk Krung]] – more polished form of luk thung
* [[Luk thung]] – Thai folk music
* [[Lundu (dance)|Lundu]] – harmonious style of Afro-Brazilian music
* [[Lust]] - romantic retro 80's music

==M==
* [[M-Base]] – style of musical thought and composition developed by Steve Coleman
* [[Madchester]] – fusion of EDM, psychedelic rock, and indie rock
* [[Mahori]] – form of Thai and Khmer classical music
* [[Makossa]] – Cameroonian pop
* [[Malambo (dance)|Malambo]] – Argentinan and Uruguayan style of folk music dance
* [[Malhun]] – Arab folk poetry
* [[Malhun]] – north African style of classical music that borrows from Andalusian traditions
* [[Maloya]] – style of folk developed by the slaves on the French territory of Reunion
* [[Mambo (music)|Mambo]] – Cuban style of jazz
* [[Manaschi]] – Kyrgyz song recital of the Epic of Manas
* [[Mandopop]] – style of C-pop sung in the Mandarin language
* [[Manele]] – Romani folk music
* [[Mangue Bit]] – Brazilian electronic genre played in a fast-paced, punk-informed style
* [[Manila Sound]] – fusion of Western rock music and traditional Filipino folk music
* [[Mapouka]] – traditional folk dance music of the Aizi, Alladian, and Avikam people of the Ivory Coast
* [[Marabi]] – South African style informed by blues and jazz
* [[Maracatu]] – Brazilian folk dance music
* [[Mariachi]] – fusion of Mexican folk music and pop music
* [[Marinera]] – romantic Peruvian folk dance music
* [[Marrabenta]] – Mozambican folk dance music informed by Portuguese styles
* [[Martial industrial]] – style of neo-folk informed by military marches and militaristic themes
* [[Martinetes]] – a cappella flamenco music
* [[Maskanda]] – South African folk music
* [[Mass (music)|Mass]] – Christian hymns sung by large vocal groups
* [[Matamuerte]] – Garifuna folk dance music
* [[Math rock]] – rhythmically complex form of experimental rock
* [[Mathcore]] – fusion of metalcore and math rock
* [[Maxixe (dance)|Maxixe]] – Brazilian folk dance music
* [[Mazurka]] – Polish folk dance music
* [[Mbalax]] – Senegalese folk dance music that combines traditional sabar drumming techniques with jazz, soul, rock, and Latin music
* [[Mbaqanga]] – Zulu jazz style that was one of the first South African genres to achieve intertribal recognition
* [[Mbube (genre)|Mbube]] – South African a cappella music
* [[Medieval folk rock]] – form of folk rock that incorporated elements of earlier folk traditions, such as Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, despite what the name may suggest
* [[Medieval metal]] – fusion of folk metal and Medieval folk rock
* [[Medieval music|Keskaja muusika]] – period of Western art music ranging from the 6th to 15th centuries
* [[Meditation music|Meditation]] – any music created to aid meditation procedures
* [[Mejoranera]] – Panaman guitar music
* [[Melam]] – Indian drumming style
* [[Melodic hardcore]] – style of hardcore punk known for its slower, melodic guitars, juxtaposed with shouted vocals
* [[Melodic metalcore]] – fusion of melodic hardcore and metalcore
* [[Melodic music|Melodic]] – any music that utilizes melody, the combination of notes so that they are perceived as a single string of music
* [[Memphis blues]] – style of blues from Memphis
* [[Memphis soul]] – polished, funky style of soul from Memphis
* [[Mento]] – Jamaican folk music
* [[Merengue music|Merengue]] – Dominican folk dance music
* [[Merengue típico]] – style of modern merengue that attempts to sound similar to 19th century merengue
* [[Méringue]] – Haitian guitar music
* [[Metalcore]] – fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk; often sung melodically
* [[Mexican rock music|Mexican rock]] – rock music performed by Mexicans
* [[Meykhana]] – Azerbaijani spoken word music
* [[Mezwed]] – Tunisian folk music
* [[Miami bass]] – rave-inspired style of hip hop
* [[Microhouse]] – minimalist, stripped down form of house music
* [[Milonga (music)|Milonga]] – Argentinian and Uruguayan folk dance music
* [[Milongón]] – Uruguayan folk music
* [[Min'yō]] – Japanese folk music
* [[Mini-jazz]] – rock-inspired meringue music
* [[Minimal Goa]]
* [[Minimal music]] – heavily experimental form of orchestral music known for its simplicity
* [[Minimal techno]] – fusion of techno and minimal music
* [[Minneapolis sound]] – glam-informed style of dance-rock pioneered by Prince
* [[Minstrel show|Minstrel]] – American folk music which parodied African-American styles
* [[Minuet]] – French folk dance music
* [[Modern rock]] – any rock music (usually alternative rock) made during or after the 1990s
* [[Modinha]] – Brazilian folk music
* [[Montuno]] – loose term for Cuban music and its derivatives
* [[Moombahcore]] – moombahton incorporating dubstep influences and elements of Dutch house
* [[Moombahton]] – fusion of electro house and reggaeton
* [[Mor lam sing]] – fast-paced, sexual, and modernized form of mor lam
* [[Mor lam]] – Laotian and Thai folk music
* [[Morenada]] – folk music and dance style from the Bolivian Andes
* [[Morna (music)|Morna]] – Cape Verdean folk music
* [[Motown]] – slick, pop-informed form of soul music
* [[Mozambique (music)#Cuban-style mozambique|Mozambique of Cuba]] – Cuban folk dance music
* [[Mozambique (music)#New York-style mozambique|Mozambique of America]] – American derivative of the Cuban style of the same name
* [[Mugham]] – Azerbaijan classical music
* [[Murga]] – Uruguayan and Argentinian folk dance music
* [[Mushroom Jazz]] – eclectic genre that draws from downtempo, hip hop, and world styles
* [[Music for the Requiem Mass|Requiem]]
* [[Music hall]] – English popular music of the 19th century
* [[Music of Albania#Southern Albania|Kaba]] – Southern Albanian instrumental folk music
* [[Music of Brittany|Breton]] – folk music of Brittany, France, known for its use of woodwind
* [[Music of Guinea-Bissau|Tinga]]
* [[Music of Hawaii#Jawaiian|Jawaiian]] – fusion of Hawaiian traditional music and reggae
* [[Music of Japan#Rock|J-Rock]] – rock music made by Japanese performers
* [[Música criolla]] – Peruvian music informed by African, European, and Andean styles
* [[Música popular brasileira]] – loose term for Brazilian pop music
* [[Música sertaneja|Sertanejo]] – folk music from the East of Brazil
* [[Musique concrète]] – heavily experimental orchestral music known for its use of electronic instruments
* [[Muwashshah]] – Arabic musical poetry
* [[Müramuusika]]

