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Identify Music Genres Across Cultures

Test your knowledge of worldwide music forms and their defining traits.

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Which style originated in the Jamaican streets of the 1960s and is characterized by off‑beat rhythms?
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The Indian classical tradition that emphasizes improvisation on a melodic framework is called?
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Which Brazilian music genre blends African rhythms with European harmonies and became internationally famous in the 1960s?
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The subculture that gave rise to fast, distorted guitar music in early 1970s United Kingdom is known as?
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In which African country did the genre called Highlife first develop, mixing jazz with local melodies?
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Which electronic dance style, originating in Detroit in the 1980s, features repetitive beats and synthetic melodies?
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The Spanish musical form characterized by passionate vocal delivery and guitar accompaniment, popular in the 19th century, is?
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What term describes the 1970s Brazilian urban music movement that combined rock, funk, and samba?
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Which style of traditional Japanese theater incorporates music, dance, and drama, often featuring a chorus?
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The West African stringed instrument that gave rise to the blues slide technique is called?
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Identify Music Genres Across Cultures

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Which style originated in the Jamaican streets of the 1960s and is characterized by off‑beat rhythms?

The Indian classical tradition that emphasizes improvisation on a melodic framework is called?

Which Brazilian music genre blends African rhythms with European harmonies and became internationally famous in the 1960s?

The subculture that gave rise to fast, distorted guitar music in early 1970s United Kingdom is known as?

In which African country did the genre called Highlife first develop, mixing jazz with local melodies?

Which electronic dance style, originating in Detroit in the 1980s, features repetitive beats and synthetic melodies?

The Spanish musical form characterized by passionate vocal delivery and guitar accompaniment, popular in the 19th century, is?

What term describes the 1970s Brazilian urban music movement that combined rock, funk, and samba?

Which style of traditional Japanese theater incorporates music, dance, and drama, often featuring a chorus?

The West African stringed instrument that gave rise to the blues slide technique is called?

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