The Subgenropedia

 ケルトの日本語 (Celtic Japanese) (n.) [kɛl tɪk dʒæp əˈniz]: Two of the most distinct cultures in this world are the beautiful, ancient styles of the Japanese and the Gaelic traditions of the Irish. Yet in this crazy world they both have ties that break their geological barriers and in the subgenropedia, the wild bagpipe-filled jigs accompanied by the distinctive Japanese language are what make up the amazing subgenre that is Celtic Japanese Music.

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ኢትዮ-ጃዝ (Ethio-Jazz) (n.) [i θiˈoʊ jaz ]: It has been written that the word Tizita (ትዝታ) in Amharic, directly translated as Memory, has three related meanings. This Ethiopian word can mean, one; the act of memory or its associations with nostalgia, two; the tizita scale of Ethiopian music, and three; the combination of the two in songs reflecting on memories whilst playing in the tizita scale like the one you are hearing now.  As musical scale and popular song form, an actual Tizita song has the ability to capture the complex ways in which memory conveys both collective and individual experience; as a mode of music Tizita reminds us that memory always depends on a structuring principle if it is to be communicated and shared with others. But you might be wondering what do we define Tizita and similar scales as a musical category? Welcome to the Subgenropedia, this is the multi-tonal, deeply reflective sounds better known as Ethio-Jazz.

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Songs:
1. Tezeta (Nostalgia) - Mulatu Astatke
2. Anchin Kfu Ayinkash - Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band
3. Tizita - Krar Super Collective
4. Yègellé Tezeta- Mulatu Astatke
5. HANYA DINDA - M. Bakri
6. Hasabe (My Worries) - Ayalew Mesfin
7. Yègènèt muziqa - Gétatchèw Mèkurya
8. Motherland - Mulatu Astatke
9. Mela mela- Mahmoud Ahmed
10. Sabyo - Mulatu Astatke (Ft. Fekade Amde Maskal)

Also Check out: Yèkèrmo Sèw (A Man of Experience and Wisdom)- Mulatu Atatke 

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CowPunk (n.) [kaʊ pʌŋk]: This classification of music has gone by multiple names and that makes it hard to define because of it’s precursors, influences, and the genres that sparked from this twisting of two of the world most popular umbrella genres. 

This is the world of the twangy, angsty sounds of paradoxical, intertwining, silly humor, rebelling themes of the curious subgenre that has also been referred to by fans, critics, and musicians alike with names as broad as Americana, alternative country, insurgent country or as funny sounding as twangcore, honky skronk punkgrass, thrashgrass and others. 

This is the embodiment of country music’s deepest mannerisms and the purest expressions of punk music that is CowPunk.

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Songs:
1. Final Wild Song - The Long Ryders
2. Rubber Duck Breakdown - Agriculture Club
3. Last Dance - The Mekons
4. Silver Wings (Patsy Cline Cover) - The Knitters
5. Mother Earth - The Gun Club
6. Magic Toy Missing - Meat Puppets
7. Anselma - Los Lobos
8. Happy Boy - The Beat Farmers
9. The Maker - The Goddamn Gallows
10. Rank and File - Rank and File
11. Jambalaya - Dash Rip Rock
12. Run Fat Boy Run - Nine Pound Hammer
13. Elvis is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon

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French Canadian Country (n.) [fren-tʃ kəˈn-eɪ-di-ən kʌn-tri]: Early Country music famously known from Nashville and the likes of other southern states, has many thanks to give to the Celtic Norman Immigrants of Northern France, the Irish-Scottish Celtic regions concentrated in Canadas Atlantic Costal Provinces, and the Western Canadian and Western US settlers and pioneers. This French spoken, twangy sounding, acadian inspired genre has so many artists that fly under the radar of mainstream country singers that it has to be a favorite on the Subgenropedia

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Songs:
1. 50/50 - Hert LeBlanc
2. La Fête en Acadie - Paul Daraîche
3. Bonne Nuit (1946 78 EP) - Paul Brunelle
4. Un Amour Qui Ne Veut Pas Mourir - Renée Martel
5. Mille après mille (Version Originale) - Willie Lamothe
6. Un Verre une Bouteille - Julie Daraîche
7. Le Frigidaire de mon Chum - Cayouche
8. Acadie Gaspésie - Irvin Blais
9. Les Backroads - Daniel Goguen
10.  Mon oncle Edmond - Les Ticky Jones
11. Colinda - Guylaine Tanguay
12. La femme d'un autre, une caisse de bière - La famille Soucy