==N==
* [[Nagauta]] – Japanese music that accompanies kabuki theater
* [[Nakasi]] – Japanese and Taiwanese folk music
* [[Nangma]] – Tibetan EDM
* [[Nanguan music]] – Chinese classical music that is heavily influenced by Western styles
* [[Narcocorrido]] – Mexican polka-influenced folk music with lyrics focusing on illegal activity
* [[Nardcore]] – hardcore and skate punk subgenre based in Oxnard, California
* [[Narodna muzika]] – Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian folk music
* [[Nashville sound]] – a slick, pop-informed 'radio friendly' form of American country music that began in Nashville, Tennessee
* [[National socialist black metal]] – black metal with lyrics supporting national socialism, fascism, and other far-right ideologies
* [[Nederpop]] – Dutch pop music
* [[Neo soul]] – alternative form of hip hop soul that focused on more soulful and emotive vocals and lyrics
* [[Neo-classical metal]] – fusion of neoclassical and heavy metal music
* [[Neo-Medieval music|Neo-Medieval]] – music that attempts to imitate Medieval and earlier periods of classical music
* [[Neo-progressive rock]] – highly theatrical, emotional, and clean subgenre of progressive rock
* [[Neo-psychedelia]] – loose term for music inspired by psychedelic and acid rock
* [[Neoclassical (New Age)|Neoclassical New Age]] – fusion of neoclassical and new age music
* [[Neoclassical dark wave]] – fusion of neoclassical and dark wave music
* [[Neoclassicism (music)|Neoklassitsism]] – orchestral music of the early 20th century
* [[Neofolk]] – fusion of folk rock and post-industrial music
* [[Neotraditional country]] – alternative country music that attempts to imitate pre-Nashville 'traditional' country
* [[Nerdcore]] – hip hop with lyrics concerning typically 'nerdy' subjects
* [[Neue Deutsche Härte]] – German fusion style that mainly takes elements of industrial and groove metal, as well as techno and alternative rock
* [[Neue Deutsche Todeskunst]] – German dark wave and Gothic rock
* [[Neue Deutsche Welle]] – German punk and new wave music
* [[Neurofunk]] – more advanced form of techstep
* [[New Beat]] – Belgian downtempo and acid house
* [[New jack swing]] (or swingbeat) – slickly produced fusion of soul, pop, dance, and hip hop music
* [[New Orleans blues]] – Dixieland- and Caribbean-informed style of blues from New Orleans
* [[New Orleansi džäss]]
* [[New rave]] – fusion of alternative rock and EDM
* [[New school hip hop]] – hip hop music made after the mid-80s
* [[Progressive rock#New prog|New prog]] – more ambitious and alternative rock-inspired form of progressive rock
* [[New Taiwanese Song]] – Taiwanese pop music
* [[New wave music|New wave]] – early form of punk-informed synthpop
* [[New wave of new wave]] – 1990s British revival of new wave music
* [[New Weird America]] – term for the, often psychedelic-informed, indie folk music of the 2000s
* [[New York blues]] – a jazz-influenced style of blues from New York, New York
* [[New-age music|New-age]] – form of ambient music intended for use during meditation
* [[Nintendocore]] – fusion of chiptune and metalcore
* [[Nisiotika]] – Greek folk music from the Aegean Islands
* [[No wave]] – avant-garde punk subgenre created as a reaction to the commercial new wave
* [[Noh]] – long, highly dramatic Japanese opera
* [[Noise music|Noise]] – trend in orchestral, rock, and electronic music where harsh, non-melodic, and often random sounds are used alongside or in place of conventional sounds
* [[Noise pop]] – derivative of noise rock in which noises and feedback are used, but made into a melodic, often relaxing sound
* [[Noise rock]] – loud, atonal, dissonant, and unconventional rock music
* [[Nordic folk music|Nordic folk]] – folk music of the Nordic people
* [[Nortec]] – Mexican EDM
* [[Norteño (music)|Norteño]] – Mexican folk music
* [[Northern soul]] – soul music made by northern English
* [[Nu gaze]] – new form of Shoegaze
* [[Nu jazz]] – modern jazz music that borrows from funk and EDM
* [[Nu metal]] – fusion of thrash, groove, and alternative metal that also borrows elements from punk, industrial, grunge, and hip hop
* [[Nu skool breaks]] – a more abstract and drum & bass-inspired style of breakbeat
* [[Nu-disco]] – modern house music that draws inspiration from disco
* [[Nu-funk]]

