Musical Race and Ethnicity

Blues is a genre of music that originated in African American communities in the United States in the late 19th century.

Fusion music is a genre of music that combines elements from two or more different musical traditions.

The uilleann pipes are a type of bagpipe that is traditionally played in Ireland.

Musical borrowing is the use of musical elements from one culture in the music of another culture.

Gypsy jazz is a genre of music that originated in the Romani communities of France in the early 20th century.

Musical nationalism is the use of music to express the identity of a particular nation or ethnic group.

Klezmer is a genre of music that originated in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe in the 19th century.

Musical activism is the use of music to promote social change.

Reggae is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s.

Ethnomusicology is the study of the relationship between music and culture.

Powwow music is a genre of music that is performed at powwows, which are traditional gatherings of Native American people.

Musical regionalism is the use of music to express the identity of a particular region.

Peking opera is a genre of Chinese opera that originated in Beijing in the 18th century.

Musical tribalism is the use of music to express the identity of a particular tribe.

Hindustani classical music is a genre of Indian classical music that originated in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.