List of cultural and regional genres of music
Many musical genres are particular to some geographical region or to an ethnic, religious or linguistic group.
Cultural genres
By ethnicity or origin
Immigrant communities
- African American
- Anglo-American
- White Australian
- Cajun and Louisiana Creole
- Caribbean-British
- Immigrants to Australia
- Immigrants to the United States
- Indian-British
- Indo-Caribbean
- Irish- and Scottish-Canadian
- Irish- and Scottish-American
- Latino-American
- Tex-Mex and Tejano
International ethnic groups
- Afro-American (also Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean)
- Andean
- Arabic
- Assyrian
- Basque
- Bedouin
- Berber
- Celtic
- Garifuna
- Korean
- Kurd
- Jewish
- Lao
- Maroon
- Native American and First Nations
- Nordic
- Romani
- Sami
Native Sub-Saharan African ethnic groups
Native American ethnic groups
- Arapaho
- Blackfoot
- Dene
- Iroquois
- Innu
- Inuit
- Kiowa
- Kwakiutl
- Maya
- Navajo
- Pueblo (Hopi, Zuni)
- Seminole
- Sioux (Lakota, Dakota)
- Yaqui
- Yuman
By religion
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hare Krishna
- Hinduism
- Judaism
- Islam
- Native American religion
- Neopaganism
- Rastafari movement
- Shinto
- Sikhism
- Taoism
- Zoroastrianism
- See also: Music of Vatican City
By language
Geographic genres
By country
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo-Kinshasa
- Congo-Brazzaville
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
By continent or other international region
- Africa
- Asia
- Caribbean
- Central America
- Central Asia
- East Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Lesser Antilles
- Low Countries
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
- Middle East
- North Africa
- Northern Europe
- Oceania
- Polynesia
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Southeastern Europe
- West Africa
By province, region or other sub-national entity
Algeria
Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
Cities:
Regions:
Provinces and Territories:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Chile
China
- Anhui
- Fujian
- Gansu
- Guangdong
- Guangxi
- Guizhou
- Hebei
- Heilongjiang
- Henan
- Hong Kong
- Hubei
- Inner Mongolia
- Jiangxi
- Jilin
- Macau
- Manchuria
- Qinghai
- Shaanxi
- Sichuan
- Tibet
- Xinjiang
- Yunnan
Denmark
Overseas:
Finland
France
Cities
Regions
Overseas:
- Austral Islands
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Martinique and Guadeloupe
- Mayotte
- New Caledonia
- Réunion
- Tahiti
- Wallis and Futuna
Germany
Cities
Greece
- Aegean Islands
- Crete
- Cyclades
- Dodecanese Islands
- Epirus
- Ionian Islands
- Lesbos
- Macedonia
- Peloponnesos
- Thessaloniki
- Thessaly
- Thrace
Hungary
India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bengal
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kashmir
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttaranchal
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Regions:
- Aosta Valley
- Calabria
- Campania
- Friuli
- Latium
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Marche
- Piedmont
- Puglia
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Tuscany
- Veneto
Cities:
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Overseas:
New Zealand
Overseas:
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Cities:
Regions:
- Adygea
- Altai
- Astrakhan
- Bashkortostan
- Buryatia
- Dagestan
- Evenkia
- Ingushetia
- Irkutsk
- Kaliningrad
- Kalmykia
- Karelia
- Khakassia
- Mordovia
- Nenetsia
- Ossetia
- Sakha
- Tatarstan
- Tuva
- Udmurtia
Serbia
Spain
- Andalusia
- Aragon
- Balearic Islands
- Basque Country
- Canary Islands
- Castile, Madrid and Leon
- Catalonia
- Extremadura
- Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias
- Madrid
- Murcia
- Navarre and La Rioja
- Valencia
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Individual countries
Cities:
- Birmingham
- Cardiff
- Liverpool
- Manchester
Dependencies and Territories:
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Channel Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Isle of Man
- Montserrat
- Saint Helena
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Virgin Islands
United States
Regions:
Cities:
- Annapolis
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Baltimore
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Fort Worth
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Milwaukee
- New Orleans
- New York City
- Olympia
- Omaha
- Philadelphia
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Washington, D.C.
States:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Overseas:
Historical genres
- Byzantine
- Early
- Ancient Celtic
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greek
- Ancient India
- Hittite
- Maya
- Medieval (Europe)
- Mesopotamia
- Ottoman
- Ancient Persia
- Prehistoric
- Renaissance (Europe)
- Ancient Rome
- Sasanian Empire
- Soviet Union
- Ancient Sumeria
- Temperance songs
- Ancient Tamil
