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Genres and styles whose names start with GU.

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Guabina

Guabina is a rhythm from the Andean mountains in Colombia. The word "Guabina" refers to the musical style, as well as a type of fish or a tool used to control domestic animals. The features of this

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Guaguancó

Guaguancó () is a subgenre of Cuban rumba, combining percussion, voices, and dance. There are two main styles: Havana and

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Guajira (flamenco)

Guajira (Flamenco) is a palo based on the Cuban Punto Guajira Cubana. It is in 12 beats and feels like it starts on 12. The guajira is a prime example of so-called cantes de ida y vuelta. The

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Guajira (music)

Guajira is a music genre derived from the punto cubano. According to some specialists, the punto cubano was known in Spain since the 18th century, where it was called "punto de La Habana", and by the

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Guangdong music (genre)

Guangdong music, also known as Cantonese music (廣東音樂 Jyutping: gwong2dung1 jam1ngok6, Yale: gwóng-dūng yām-ngohk, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng yīnyuè) is a style of traditional Chinese instrumental music from

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Guaracha

The guaracha () is a genre of music that originated in Cuba, of rapid tempo and comic or picaresque lyrics. The word has been used in this sense at least since the late 18th and early 19th century.

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Guatemalan rock

Guatemalan Rock or Rock Chapín is a genre of rock music which has been developing in Guatemala since the

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Gufeng music

Gufeng music () is a type of music genre by artists originating from the Greater China region. It is a kind of C-pop music with a background in Chinese legends, the style of Chinese folk songs and

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Guggenmusik

Guggenmusik (also known as "Guggemoseg", "Guuggemusig" or "Chatzemusig") is a term widely used in the Alemannic region of Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany to designate both a Carnival

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Guitarrada

Guitarrada, also called lambada instrumental ("instrumental lambada"), is an instrumental musical genre that emerged in the state of Pará, Brazil, originating from the fusion of choro with carimbó,

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Gunka

is the Japanese term for military music. While in standard use in Japan it applies both to Japanese songs and foreign songs such as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", as an English language category

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Gunla Bajan

Gunlā Bājan () is Buddhist devotional music played by the Newars of Nepal. "Gunla" is the name of the tenth month in the Nepal Sambat calendar, which corresponds to August in the Gregorian calendar

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Guoyue

(; also , or ), refers to the music composed for Chinese musical instruments, which is an extension of Chinese traditional music. It is often written for some form of grand presentation through a

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