==O==
* [[Obscuro]]
* [[Oi!]] – 1980s style of British [[punk rock]]
* [[Old school hip hop]] – generic term for [[hip hop music]] recorded before approximately 1989
* [[Old Time Radio]] – Old Time Radio Shows from the 30's – 60's
* [[Old-time music|Old-time]] – archaic term for many different styles that were an outgrowth of [[Appalachian folk music]] and fed into [[country music]]
* [[Oldies]] – Popular music from the 50's and 60's.
* [[Oldschool jungle|Jungle]] – style of EDM known for fast tempo, breakbeats, samples, and dub-inspired layered synths
* [[Olonkho]] – [[Yakuts|Yakut]] epic songs
* [[Ondo (music)|Ondo]]
* [[Operatic Pop]] – subgenre of pop music that is performed in a classical operatic style (also referred to as "[[Operatic Pop|Popera]]")
* [[Organ trio]] – a style of jazz from the 1960s that blended blues and jazz (and later "[[soul jazz]]") and which was based around the sound of the [[Hammond organ]]
* [[Organic ambient music|Organic ambient]] – often acoustic [[ambient music]] which uses instruments and styles borrowed from [[world music]]
* [[Oriental metal]] – a subgenre of [[folk metal]] that incorporates elements of traditional [[Middle Eastern music]].
* [[Ottava rima]] – Italian rhyming stanzas
* [[Ottoman military band]] – the oldest variety of military marching band in the world. 
* [[Outlaw country]] – late 1960s and 70s form of [[country music]] with a hard-edged sound and rebellious lyrics
* [[Outsider music]] – generic term for music performed by outsiders

