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Genres and styles whose names start with LO.

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Lo-fi music

Low fidelity (commonly known as lo-fi, also typeset as lofi or low-fi) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or

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Lofi hip-hop

Lofi hip-hop (also known as chillhop) is a style of lo-fi music that combines hip-hop beats with elements of chill-out. The word lofi (also typeset as lo-fi, short for "low fidelity"), refers to the

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Loft jazz

Loft jazz (or the loft scene or loft era) was a cultural phenomenon that occurred in New York City during the mid-1970s. Gary Giddins described it as follows: " A new coterie of avant-garde musicians

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Long song

The long song (, Urtyn duu) is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia. This genre is called "Long song" not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable

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Lostwave

Lostwave is a term for music with little to no information available about its origins, including song titles, names of the musicians or bands who were involved, and recording and release dates.

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Louisiana blues

Louisiana blues is a genre of blues music that developed in the period after World War II in the state of Louisiana. It is generally divided into two major subgenres, with the jazz-influenced New

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Lounge music

Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. This music is meant to evoke in the listeners an emotion, or the feeling of being in a place with a tranquil theme such

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Love song

A love song is a song about love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. Love songs can be found in a variety of different music genres. They can

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Lovers rock

Lovers rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a

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Lowend

Lowend is a subgenre of Milwaukee hip-hop that originated in Milwaukee in the 2020s. Defined by uptempo, metronome-like clapping rhythms, heavy bass, and snares, it was pioneered by artists such as

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