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Genres and styles whose names start with AL.
Al jeel
Al jeel, also known as jeel, geel (Egyptian Arabic), is an Egyptian alternative to foreign popular forms of music that developed in the 1970s. Modeled after foreign rock and roll and pop music, al
Read → EntryAlaskan hip-hop
Alaskan hip-hop is a resurgent subgenre of hip-hop within the state of Alaska, primarily in the metropolitan areas of Anchorage and Fairbanks, and to a lesser extent Juneau. Despite its remote
Read → EntryAlbanian iso-polyphony
Iso-Polyphony () is a traditional part of Albanian folk music and, as such, is included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. Albanian Iso-Polyphony is considered to have its roots in the
Read → EntryAlbum-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally album-oriented radio) is a radio format created in the United States in the late 1960s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently
Read → EntryAleatoric music
Aleatoric music (also aleatory music or chance music; from the Latin word alea, meaning "dice") is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, some primary element of a composed
Read → EntryAlgorave
An algorave (from an algorithm and rave) is an event where people dance to music generated from algorithms, often using live coding techniques. Alex McLean of Slub and Nick Collins coined the word
Read → EntryAlpine folk music
Alpine folk music (; German's Volksmusik means "people's music" or as a Germanic connotative translation, "folk's music" ) is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of
Read → EntryAlpini songs
The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. They are also famous in Italy for their songs and choirs. The
Read → EntryAlté
Alté (locally pronounced as "ahl-teh") is a fusion genre of music that combines elements of afrobeats, dancehall, reggae, hip hop, and alternative R&B. The term was coined in the 2010s by Nigerian
Read → EntryAlternative country
Alternative country (commonly abbreviated to alt-country; insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative ) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music that includes acts that differ significantly
Read → EntryAlternative dance
Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the United States ) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the
Read → EntryAlternative hip-hop
Alternative hip-hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip-hop defined by artists who reject the genre's traditional stereotypes, particularly those popularized by old-school hip-hop
Read → EntryAlternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal and grunge metal ) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated
Read → EntryAlternative pop
Alternative pop (also known as alt-pop) is pop music with broad commercial appeal that is made by figures outside the mainstream, or which is considered more original, challenging, or eclectic than
Read → EntryAlternative R&B
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, or R-Neg-B It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream
Read → EntryAlternative reggaeton
Alternative reggaeton is a subgenre of reggaeton that emerged from the reggaeton movement as a reaction to its repetitive and monotone dembow rhythm, and the predominant stereotypical gangsta content
Read → EntryAlternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts
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