==P==
* [[P-Funk]] – 1970s fusion of [[funk]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[psychedelic rock]], most closely associated with the bands [[Funkadelic]] and [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]], who shared many members collectively known as *P-Funk*
* [[Pagan metal]]
* [[Pagan rock]]
* [[Pagode]] – [[Brazil]]ian style of music which originated in the [[Rio de Janeiro]] region
* [[Paisley Underground]] – 1980s style of [[alternative rock]] that drew heavily on [[psychedelia]]
* [[Palm wine music|Palm wine]] – fusion of numerous [[West Africa]]n, [[Latin America]]n and [[Europe]]an genres, popular throughout coastal West Africa in the 20th century
* [[Pambiche]] (Merengue estilo yanqui)
* [[Panambih]] – [[tembang sunda]] that uses metered poetry
* [[Panchai baja]] – [[Nepal]]ese [[wedding]] [[music]]
* [[Panchavadyam]] – Temple music from [[Kerala]], India
* [[Pansori]] – [[Korea]]n [[folk music]] played by a singer and a drummer
* [[Paraguayan polka]]
* [[Paranda music|Paranda]] – [[Garifuna music|Garifuna]] form of music
* [[Paranda]] – [[Garifuna music]] of Belize
* [[Parang]] – [[Trinidad]]ian [[Christmas carol]]s
* [[Parody]] – humorous renditions of existing songs or styles
* [[Parranda]] – Afro-[[Venezuela]]n form of music
* [[Pärsia traditsionaalne muusika]]
* [[Partido alto]]
* [[Pasacalle]]
* [[Pasillo]]
* [[Pasodoble]]
* [[Patriotism|Patriotic]]
* [[Payada]]
* [[PBR&B]]
* [[Peace Punk]]
* [[Pelimanni music]] – Finnish folk [[dance music]]
* [[Persian traditional music|Musiqi-e assil]] – Persian orchestral music
* [[Peruvian cumbia]] – also known as chicha music.
* [[Petenera]]
* [[Peyote Song]] – a mixture of [[gospel music|gospel]] and traditional [[Native American music]]
* [[Philadelphia soul]] – soft 1970s soul that came out of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Piano blues]]
* [[Piedmont blues]] - Blues music from the East Coast of the United States. Characterized by syncopated fingerpicked guitar playing and ragtime-based rhythms.
* [[Pimba]] – Origin: Portugal.
* [[Pinoy rock]] – [[rock and roll]] sung in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] from the [[Philippines]]
* [[Pinpeat orchestra]]
* [[Piphat]] – ancient form of [[Thailand|Thai]] classical ensemble
* [[Pirate metal]] – mix of heavy metal and pirate music
* [[Piyyutim]]
* [[Plainchant]] (Gregorian chant)
* [[Plena]]
* [[Pleng phua cheewit]] – [[Thailand|Thai]] protest rock
* [[Pleng Thai sakorn]] – a [[Thailand|Thai]] interpretation of Western [[european classical music|classical music]]
* [[Polka]] – French music style originated in paris in 1844
* [[Polo (music)|Polo]] – Venezuelan folk music
* [[Pols]] – [[Denmark|Danish]] [[fiddle]] and [[accordion]] [[dance music]]
* [[Polska]]
* [[Pong lang]]
* [[Pop folk]]
* [[Pop music]]
* [[Pop punk]]
* [[Pop rap]]
* [[Pop rock]]
* [[Pop sunda]] – [[Sundanese people|Sundanese]] mixture of [[gamelan degung]] and [[pop music]] structures
* [[Pornocore]]
* [[Porro]] – Colombian big band music
* [[Post-Britpop]]
* [[Post-disco]]
* [[Post-dubstep]]
* [[Post-grunge]]
* [[Post-hardcore]] – A metal style that often utilizes screaming and melodic vocal techniques as well as dynamic range
* [[Post-industrial (music)|Post-industrial]]
* [[Post-metal]]
* [[Post-minimalism]]
* [[Post-punk]]
* [[Post-rock]]
* [[Post-romanticism]]
* [[Pow-wow]] – Native American dance music
* [[Powada]]- [[Marathi people|Marathi]] Folk
* [[Power duo]]
* [[Power electronics (music)#Death industrial|Death industrial]] – fusion of death and industrial metal, linked heavily to the power electronics scene
* [[Power electronics (music)|Power electronics]]
* [[Power metal]] – A style of heavy metal with melodic vocals, symphonic context and with fantastic or mythical lyrics
* [[Power noise]] (or rhythmic noise)
* [[Power pop]]
* [[Power trio]]
* [[Powerviolence]] (also known as power violence)
* [[Ppongtchak]] – Korean [[pop music]] developed during the Japanese occupation
* [[Program symphony]]
* [[Progressiivne bluegrass]]
* [[Progressiivne elektrooniline muusika]]
* [[Progressiivne folkmuusika]]
* [[Progressiivne house]]
* [[Progressiivne metal]] – A subgenre of heavy metal and progressive rock.
* [[Progressiivne rokk]] – A subgenre of [[rock music]] with origins of [[jazz fusion]] and [[psychedelic rock]].
* [[Progressiivne trance]]
* [[Protopunk]]
* [[Psühhedeelne folk]]
* [[Psühhedeelne muusika]]
* [[Psühhedeelne rock|Psühhedeelne rokk]] – A style of rock music that relates to [[psychedelia]].
* [[Psühhedeelne trance]] (Psy-trance)
* [[Psychedelic trance#Full on|Full on trance]] – style of psychedelic trance known for its rolling baselines and confrontational themes
* [[Psychedelic trance#Progressive/minimal psychedelic trance|Minimal trance]] – fusion of psychedelic trance and minimal music
* [[Psychobilly]]
* [[Psychobilly]] – Punk rock and country
* [[Pub rock (United Kingdom)|UK pub rock]]
* [[Pub rock]] – back-to-basics [[rock music]], see [[Pub rock (Australia)]] and [[Pub rock (United Kingdom)]].
* [[Pungmul]] – a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.
* [[Punk blues]] – a US music genre that developed in the 1980s, which mixes elements of blues with the aggressive sound of punk.
* [[Punk jazz]]
* [[Punk rock]] A subgenre of [[rock music]] known for its raw and distorted sound, usually fast and short songs, and lyrics of angst or anti-establishment.
* [[Punta rock]] – 1970s [[Belize]]an music
* [[Punta]]
* [[Pygmy music#Liquindi|Liquindi]] – style of percussion performed by the various 'pygmy' peoples of Africa in which drummers stand in a body of water and hit the surface

