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genre of popular music

Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals titled "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. ==Origins and influences== Reggae developed from earlier Jamaican genres including mento, ska, and rocksteady, and is rooted in traditional drumming styles such as Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru. It incorporates elements of rhythm and blues,

genre of American popular music

A hippie (also spelled hippy in British English) is a subculture associated with the counterculture of the mid-1960s to early 1970s. It originated as a youth subculture that began in the United States and spread to different countries around the world. The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon, and Chicago's Old Town community. The term hippie was used in print by San Francisco writer Michael Fallon, helping popularize use of the term in the media, alt

genre of rock music often characterized by chordal guitar riffs accompanied by root notes on the bass guitar and "big" drums

Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. It deemphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create

The term J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), refers to a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. In Japan it is known simply as . Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and global 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced kayōkyoku ("Lyric Singing Music"), a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s in the Japanese music scene.

music genre combining elements of blues and rock

subgenre of rock music

genre of popular music

music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues

British Invasion

cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States

Krautrock (originally known as ', German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock and music scene that developed in West Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is also sometimes referred to as the Düsseldorf or Berlin school of electronic music' for two significant centres into which the genre was born — the latter being frequently used both as a synonym and as a meronym. Artists blend elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electronic music, among other eclectic sources. Common elements included hypnotic rhythms, extended improvisation, musique concrète techniques

music genre originating from Jamaica

music genre derived from popular and rock music

Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. It features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation. Lyrics are simple, usually about love, sung by a lead vocal over background vocals, and often featuring, in the bridge, a melodramatically heartfelt recitative add

thumb|upright=1.1|The Beatles arriving in the United States at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. 7 February 1964

popular music genre, influenced by rock and roll, skiffle, traditional pop music; developed in the UK early 1960s

fusion genre that combines rock music with particular elements of classical music

avant-garde jazz

old-school hip-hop

historical musical period; music genre

The Beatles Anthology

documentary TV series, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book focusing on the history of the Beatles

Mbaqanga () is a style of South African music that emerged in the early 1960s in the urban townships, particularly around Johannesburg. It draws from a variety of ethnic traditions, including Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Pedi, and Tsonga musical elements. Mbaqanga blends traditional South African vocal harmonies, rhythmic patterns, and dance styles with influences from marabi, kwela, and Western popular music such as jazz. It continues to influence musicians both in South Africa and globally.

US radio format

progressive music

type of music that emphasizes form and stylistic variety

cultural impact of the Beatles

effect the band left on pop culture

music genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria

overview of music-related events during the 1960s

music genre or scene

psychedelic funk

progressive soul

list of the Beatles' live performances

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British rhythm and blues

Musical movement in the United Kingdom

I–vi–IV–V progression

chord progression and a turnaround used in Western popular music

Type of soul music