Gospel Disco (n.) [ɡɑs-p(ə)l dɪs-koʊ]: A combination of two seemingly opposite genres of music, Gospel Disco strives to bring together the rhythm and beats of late 1970s nightclub disco and the soulful, spiritually inspired lyrics and gospel. The revitalization of the subgenre led by Greg Belson in 2016 shows that the Lord is still moving with the music and can still bring the cultures of the clubs from Saturday nights to the pews of Sunday mornings together.

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Songs:
1. He's a Rock - Rev. Timothy Wright
2. Keep the Fire - Gwen McCrae
3. His Voice- Elder Williams Smith
4. Stand on the Word (1982 Version) - First Baptist Church of Crown Heights (Celestial Choir)
5. What Kind of Man is This - The Gospel Ambassadors 
6. Jesus is On the Mainline - Mr. Jesse R. McGuire
7. Free Spirit - Betty Griffin
8. Imitations - Johnson Family Gospel Singers
9. Livin'(Live) - The Clark Sisters
10. I've Done Made Up My Mind - Pamela Davis & True Spirit
11. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Joey Negro Edit) - The Clark Sisters

I do not own the audio from the Interview Clip from "The Black Church" by PBS. No Infringement intended.

ⵜⵉⵛⵓⵎⴰⵔⴻⵏ (Tishoumaren) (n.) [tɪʃ-oʊ-mɛr-ɪn]: Also known as the Desert Blues, Tishoumaren is rooted in the the Kel Tamesheq people of ancient Northern Africa, or the Tuareq Nomads' ancient musical traditions. It seeks to educe images of the seemingly infinite expanse of the Saharan horizon, the shifting sand dunes, and the rolling rhythm of camel caravans. While the desert blues draws inspiration from the same ancient African wellspring that birthed the sounds and rhythms of the American Blues, the Tuareg style has developed into its own distinct and independent strain. In the 1970s, political turmoil and displacement prompted Tuareg youth to pick up electric guitars, blend their traditional sounds with Western rock, reggae, and psychedelic music, and create a new sound known as Tishoumaren.

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Songs:
1. Toumast Tincha - Tinariwen
2. Goree - Nuru Kane
3. Alasidi - Afel Bocoum
4. Chet Boghasa - Tinariwen
5. Iyat Ninhay / Jaguar - Bombino
6. Ehad Wa Dagh - Imarhan
7. Barre - Songhoy Blues
8. Inigradan - Fatou Sedei Ghali, Alamnou Akrouni
9. Hona - Boubaacar Traoré
10. Djôn'Maya - Victor Démé
11. Ibitlan - Mdou Moctor

Jawaiian/Hawaiian Reggae (n.) [ˈʤʌˈwaɪən | həˈwaɪən ˈreɡ.eɪ]: The style and groove of classic reggae with a Polynesian twist that continues to flow in and out of the Hawaiian islands. The rich history that comes from the politically charged activism in the lyrics in Jamaica fuses perfectly with the ukulele’s and slack key guitar to emit the warm, easy-going, window’s down drive to beach music that is Jawaiian or Hawaiian Reggae.

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Songs:
1. Honey Baby - Three Plus
2. Guava Jelly - Ka'au Crater Boys
3. Mataloa - Te Vaka
4. Mama Roots - The Green (ft. J Boog)
5. Menehune Beach Bum Boogie - Imua
6. Put a Little Love - Natural Vibrations
7. Let's Do It Again - J Boog
8. Fish and Poi - Sean Na'auao
9. Na Mo`olelo Kahiko (Keiki O Ka `Aina La) - Robi Kahakalau
10. Sweet Darling - Fiji
11. Sitting on the Curb - Pepper
12. Baby Drop Baby / Who Loves You Pretty Baby - The Mana'o Company

монгол металл (Mongolian Metal) (n.) [mɒŋ-gəʊ-li-ən met-(ə)l]: Mongolian Metal Music, also known as Hunnu Rock, is a unique subgenre of heavy metal that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The subgenre's roots lie in Mongolia's complex history, particularly during the time of communism. While under control of the Soviet Union, Western music was heavily censored in Mongolia, and access to rock and metal music was extremely limited. However, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mongolia underwent a period of political and cultural reform, and young Mongolians were finally able to access music from around the world. It was during this time that Mongolian Metal musicians began drawing inspiration from bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden, and traditional Mongolian instruments like the horsehead fiddle, Jew's harp and a traditional Mongolian throat singing technique, these musicians began to create a new sound that would eventually come to be known as Hunnu Rock.