==Q==
* [[Qasidah modern]] – [[Qasidah]] updated for mainstream audiences
* [[Qasidah]] – Epic religious poetry accompanied by percussion and chanting
* [[Qawwali]] – [[Sufi]] [[religious music]] updated for mainstream audiences, was originated in [[India]]
* [[Quadrille]]
* [[Quan ho]] – [[Vietnam]]ese vocal music which originated in the [[Red River Delta]]
* [[Queercore]]
* [[Quiet Storm]]

==R==
* [[Raga rock]] – [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[soul music|soul]], rock and [[Music of India|Indian music]] fusion
* [[Raga]]
* [[Ragga Jungle]]
* *Raggamuffin* ehk *ragga''
* Raï'n'B
* Rai – Algerian folk music now developed into a popular style
* Raicore
* Rake-and-scrape – Bahamanian instrumental music
* Ramkbach
* Ramvong
* Ranchera – pop mariachi from 1950s film soundtracks
* Rapso - A poetic "rap" form of Trinbagonian music—the next evolutionary step of Calypso and Soca.
* Rara
* Rare groove - Gujarati music and dance
* Rasguido doble
* Rasiya
* Ravanahatha- Ravana music
* Rebetiko
* Red Dirt (music)
* reel
* Refalosa – Sudamerican music style of dance
* Reggae dancehall (see Dancehall)
* Reggae fusion
* Reggae highlife
* Reggae
* Reggaeton
* Boenke-Boenke 
* Rekilaulu – Finnish rhyming sleigh songs
* Religious
* Rembetiko
* Renessanssi muusika
* Retro
* Rhapsody
* Rhumba
* Rhyming spiritual – Bahamanian hymns
* Rhythm and blues (R&B)
* Ricercar
* Harmonica blues – blues music that utilizes the Richter-tuned harmonica
* Rímur – Icelandic heroic epic songs
* Riot grrrl
* Rock and roll
* Rock en español
* Rokk
* Rockabilly
* Rocksteady
* Rokkooper
* Romantic period in music
* Ronggeng – a folk music from Malacca, Malaysia
* Roots reggae
* Roots rock reggae
* Roots rock

