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Genres and styles whose names start with DO.

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Dohori

Dohori ( or ), is a Nepali type of music usually sung by two teams, one of the men and another of women. It is in the form of question and answer where a team sings a question and the opponent

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Doina

The doina () is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with ancient Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, as well as in lăutărească music. It was also adopted into klezmer

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Dolewave

Dolewave is an Australian music genre that emerged in the early 2010s. Initially used online as an in-joke to describe an indie scene in Melbourne involving Twerps, Dick Diver and other groups, the

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Dominican dembow

Dominican dembow (), also known as simply dembow, is a style of music originating from the Dominican Republic which has been mostly described as a subgenre or derivative form of reggaeton which

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Dominican rock

Dominican rock (or rock dominicano) is rock music created by musicians in the Dominican Republic. It was introduced to the country in the 1960s by the musician Milton Peláez. The genre became more

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Dondang Sayang

Dondang Sayang (literally 'love ballad') originated in Malacca sometime in the 15th century, influenced by traditional Portuguese folk music. It is a traditional Malay form of entertainment where

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Doo-wop

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,

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Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres. Both the music and

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Double bass concerto

A double bass concerto is a notated musical composition, usually in three parts or movements (see concerto), for a solo double bass accompanied by an orchestra. Bass concertos typically require an

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Double concerto

A double concerto (Italian: Doppio concerto; German: Doppelkonzert) is a concerto featuring two performers —as opposed to the usual single performer— in the solo role. The two performers' instruments

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Doujin music

, also called in Japan, is a sub-category of doujin activity. Doujin are non-official self-published Japanese works which can be based on official products or completely original creations. Such

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Downtempo

Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music (downtempo tracks are usually around 90

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Downtown music

Downtown music is a subdivision of American music, closely related to experimental music, which developed in downtown Manhattan in the

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Doxology

A doxology (Ancient Greek: doxologia, from , doxa 'glory' and -, -logia 'saying') is a short hymn of praises to God in various forms of Christian worship, often added to the end of canticles, psalms,

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