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Songs:
1. Rock n' Roll - Hurd {First Mongolian Metal Band}
2. Accused - Tengger Calvary
3. Khukh Tolboton - Altan Urag
4. Yuve Yuve Yu - The HU
5. Ticket To a Death - Аясын Салхи (Ayasiin salhi)
6. Salbadi - Growl of Clown
7. Etana - Sarvas
8. Гар (Demo version) - GAZ 21
9. Sad But True (Metallica Cover) - The HU
10. Tes River's Hymn - Nine Treasures
11. Anarchist - Metronome
12.  吹响号角 (The Horn Starts) - Ego Fall
13. Flame and Flash

New Jack Swing (n.) [nu dʒæk swɪŋ]: New Jack swing is paced much faster than its umbrella genre of R&B from around 95 beats per minute to upwards of 105 bpm. More rhythm and usage of percussion was seen from the foundation of the R&B fused with he beats, sounds and lyrical components of rap and hip of the time. The chaos of new jack swing was busy yet organized showcased within the keyboard and synth sounds. The four-four-time signature or sometimes twelve-eight time is largely seen in the swinging drum beats. This was also incorporated with the introduction of newly made drum machines like the Roland TR-808. Many artists embraced former hits and older artists as sampling became commonplace within the genre. The E-mu SP-1200 and the Akai MPC series were some of the most popular within the music scene for sampling. The last major characteristic of New Jack Swing, seen in the latter years of the subgenre was the use of smooth group backing vocals that is commonly referred to with Boyz II Men. It was the transition from the stereotypical R&B and pop that the early 1980s were used to seeing. It was this new scene of R&B that revitalized the genre making its mark in the hip-hop world.

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Songs:
1. Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Tone!
2. It's No Crime - Babyface
3. Rub You the Right Way - Johnny Gill
4. Groove Me - Guy
5. Control - Janet Jackson
6.  If It Isn't Love - New Edition
7. I'm Dreaming (From the Motion Picture New Jack City) - Christopher Williams
8. Night and Day - Al B. Sure!
9. Giving You the Benefit - Pebbles
10. I Want Her - Keith Sweat 
11. Motown Philly - Boyz II Men

ジャパニーズ・フュージョン・ジャズ (Japanese Fusion Jazz) (n.) [ʤæpəˈniz ʤæz ˈfjuʒən]: Traditionally jazz fusion is often associated with the term “jazz rock” that came into popularity in the late 60s and 70s. This era of jazz fusion heavily mixed the rock, funk, psychedelic and reggae styles with elements of jazz instrumentation. Often, the music includes electric instruments like synthesizers, electric guitars, electric pianos and other rock instruments. Most also incorporated funk rhythms popular in this era that drove the groove and pace of many jazz fusion albums. The two largest stylistic qualities of jazz fusion is the heavy focus on instrumentation and reliance on instrumental sounds with out the need for a voice. Japanese jazz fusion takes this idea and puts it alongside what was popular within country, city pop. Music filled with warm and lavish sounds and a heavy emphasis on the snyth-pop style of the 70s and 80s.

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Songs:
1. Choppers Boogie - 後藤次利 (Tsugitoshi Goto)
2. Galactic Funk Live (Live at U-Port hall, Gotanda, Tokyo December 27, 1986) - カシオペア(Casiopea)
3. Plastic Love - 竹内まりや (Mariya Takeuchi)
4. SISTER MIRIAN - T-SQUARE
5. Moon Over the Castle - 安藤正弘 (Masahiro Ando)
6. Back Street Jive - プリズム (Prism)
7. Down Upbeat (Live at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo on April 27, 1985) - カシオペア(Casiopea)
8. Sparkle - 山下達郎 (Tatsoru Yamashita)
9. In the Holiday Groove - 深町純 (Jun Fukamachi)
10. Jazz Cigaratte - DIMENSION

11. El Toro - 川崎 亮 (Ryo Kawasaki)