## S
* Sabar – drumming style found in Senegal
* Salsa erotica – lyrically explicit form of salsa romantica
* Salsa – fusion of multiple Cuban- and Puerto Rican-derived pop genres from immigrants in New York City
* Salsa romantica – a soft, romantic form of salsa music
* Saltarello
* Samba-canção – traditional samba in slow tempo and with romantic lyrics. influenced by bolero
* Samba-reggae – a genre of samba with a choppy, reggae-like rhythm.
* Samba-rock
* Samba – form of Brazilian popular music
* Sambai
* Sambass
* Sangueo – folk music style from Venezuela with African origins
* Sanjo – Korean instrumental folk music
* Sanjuanito – folk music from Ecuador
* Sârbă – Romanian folk dance style
* Sardana – Traditional Music of Catalonia
* Sato kagura
* Sawt – urban music from Kuwait and Bahrain
* Schlager
* Scrumpy and Western – folk music from West Country of England
* Scuff
* Sea shanty – English folk music of the sea
* Sean nós – Sean-nós singing style of Ireland
* Seapunk
* Sega music
* Seggae
* Seis – type of Puerto Rican dance music
* Tsjingel Tsjangel
* Semba – traditional type of music from Angola
* Sephardic music
* Set dance
* Sevdalinka – Bosnian urban popular music
* Sevillana
* Shabad
* Shalako – Armenian folk dance
* Shan'ge – Taiwanese Hakka mountain songs
* Shango
* Shape note
* Shibuya-kei
* Shidaiqu – Hong Kong-based form of traditional music updated for pop audiences and sung in Mandarin
* Shima-uta – folk songs from the Amami Islands, Japan
* Shock rock
* Shoegaze – British pop
* Shoka – Japanese songs written during the Meiji Restoration to bring Western music to Japanese schools
* Shomyo – Japanese Buddhist chanting
* Show tune
* Sica
* Siguiriyas
* Silat – Malaysian mixture of music, dance and martial arts
* Sinawi – Korean religious music meant for dancing; it is improvised and reminiscent of jazz
* Singer-songwriter
* Situatsiooniline muusika – pertaining to songs describing the current situation; most prevalent in films
* Ska punk
* Ska
* Ska
* Skald
* Skate punk
* Skiffle
* Skullstep
* Skweee
* Skyladiko pop folk music style of Greece
* Slack-key guitar (kihoalu) – Hawaiian form invented by retuning open strings on a guitar
* Slängpolska
* Slide
* Slowcore
* Sludge metal – A subgenre of heavy metal with slow-tuned tempos, abrasive distortion and harsh vocals
* Smooth jazz
* Soca
* Soft rock
* Son cubano
* Son montuno – Cuban folk music
* Son nica – Nicaraguan folk music
* Son-batá (batá rock)
* Songo – a mixture of changuí and son montuno
* Songo-salsa – a mixture of songo, hip hop and salsa
* Sophisti-pop
* Šoti barokkmuusika
* Šoti muusika
* Soukous
* Soul blues
* Soul jazz
* Soul music – form of African-American music with elements of gospel and doo-wop
* Southern Gospel
* Southern Harmony
* Southern hip hop
* Southern metal
* Southern rock
* Southern soul
* Space age pop
* Space disco
* Space music
* Space rock
* Spectralism
* Speed garage
* Speed metal
* Speedcore
* Spirituals
* Spouge – Barbadian folk music
* Sprechgesang
* Square dance
* St. Louis blues
* Steelband
* Stoner metal
* Stoner rock
* Straight edge
* Strathspeys
* Stride
* String – 1980s Thai pop music
* Haqibah – Sudanese a cappella music
* Sufi music
* Suite
* Sunshine pop
* Suomirock
* Super Eurobeat
* Surf music
* Surf ballads
* Surf instrumental
* Surf pop
* Surf rock
* Süüria pop muusika - pop, folk and dance music informed by traditional Assyrian styles.
