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HIP HOP music, also referred to as rap music, is a music genre typically consisting of a
rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music can
be considered a culture in itself, which began in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s,
primarily among African Americans and Latinos. The term rap is often goes hand in hand
with hip hop music.
The roots of hip hop are found in African American and West African music. The griots of
West Africa are a group of traveling singers and poets, whose musical style is reminiscent of
hip-hop and who are part of an oral tradition dating back hundreds of years. Within New York
City, griot-like performances of poetry and music by artists such as The Last Poets and Jalal
Mansur Nuriddin had a great impact on the post-civil rights era culture of the 1960s and
1970s. Hip hop became more popular during the 1970s when block parties became common
in New York City, especially the Bronx. The late 1980s were also said to be Hip Hop's golden
age by many. Prominent artists of the time included Rakim from the hip hop duo Eric B. &
Rakim. Rakim is highly regarded as Hip Hop's greatest emcee with his fast lyrical flow. By
the end of the 90s Hip Hop was one of the most widespread types of music in the world.
As the decade progressed, hip hop has transformed from the more or less "old school to a
more melodic hip hop that has the elements of jazz, classical, pop, reggae, and many other
genres. Hip hop influences also found their way into mainstream pop during this period as
well.

REGGAE

music Background began along with Jazz. Because Jazz was taken around the

globe by using radio shows and information in the Nineteen forties, Jamaica was not safe
from the fever and rings began to shoot up everywhere in order to entertain the actual
tourists. Titles like trombonist Wear Drummond, and sax participant Tommy McCook began
their own careers.
Within the 50s Brighten, Bebop become the brand new rage as well as Jazz orchestras
started to fade in support of a new younger type of songs, the rage distribute all over the
world such as to Jamaica.
Jamaica started their own content label of songs in the Fifties. When there is a lack of R&B
produces, Edward Sega, the person who was being the president associated with Jamaica,
was first referred to as founder of a business called WIRL, or West Indian native Records
Restricted. This company started releasing the job of nearby artists. A lot more recorders
began to follow, once the pushing plants had been established about the island, the actual
Jamaican recording business was born. The first Reggae Recording was known as, "Do The
Reggae" through the Maytals in Sixty eight. Reggae was quicker than rock and roll steady
had been, but more complicated than Ska. Reggae right now had the worldwide attention
this desired everything was required now had been an image. Bob Marley skyrocketed to
fame and who you can now call the poster board of reggae.

OPERA

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Dafne, created by Jacopo Peri, an Italian composer and singer, is regarded as the earliest
opera composition. It was largely inspired by an elite circle of Florentine humanists. The
orchestration of Dafne consisted of a harpsichord, a lute, a viol, a triple flute and an
archlute. Opera has a prestigious history that begins with the popular works by Monteverdi,
Purcell and Cavalli of the seventeenth century and ranges right up to the twentieth century
works of Messiaen, Berio, Adams and countless more. Today, opera is one of the most
popular forms of western music. It has reached far and wide and shall continue being
popular among music lovers.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC is music that employs electronic musical

instruments and electronic music technology in its production. Examples of
electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and
the electric guitar. It was back in 1924 when a Russian named Lev Thermen invented
theremin and since then history has taken its course towards an electronic future. The
theremin was the first electronic musical instrument ever made. A vital moment in the
history of electronic music came in the late 1940s. At that moment, some composers in
Paris began using the reel-to-reel tape recorder that led to the development of a new
technique for composition called musique concrte. It was about adding natural sounds
animals, factories, voices and any sound combining them with industrial sounds. The whole
idea was mixing. During the 1950s and 1960s it was actually popularized by sci-fi movies
and Dr. Who! or Star Trek in particular. It was not before the 1970s that electronic music
finally entered the charts for the first time with the German band Kraftwerk. The albums
Kraftwerk released in the mid- and late '70s are considered extremely influential by
electronic dance music fans and producers.
In the first 10 years of the 21st century, technology made it easier for more people than
ever to enjoy, create and share electronic dance music. Some might debate that this early
century will be the era of the electronic music.

RHYTHM AND BLUES OR R&B was a commercial term introduced in the USA,
at the end of the 1940s by very well-known Billboard Magazine. It replaced the term race
music which was considered a bit offensive. Today, the rhythm and blues is ides to
described any way of pop music that is mostly played and performed by black artists or
inspired typically black music genres like soul and funk. The early form of R&B was a black
version of what would be later called rock music. Rhythm and Blues was heavily influenced
by jazz music, particularly by jump music (which was a version of jazz with higher
predominance of the saxophone and low presence of the guitar element) as well as gospel.

COUNTRY MUSIC

history has its roots in the folk and traditional music played by

the first colonists to reach America. The British sang songs about the supernatural and hard
times. Their music became mixed with folk music from the New World, which diluted the
theme of violence and lyrics that were typical of British folk songs. Gospel and spiritual
music from the South deeply country, as did the folk music of Irish immigrants in the 19th
century. Country music was mostly played and sung in the rural heartland of America until
the late part of the 20th century.
During the 1950s, country stars Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins worked with rock icons Jerry

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Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley at Sun Studios in Memphis. Artists like Presley and Lewis added
country themes and sounds to their pop music, sparking a new interest across America.
Despite its popularity in many parts of America, few country songs ever made it to the top of
the pop charts.