* Swamp blues
* Swamp pop
* Swamp rock
* Swing music
* Sygyt – type of xoomii (Tuva throat singing), likened to the sound of whistling
* Symphonic black metal
* Symphonic metal
* Symphonic poem
* Symphonic rock
* Symphony
* Synthpop
* Synthwave (1980s genre)
* Synthwave (2000s genre)

## T
* T'ong guitar – acoustic guitar pop music of Korea
* Taarab
* Tai tu – Vietnamese chamber music
* Taiwanese pop – early Taiwanese pop music influenced by enka and popular with older listeners
* Talempong – a distinct Minangkabau gamelan music
* Talking blues
* Tambito – Folk music style from Costa Rica and Panama
* Tamborito – Folk music style from Panama
* Tambu – music genre and dance form, found on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao
* Tamburitza
* Tamil Christian keerthanai – Christian devotional lyrics in Tamil
* Táncház – Hungarian dance music
* Tango – Argentine popular music that spread internationally in the 1920s
* Tanguk – a form of Korean court music that includes elements of Chinese music
* Elevator music – comfortable and soothing music designed for and played in shopping malls, usually elevators therein, to create a sense of ambience and comfort
* Tappa
* Taquirari – traditional music and dance from Santa Cruz Bolivia
* Taqwacore
* Tarana – form of vocal music from northern India using highly rhythmic nonsense syllables
* Tarantella
* Taranto
* Tech House
* Tech Trance
* Technical death metal
* Technical metal
* Techno
* Technoid
* Techstep
* Techtonik
* Tecno brega
* Teen pop – A subgenre of pop music targeted towards pre-teen and teenage listeners
* Tejano music or "Tex-Mex", sometimes confused with norteño
* Tembang sunda – Sundanese sung free verse poetry
* Texas blues
* Theme music
* Thillana – form of vocal music from South India using highly rhythmic nonsense syllables
* Third Stream – jazz and classical music fusion style.
* Third Wave Ska
* Thirty-two-bar form
* Thrash metal – A heavy metal subgenre known for its fast tempos, screaming vocals, extended guitar solos and aggressive lyrics.
* Thrashcore
* Thumri – a type of popular Hindustani vocal music
* Tibetan pop – pop music heavily influenced by Chinese forms, emerging in the 1980s
* Tientos – style of organ music from the 15th century in Spain
* Timbila – form of folk music in Mozambique
* Tin Pan Alley
* Tinku – traditional music and dance from Potosi Bolivia
* Toeshey – Tibetan dance music
* Togaku
* Tondero – folk music style from Peru
* Nordic folk dance – upbeat style of Nordic folk
* Traditional pop music
* Trallalero – Genoese urban songs
* Trance
* Trap-muusika
* Tribal house
* Trikitixa – Basque accordion music
* Trip hop
* Trival
* tropical house - A mix of reggae and house sounds originated in the late 2000s
* Tropical music – Música tropical
* Tropicalia
* Tropipop
* Truck-driving country
* Chastushka – humorous and fast-paced Russian and Ukrainian folk music
* Tšellorokk – rock music that incorporates cellos
* Tumba
* Turbo-folk – aggressive form of modernized Serbian music
* Turkish Music
* Turntablism
* Kargyraa – deep, growling form of Tuvan throat singing
* Khoomei – soft, droning form of Tuvan throat singing
* Xoomii (khoomii, hoomii) – a type of Tuvan throat singing
* Tuvan throat-singing
* Twee pop
* Jazz blues – fusion of jazz and blues music
* Twist (also a dance style, early 1960s)

## U
* UK garage
* UK hard house
* Hard house – fusion of hardstyle and house music
* UK hardcore
* Ülistuslaulud
* Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal)
* Underground music
* Uplifting Trance
* Urban Cowboy
* Uus Viini koolkond

## V
* Free improvisation – completely uncontrolled improvisation
* Vallenato – accordion-based Colombian folk music
* Ancient – music created in the early stages of literate cultures.
* Vaporwave
* Verbunkos – Hungarian folk music
* Verismo
* Vidala
* Vidalita
* Video game music – Melodic music as defined by its media.
* Viking metal
* Villanella – 16th century Neapolitan songs
* Visual Kei - Japanese music scene, created around the 1980s
* Visual music
* Vocal house
* Vocal jazz
* Vocal music
* Vocaloid
* Volksmusik
* German folk – any folk music performed by Germans
* Vomitstep - Electronic subgenre popularized by the artist Snails

## W
* Waila (chicken scratch) – a Tohono O'odham fusion of polka, norteño and Native American music
* Wangga – Australian aboriginal music genre
* Warabe uta
* Wassoulou
* Were music
* West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music which originates in the westernmost region of the United States
* Western blues
* Western swing
* Witch house
* Wizard rock
* Women's music or womyn's music, wimmin's music—1970s lesbian/feminist
* Wong shadow – 1960s Thai pop music
* Street bass
* Wonky
* Wood Sounds of organic synthesis recorded on organic medium such as tape.
* World music
* Worldbeat

## X
* Xhosa music
* Xote – is a Brazilian music genre and dance for pairs or groups of four.
* Yass – a style of Polish jazz music from the 1980s and 1990s.

## Y
* Yayue
* Yé-yé
* Yo-pop
* Yodeling
* Youth crew
* Yukar

## Z
* Zajal
* Zamacueca – Peruvian folk dance of African origins and precursor of Zamba
* Zamba – Argentinian folk dance and music genre
* Zamrock
* Zapin – derived from ancient Arabic music, zapin is popular throughout Malaysia
* Zarzuela – a form of Spanish operetta
* Zef – South African music based in both rap & rave
* Zeibekiko – Greek Dance 9/8 Rytmus
* Zeuhl
* Ziglibithy
* Zouglou
* Zouk – French Caribbean (Guadeloupean) dance music
* Zouklove – Guadeloupean Music
* Zulu music
* Zydeco – popular Louisianan Creole music

## Vaata ka
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